THE GREEN TEAM #1
by Art Baltazar, Franco and Ig Guara
A car that runs on Internet traffic? That sounds pretty cool. A city underwater? Ridiculous!
The Green Team #1 is the sister title to The Movement, displaying the 1%'s side of the entire DCU version of Occupy Wall Street. Now, I haven't read the Movement #1 due to it being unavailable at my comic shop. Now, this was a damn good book. This defied ALL expectations. Art Baltazar and Franco make their debut writing a full blown DC comic, and they deliver in spades. Trust me, if this duo keep it up, they're going to be the next Geoff Johns! In the first issue, they introduce an instantly likable group of characters. Much of this issue is spent on character introduction, making it feel a bit slow at first, but the story picks back up in the end, as the !@#$ hits the fan. Now, the duo can really write lovable characters, as you'll find yourself instantly getting attached to the charismatic Commadore, the clumsy Mohammed (can you name a Middle Eastern character something that ISN'T Mohammed? Please) and the surprisingly soft spoken Cecilia. And her pet, Bubbles.
Ig Guara's art is just OK. Now, it's nowhere near as boring as Jorge Lucas's art in Batman Inc #11, but it's flawed. First, the positive. Guara's art is colorful, energetic and his art helps lend a hand to making the characters so delightful. However, he screws up on some facial expressions, sometimes making them look deformed and wonky, and his work can look a little cluttered as well. However, the art does it's job, even if it is more suited for a slightly better artist.
The Green Team #1 is a hit, and you can bet that I'm adding this to my pull list.
STORY: 5/5
+ Character driven
+ The cast is very likable
+ Interesting ideas
+ Bubbles. Just look at that thing!
ART: 3/5
+ Very colorful and energetic
+ Perfectly suits the story
- Some off facial expressions
- Can get cluttered
VERDICT: 4/5
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