Bullet Points
Issue No.: 1

Published by: Marvel Comics
Written by: J. Michael Straczynski
Illustrated by: Tommy Lee Edwards
Lettered by: John Workman
Editor: Mark Paniccia
Assistant Editor: Nathan Crosby
Editor in Chief: Joe Quesada
Publisher: Dan Buckley

Writing Review:
I had my doubts about this book when it first came out and decided to wait until Flaco, my buddy at Acme Comics, read it. Well, Flaco recommended it and I bought it, and man do I wish I hadn’t waited. This book is AWESOME! J. Michael Stracznski blow my socks off with this “What If?” type of story with Marvel’s long standing icons. Straczynski is weaving an intricate story of how the whole Marvel Universe is completely turned upside-down, backwards, and inside-out with one bullet. Spider-man? Captain America? Not anymore. This is a must read for any Marvel Comics reader.

Art Review:
Fantastically different … that’s all I can think of to describe Tommy Lee Edwards’ stellar illustration in this comic. His style is the exact opposite of what you find in a lot of main stream comic books. He uses lots of blacks and broad brush strokes to help guide your eye through a panel or page.

His inking and coloring blend together by his selectiveness to allow some of his inks to not appear black. This is very effective in helping the background separate itself from the foreground.

Lettering Review:
At first glance you may ask yourself, “What’s so special about the lettering?” I’ll tell you what’s special. It’s John Workman’s organically shaped word balloons and letters. After reading this book I had to wonder if the lettering was done inside of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator or is John lettering by hand? You may notice that the letters are not quite as “crisp” as the letters in other comics.

Is it worth the $2.99? ABSOLUTELY

The image in this post was created from the cover image found at Marvel Comics by Tommy Lee Edwards. Marvel Comics retains the copyright to the image, not me.