LOST BOYS:REIGN OF FROGS #1(2008).
© DC & Wildstorm
Comic Series: Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs
Issue: 1
Authors: Hans Rodionoff, Joel Gomez
Publisher: DC & Wildstorm
Price: $3.99
Comic Review: LOST BOYS:REIGN OF FROGS #1
By: Kurt AmackerReview Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The first issue of Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs begins a four-part miniseries that bridges the 1987 vampire film, Lost Boys, and its upcoming direct-to-DVD sequel, The Tribe. It follows the adventures of the vampire-slaying Frog brothers, Edgar and Alan, chronicling a trip in 1990 from Washington D.C. back to their hometown of Santa Carla. In telling the story, Edgar relates the history of vampire slaying in the United States back to the Revolutionary War, as a young would-be apprentice listens. Frog associates several prominent Americans—Ben Franklin and Abraham Lincoln among them—to the bloody profession. But in D.C., the brothers took care of a gaggle of senatorial vampires at the behest of the President, no less. Back in Santa Carla, a more familiar enemy awaits them in the comic book store that serves as their headquarters.
Lost Boys stands as one of the most overrated cult films ever made. Though many a Hot-Topic-shopper would no doubt swear by it, it hasn’t stood the test of time. Kiefer Sutherland’s performance as the vampire punk David proves to be the film’s sole redeeming quality. Why the film merits a sequel—much less a comic book—is anyone’s guess, but here we stand. This first issue of Reign of Frogs nearly redeems itself by taking the comedic tone of its parent film to ridiculous new heights. But just when it appears to have reached intentional self-parody, it pulls back and straightens its smile. The sight of the Frog brothers billing the President for vampire-slaying-services rendered should elicit out-loud laughter, not utter disbelief bordering on contempt. In fact, much of Edgar Frog’s story initially appears to be both fabricated and intentionally funny. But, he intercepts his audience’s disbelief with proof in the form of the Van Helsing Medal of Valor, awarded to both him and his brother. Hence, unless the creative team debunks his tale inside the story itself, it will look ridiculous rather than funny. While this issue hardly bodes well for the rest of the series, it may be best to reserve judgment until its conclusion.
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Ummm...wow uh so you don't like Lost Boys and this is a spin-off/sequel comic based on said movie and I'm supposed to take your critic seriously?
Do you understand if I was reviewing the latest, I don't know, Star Wars comic but I prefaced it with, "The Empire Strikes Back but was totally overrated" that obliviously I was not the right person for the job?
Or say a review of Saw 5 and I started out by saying "These movies blow", then maybe this particular assignment was not for me.
Chow.