Footage of Kevin drawing this can be seen here, beginning at about 1 hour and 40 minutes into the live stream. This work was created during a LIVE social media event entitled KevinCONline on the afternoon of October 31, 2020. Elements that should be flamboyant and fantastic are drained of exuberance. The action scenes are unimaginatively choreographed and shot, excessively edited, and often out-of-focus, and the script's fantasy elements are lazily strung together. Main Blog This is the very first TMNT The Last Ronin sketch cover drawn by Kevin Eastman. The result ends up pitting the forces of uptight righteousness against a bunch of almost-attractive baddies, an uneven fight that says a lot about this confused and dreary "47 Ronin." Whatever its flaws as an interpretation of a legend, this movie still could have rallied to be stupid and awesome, but the filmmakers seem afraid to try. The gonzo sword-and-sorcery elements that should be the film's saving grace are invested with about as much detail as the tragic, tight-sphinctered, duty-centric stuff. To establish the film's serious, parable-like themes, but "47 Ronin"'sĬreators seem to take the film's self-denying message too much With an enchanted sword, and bird-men/monks attacking samurai in aįorest temple. "Lovecraftian samurai," and Reeves fighting back a blast of dragon-fire See a witch ( Rinko Kikuchi) with Medusa-like hair coyly seduce and try to force-feed (with her hair!) Mika (Ko Shibasaki), daughter of Asano and and lover of Kai. Included a lot of fun, over-the-top fantasy elements.The film's plot is a sub-"Lord of the Rings" fantasy about a group of stout-hearted men whose bro-manity is tested by assorted monsters. You will Is its creators's refusal to let it all hang out. This isn't a major misinterpretation of the story, but itĭoes suggest that the film's creators didn't know how to dramatizeĮither the impersonal reasons for Asano's death or his samurai'sīut what's really troubling about "47 Ronin" The ronin's revenge is therefore only ostensiblyĪbout upholding the bushido code, as the Shogun says: it's really about givingĪs good as they've gotten. So in this version of the tale, Asano's suicide is not a voluntary act,īut a capricious punishment. So Asano is sentenced to commit seppuku rather than hang "like a common The Shogun-"the lord of all Japan," as he'sĭescribed baldly in an especially tedious bit of exposition-is lenient, "half-breed," as he's repeatedly called, and not a real samurai, and is Save Asano's face by fighting on his behalf. Tournament's #1 rule: only samurai can participate.Īsano's fighter with magic, half-man/half-demon Kai (Reeves) tries to This time,Īkira sets up Asano for accidentally disrespecting a fighting Tribute/bribery, as in other versions of the story. The insult in question is not insufficient Tanaka) is disgraced by a young Lord Akira ( Tadanobu Asano). The action is fluid and while there isn’t too much combat, it’s very easy to see that Milonogiannis has a knack for creating kinetic moments that will be worth watching unfold.The popular story, 47 samurai seek revenge after Lord Asano (Min Hana’s tattered clothes may be patchwork stitched together, but they allow her to utilize her agility as part of the graduation ceremony. Kenichi’s samurai armor is just a tad bit too big for him - he’s not entirely ready to take up the legacy. There are various set pieces on the proverbial island and a wealth of detail in the costuming and design of each character. Milonogiannis’ artwork is absolutely gorgeous. However, the narrative and clever dialog aren’t the only stars of the show. Pak sets up this initial conflict barely a quarter into the book before extrapolating to new and exciting heights that you’ll have to read the issue to find out about. Pak wastes absolutely no time introducing the characters and having them compete in order to set up the underlying themes of Ronin Island: the clash of old and new blood, the difficulties of cultural co-evolution, this idea of what is home and what does that home mean to a bunch of refugees. We are quickly introduced to our two young protagonists: Kenichi, legacy member of a royal Japanese lineage, and Hana, the “Korean Girl Who Lives In The Shack By The Beach.” Whereas Hana is a scrappy fighter motivated to upstage the rich kid, Kenichi is an honor-bound stalwart samurai attempting to continue a proud tradition. After a cataclysmic battle, refugees from Japan, China, and Korea took up residency on the Island and exist in a tenuous peace. Set on “The Island” in the East China Sea, one mile off the coast of Kyushu, resides a very different cultural melting pot. And now, it is my honor to cover an exciting new, original story from Pak: Ronin Island. I’ve extolled the exciting new line up of New Agents of Atlas. Greg Pak is out here doing all of the work when it comes to representation. Writer: Greg Pak / Artist: Giannis Milonogiannis / Boom! Studios Together in Strength
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