Eric Heisserer turns in a perfectly serviceable script for Shaper. Kid graduating high school (or the future, interplanetary equivalent) from a bad home, can’t get a prime gig, finds out he’s a magical war creature and that his favorite teacher’s been lying to him and she’s his mom.
At least I think he doesn’t know she’s his mom. I’m not sure. Heisserer has some clarity issues. But he’s also got Felipe Massafera’s strong sci-fi artwork, which forgives a lot of those clarity issues.
Shaper is derivative and disposable, but Heisserer’s script is competent enough a good artist can make it work. Massafera’s more than a good artist, he’s a good sci-fi artist; he knows the balance between space ships and future cities and aliens. He’s got a good action style and he’s perfectly decent with talking heads stuff (focusing on the sci-fi setting).
It’s perfectly serviceable stuff.
CREDITS
Writer, Eric Heisserer; artist, Felipe Massafera; colorist, Wes Dzioba; letterer, Michael Heisler; editors, Freddye Lins, Everett Patterson and Randy Stradley; publisher, Dark Horse Comics.
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It is indeed servicable. However, Massafera bows out by issue two, just a warning. I’ve seen this on a few series, where it’s launched by an incredibly talented artist who then gives it over to another soon later. Not sure whether these are intended, or just glitches in assignments. This also demonstrated the strength of a good artist to bring it to the table, and add to what the writer is inventing. Nontheless, I don’t want this type of scheduling to become a trend in budgets for comic book companies.