The Green Hornet is back and Dynamite is the new home for the avenging hero and his faithful sidekick, Kato and the Black Beauty And things kick o...
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Dec 26, 2010
Don
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I didn't know what to expect with Kevin Smith's Green Hornet. (Except that I hate the title.) I've enjoyed Smith's movies for the most part, but he isn't an action writer so I was kind of worried this book would be bad. Imagine my surprise when this book wasn't just good, it was outstanding. Smith (and Phil Hester) handle Britt Reid Sr. and Jr. flawlessly. And their Katos is perfect. You've got interesting characters, great action and a superb new villain in the Black Hornet. And, although I hat
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Sep 19, 2011
Sam
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The Green Hornet - a masked vigilante with a martial arts chauffeur sidekick called Kato and a souped up limo called Black Beauty, out to take down gangsters while appearing to the public to be a gangster himself wanting control of Century City's crime. After taking down the last of the crime families, Green Hornet or to use his real name, Britt Reid, hangs up his mask and turns to a normal life, focusing on work and family.
Cut to the present day when Reid's family is changed - his More...
Cut to the present day when Reid's family is changed - his More...
Jan 14, 2011
Amber
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This is just the first volume of Kevin Smith's take on the Green Hornet, but I was not impressed. Smith has a gift for writing comics - his work on Batman is wonderful and original and his Green Arrow books got great reviews.
Green Hornet, by comparison, falls flat. He had originally planned to write a film, but that somehow got sidelined and eventually replaced with Seth Rogan's GH film. Possibly it was because Smith's version is actually quite dull, and the only really interesting More...
Green Hornet, by comparison, falls flat. He had originally planned to write a film, but that somehow got sidelined and eventually replaced with Seth Rogan's GH film. Possibly it was because Smith's version is actually quite dull, and the only really interesting More...
Jul 23, 2010
Adam
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Fun stuff. I wasn't blown away by the first issue of Kevin Smith and Jonathan Lau's modern take on the Green Hornet, but by the second issue I was hooked. Britt Reid, Jr. takes up his father's secret identity, aided by a female Kato. Smith keeps it pleasantly old school, and I'm looking forward to seeing where Smith and Lau go with this series after the first five issues, which are primarily about establishing the characters and situation, and not much else.
Aug 07, 2011
Kevin Smith smartly doesn't remake the Green Hornet but continues the saga with a passing the torch story. the revelation and training passages have been done to death, but Smith injects them with wit, and adds a lot of self-aware humor to the entire proceedings while still treating the story seriously. adapted from his unproduced script, this would've made for a hell of a movie.
Jul 31, 2011
M
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As a fan of the original premise, it was a pleasant surprise to see Kevin Smith open his retelling with a classic look at Britt Reid and Kato doing what made them legends. The transition to a new Hornet and Kato is a little tried and trite, but the introduction of a mysterious Black Hornet helps make it easier to swallow. A great introduction/reintroduction of the pulp crimefighting team.
Dec 29, 2010
Mike
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After the travesty that is the brutally-reviewed Batman book this year, I expected very little from this. The intro by Smith set me up for a weak story, and then I leaped into it - and couldn't put it down until it was done (and I want the next volume NOW). The way this was paced, written and laid out, it feels like the storyboards for a blockbuster action-comedy movie. Why did Seth Rogen's sad-looking tale get made instead, exactly?
Great writing - especially given the collaboration ( More...
Great writing - especially given the collaboration ( More...
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Dec 29, 2010
Mark
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An intriguing premise for a reboot of the Green Hornet degenerates into little more than an excuse for Jay & Silent Bob quality dialogue & incoherent fight sequences.
Kevin Smith shows flashes of brilliance with his writing - but those simply show how the mediocre quality of the rest of the book.
Kevin Smith shows flashes of brilliance with his writing - but those simply show how the mediocre quality of the rest of the book.
Nov 26, 2010
Clint
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Fantastic! I was on the hunt for a good graphic novel and couldn't pass up the opportunity to pick up one by Kevin Smith. The art was amazing, the plot was gripping, and the writing definitely fit Kevin Smith's style. I'll be looking for more!
Dec 29, 2010
Rob
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Based on the screen play that Smith wrote that never got made into a movie ... and it's understandable why. While not great, it is fun and probably still better than the movie that somehow did get made.
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Jan 22, 2011
Scoot
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Wow, a Kevin Smith title that actually finished! A fun read.
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Dec 26, 2010
Kerry
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I'm still not sure how I feel about this new story, but I did love the art.
Jun 14, 2011
Rondell
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i really like that they are fighting evil ,but they have cool weopons and gadet and a cool name
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