Post by richardvasseur on Jun 14, 2021 14:30:38 GMT
Title: Honor and Curse Vol. 1: Torn
Publisher: Mad Cave
Writer: Mark London
Pencils, Inks & Covers: Nicolas Salamanca
Colors & Colors Covers: Tekino
Book & Logo Design, Letters: Miguel Angel Zapata
Price: $ 17.99 US
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Website: www.madcavestudios.com
Comments: Chapter 1.
Genshi is a young man training to be a Shinobi. He does have a reoccurring problem. It is causing him to be unsure of his reality. His training keeps him in good standing as he moves forward. He becomes the IGA's Head Shinobi. This also puts a target on him.
Chapter 2.
Lady Yua is hired to do a job. She is a beautifully illustrated woman.
Genshi is given a mission from his Master. Genshi finds out it is a trap and he faces Lady Yua and two of her trained killers. Lady Yua is portrayed as one tough lady.
Chapter 3.
There is something strange going on with Genshi, something sinister. What it is a mystery yet one that will full reveal itself in time.
Lady Yua and Genshi Sakagura's battle goes to the next level.
The males in this comic are drawn with nicely illustrated muscles.
Lady Akemi is Genshi Sakagura's love interest. She has a wonderful sexy butt.
We do learn what is going on with Genshi and his power. A Tengu gives whoever it posses power. The possessed person decides how they use that power.
Chapter 4.
Here we see how Yua became who she is today. She was a cute innocent girl and now today she is something far different.
Genshi now does use the power of his Tengu and it has a violent evil side as it is let loose.
Chapter 5.
Genshi seeks the Elder One. In this chapter Genshi suffers a great loss. He does not show much emotion though. Perhaps because he is a warrior a Shinobi.
Chapter 6.
Here Genshi loses so much. Here to he sees that maybe the Tengu Minamoto that gives him his greatest power may be his greatest weakness.
At times the characters are hard to follow who is who and why they are here.
Genshi is a wonderful man who is caught up in others schemes. Others want to use him and do. He is caught up and doing what he thinks best. This ancient Japanese story is an epic tale of love, fighting, and intrigue.
Title: Honor and Curse Vol. 2: Mended
Publisher: Mad Cave
Writer: Mark London
Artist/Cover: Nicolas Salamanca
Colorist: Tekino
Flats: Richardo Castillo
Book Design &Letters: Miguel Angel Zapata
Price: $ 17.99 US
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Website: www.madcavestudios.com
Comments: Chapter 7.
Haruki and Yazuro are friends and Haruki does use his friend for his gain. Than we skip ahead.
There are many characters in this book and it is hard to follow them all with very little explanation.
Lady Akemi shows off her fighting skills in a training session.
Genshi Sakagura does make it to the Elder One. Genshi has a demon inside him a Tengu that gives him power it also wants to control what he does.
Chapter 8.
The Tengu are illustrated as amazing creatures. They are powerful magical beings. Genshi is training to learn how to control the Tengu within him.
The Lady Akemi makes a decision that may cost her a lot. She makes it for her people.
Chapter 9.
Lady Akema battles an assassin for her life. She fights hard yet it takes some help for her to survive.
Genshi continues his training.
The art does fit pefectly with the time period. The people are portrayed in beautiful illustrations.
Chapter 10.
Different clans are trying to achieve different things. Some want to be strong by joining together and others just want to live in peace.
In a small vilage Genshi goes there to take a break from training and meets a group of brash young men. The fight seems one sided until Genshi lets the Tengu part of him loose.
Chapter 11.
Fanuk reveals his Tengu and the two of them fully merged are a terrifying sight. He is a beast of great evil who only wants bloodshed. He seems unstoppable in battle. Can Genshi and his Tengu defeat this threat.
Chapter 12.
Lady Yua and Genshi have a hard missin ahead of them. They have to defeat Fanuk. Lady Akemi and two other warriors along with Yua and Genshi go all out giving it everything they have against Fanuk.
After the battle the clans do join together. After all the fighting has stopped it is time to start healing for those who can. All the relationships going on here have been put to the tst and may never fully heal.
The fight though is far from over.
Richard Vasseur