Inutile, donc indispensable !
Inutile, donc indispensable !
A Look Back at Resident Evil: The Official Comic Book Magazine #4 (1998)
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Welcome back, 1990s arts and culture enthusiasts, video game enthusiasts and comic book collectors! Today we go back to the late-1990s to examine another issue of the magazine-sized comic book series titled .
Having read the first three issues of the RE comic book magazine series, I can say that the quality has been mixed. While , issue #3 had a short story that functioned as a sequel to in the form of a polished fan fiction. There were other short stories that turned out serviceable to intriguing and surprisingly entertaining to read. How much creative freedom WildStorm had in its publishing deal with Capcom remains unclear.
With those details laid down, here is a look back at Resident Evil: The Official Comic Book Magazine #4, published by WildStorm/Image Comics in 1998 with short stories written by Ted Adams, Marc Mostman and Kris Oprisko, and drawn by Rafael Kayanan, Ryan Odagawa and Norman Felchie.
The cover.Early stories
Night Stalkers In a sleepy town in the southwestern part of America, two men suddenly got abducted by humanoid bats (referred to as zombie bats by the publisher) and were brought to a secret facility of Umbrella. The scientists of Umbrella have the technology to control the bats and they have already abducted many people who became helpless subjects of a transmutation process. Back in the sleepy town, the community is panicking and the son of the sheriff was rescued from a group of humanoid bats. In response to the towns call for help, the United States government sends agent Leon Kennedy to solve their problem.
Special Delivery Two helicopter operators working for Umbrella are tasked to lift special containers of their companys bio-weapons. Their goal is to drop specific containers at different sites within and outside of Raccoon City. One by one, the monsters of Umbrella are dropped in some very unsuspecting laps from above.
Zombies Aboard Inside the airplane, Chris Redfield, his sister Claire and Barry Burton realize the there is nobody left to pilot the aircraft. Using the flight training he had with S.T.A.R.S., Chris takes control of the airplane.
Quality
When Umbrellas helicopter drops its biological weapons, chaos happens.This early, I can say that I was entertained by this Resident Evil comic book.
The first short story Night Stalkers is WildStorms next attempt of making a sequel to Resident Evil following Leon Kennedy on his mission to take on Umbrella and the town it affected. There are no zombies but Umbrellas scientists and the project leader are using man-sized bats to spread the G-virus and their methods clearly caused human rights violations on the victims. This short story, which was well written and had a good structure, is actually prophetic because it portrayed Leon Kennedy as an agent of the US government and this comic book was released many years before came out. For context, Leon Kennedy in RE4 worked for the US government and his mission was to rescue the American Presidents daughter. In the short story and in the said video game, both versions of Leon Kennedy showed him being very proficient with action and he has no fear going up against multiple enemies. One has to wonder if RE creator and RE4 game director Shinji Mikami ever read Night Stalkers for inspiration. Night Stalkers is entertaining.
The brave and dynamic Leon Kennedy springs into action against Umbrella.The second short story Special Delivery is a really intriguing look at the personnel who operated the helicopter to transport Umbrellas monsters. This is in reference to what happened in Resident Evil 2 as Mr. X got dropped down. There are no established characters here but thats not a problem because the story made a lot of sense and fit in nicely with the Resident Evil universe. It also shows how unethical, cold-hearted and evil Umbrella really is not only towards its business rivals but also against humanity. This one is surprisingly entertaining.
The final short story Zombies Aboard follows Chris, Jill and Barry Burton on their high-risk mission to find Umbrella in Europe and stop them from causing danger on the world. This is the continuation of Dead Air in issue #3 and it was a serious attempt by WildStorm creators to function as a sequel to the RE games of the time. With regards to its quality, the short story was structured with action and horror in mind. While the three established RE characters search for Umbrella, the story lacked depth as there is way too little detective elements in it. Instead, you will see the S.T.A.R.S. members firing or stabbing or slashing zombies they encountered from England to Germany (the story never showed the authorities reacting to the collateral damage caused by the three), and it is at the very end of the tale when the suspense and horror came in. This short story is clearly less engaging compared to its predecessor. At least the art work is good and the artist did not hold back on the violence.
Conclusion
Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine and Barry Burton search for Umbrella in Europe.With the three stories featured, Resident Evil: The Official Comic Book Magazine #4 (1998) is just as entertaining as issue #3. For me, the only letdown was the final short story. The highlight was actually the first short story as it turned out to be very prophetic as to how Leon Kennedy would eventually turn out in video games the brave and dynamic action hero millions of fans and gamers today enjoy.
Overall, Resident Evil: The Official Comic Book Magazine #4 (1998) is recommended.
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