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Cover Art by Pop Mihan (for Christian] & Dan Fraga, Lary Stucker, and ‘Tanya’ [for Black Seed]
SUMMARY:
Published by Rob Liefeld’s Maximum Press for July 1996, this flip-cover comic consists of four short stories/teasers.
- Rob Liefield’s Christian: Written by Robert Loren Fleming & Art by Pop Mhan & Kurt Hathaway.
In an eight-page black-and-white finale to her first story arc, Christian’s fate is literally up in the air. She must dodge imminent death using some birthday balloons.
- Larry Marder’s Beanworld: Writing & Art by Larry Marder, with Extreme Colors’ ‘Drew’.
In a three-page color comic strip, Mr. Spook and Proffy examine some unusual substances that suspiciously resembles three worms and chunks of red and green jello.
- Bionix: Written by Rob Liefeld & Robert Napton, with Art by Brian Denham, Norm Rapmund, and Kurt Hathaway.
It’s a four-page black-and-white teaser for Bionix # 1 (which wasn’t released). On the night before the Fourth of July, 1996, a retiring Oscar Goldman ponders the future of bionics without him. It’s revealed that Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers vanished ten years before, which would ultimately doom OSI’s covert bionics project.
- Chuck Jones’ Risk: Written by Chuck Jones & Robert Napton, with Art by Chuck Jones; Emir Ribeiro; Dan Shadian; Extreme Colors; & Kurt Hathaway.
In a nine-page color tale, the warrior known as Risk faces formidable opposition in the Hollywood sewer system.
Note: Despite its appearance as one of its two flip-covers, Black Seed isn’t featured in this comic.
REVIEW:
The unimpressive Beanworld tale makes no sense and, if there is an intended punchline, then it’s invisible. The Risk chapter is competently produced (and still coherent enough) for anyone who hasn’t read the previous chapters. Yet, there isn’t anything remotely original or appealing about Risk. Sensing Rob Liefeld’s input, Risk’s characters are overdrawn with a propensity for overdosed-on-steroids physiques.
Still, Christian overcomes its primitive visuals, as this diminutive heroine has a spunky adventure. It’s the second-best element of Asylum # 6. The tantalizing Bionix presents a fresh look for Oscar Goldman, as well as all-too-predictable Liefeld revamps of Steve Austin & Jaime Sommers. This nicely-illustrated yet all-too-brief Bionix teaser is the easy winner of a mixed-bag Asylum # 6.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
Asylum Editor Matt Hawkins offers an introduction on the inside Christian front cover. In two black-and-white full-page sketch pin-ups, there is Avengelyne by artist Michael Chang and a Battlestar Galactica montage by artist Ching Lau.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 3 Stars
