Comic Review: Femzine #4
Femzine #4
Written by: Francesca Paolucci, Enrico Teodorani, and Eneg
Art by: Antonio Conversano, Silvano, and Eneg
Publisher: AC Comics with B-Brand Comix
*Spoilers*
If you like good-girl art, then you need to check out Femzine from AC Comics. I can’t say it comes out regularly…Femzine #3 came out in 2003…but if you like good-girl art, then it’s worth the wait.
Femzine #4 was produced in conjunction with Italian company B-Brand Comix that specializes in big bosomed comic heroines.
B-Brand star Enrico Teodorani assists Francesca Paolucci in the writing chores for this issues first tale “Whip of the Black Mistress”. The high-heeled vigilante Black Mistress encounters a damsel in distress running from some unwanted male attention, and with the crack of her whip, sends them packing. It’s a simple 6 page tale, but it still carries a feeling of somber revelation that evil will continue despite efforts to right it. But it’s still a fight worth fighting. Antonio Conversano’s art is nice, excelling once the fight between Black Mistress and the assailants is under way as he uses interesting angles and non-standard panel arrangements to accentuate the action.
Teodorani goes solo with the second tale, “Black Phantom”. Here we go to the old west and with it comes a little flavor of the Italian spaghetti westerns of old. Black Phantom is stuck in a sandstorm and seeks shelter in a posada. She finds that she’s stumbled onto something more than just food and drinks as she learns that the matron is the victim of El Diablo, a villain that Black Phantom is seeking. She tries to fight off El Diablo and his men, but is knocked unconscious. Here we get a staple of good-girl art, the subjectivization of the heroine before she finally overcomes the male evil doer. The final shot of the man buried up to his shoulders under the hot sun is certainly reminiscent of those spaghetti westerns. Teodorani’s second tale is more upbeat, and Conversano, again with the art chores here, continues to use his unique panels for high action pages and various angles for effective story telling. Of course, Conversano’s ability to draw sexy, buxom women is appreciated as well.
Teodorani continues with the third tale starring Leather Blake, Mistress of Kung-Fu. We start off in the middle of the action as Leather is surrounded by The Dragons, the biker gang that she’s embarrassed before. This time, however, they overcome her and haul her back to their leader, Max. Here we get another good-girl art standard, bondage. This story is to be continued, hopefully in a more quickly produced Femzine #5, but not before she bound, gagged, branded, and left dangling, naked and upside down, from the ceiling. This time, Silvano gives us the art. His seems a bit more simplistic, though he does some interesting things with the panels to show the chaotic feel of the scene where Leather gets tied up. And his women are nice to look at as well.
Eneg covers the art and writing in the fourth story entitled “Battle Amongst the Boulders”, starring Kageena. Kageena is a prehistoric heroine who finds her cave invaded by a Cromagnon man. This simple 4 page story isn’t as impressive as the others.
Femzine #4 ends with an uncredited Rulah, Jungle Goddess story entitled “Bloodstained Fangs!” Mava has plans to rule the jungle and allies herself with a former Nazi to gain weapons to use in her plans. Rulah, however, comes to stop her, but when the former Nazi spied Rulah’s beauty, he betrays Mava giving Rulah the chance to defeat her. It’s a pretty good story with blood-thirsty rats, bondage, and near naked women.
Written by: Francesca Paolucci, Enrico Teodorani, and Eneg
Art by: Antonio Conversano, Silvano, and Eneg
Publisher: AC Comics with B-Brand Comix
*Spoilers*
If you like good-girl art, then you need to check out Femzine from AC Comics. I can’t say it comes out regularly…Femzine #3 came out in 2003…but if you like good-girl art, then it’s worth the wait.
Femzine #4 was produced in conjunction with Italian company B-Brand Comix that specializes in big bosomed comic heroines.
B-Brand star Enrico Teodorani assists Francesca Paolucci in the writing chores for this issues first tale “Whip of the Black Mistress”. The high-heeled vigilante Black Mistress encounters a damsel in distress running from some unwanted male attention, and with the crack of her whip, sends them packing. It’s a simple 6 page tale, but it still carries a feeling of somber revelation that evil will continue despite efforts to right it. But it’s still a fight worth fighting. Antonio Conversano’s art is nice, excelling once the fight between Black Mistress and the assailants is under way as he uses interesting angles and non-standard panel arrangements to accentuate the action.
Teodorani goes solo with the second tale, “Black Phantom”. Here we go to the old west and with it comes a little flavor of the Italian spaghetti westerns of old. Black Phantom is stuck in a sandstorm and seeks shelter in a posada. She finds that she’s stumbled onto something more than just food and drinks as she learns that the matron is the victim of El Diablo, a villain that Black Phantom is seeking. She tries to fight off El Diablo and his men, but is knocked unconscious. Here we get a staple of good-girl art, the subjectivization of the heroine before she finally overcomes the male evil doer. The final shot of the man buried up to his shoulders under the hot sun is certainly reminiscent of those spaghetti westerns. Teodorani’s second tale is more upbeat, and Conversano, again with the art chores here, continues to use his unique panels for high action pages and various angles for effective story telling. Of course, Conversano’s ability to draw sexy, buxom women is appreciated as well.
Teodorani continues with the third tale starring Leather Blake, Mistress of Kung-Fu. We start off in the middle of the action as Leather is surrounded by The Dragons, the biker gang that she’s embarrassed before. This time, however, they overcome her and haul her back to their leader, Max. Here we get another good-girl art standard, bondage. This story is to be continued, hopefully in a more quickly produced Femzine #5, but not before she bound, gagged, branded, and left dangling, naked and upside down, from the ceiling. This time, Silvano gives us the art. His seems a bit more simplistic, though he does some interesting things with the panels to show the chaotic feel of the scene where Leather gets tied up. And his women are nice to look at as well.
Eneg covers the art and writing in the fourth story entitled “Battle Amongst the Boulders”, starring Kageena. Kageena is a prehistoric heroine who finds her cave invaded by a Cromagnon man. This simple 4 page story isn’t as impressive as the others.
Femzine #4 ends with an uncredited Rulah, Jungle Goddess story entitled “Bloodstained Fangs!” Mava has plans to rule the jungle and allies herself with a former Nazi to gain weapons to use in her plans. Rulah, however, comes to stop her, but when the former Nazi spied Rulah’s beauty, he betrays Mava giving Rulah the chance to defeat her. It’s a pretty good story with blood-thirsty rats, bondage, and near naked women.
Well, there you have it. These tales harken to the Golden Age of comics. If you like the simplicity Golden Age stuff, and Good-Girl art, then you should check this out.
Rating:
2 1/2 worms...mostly good art with simplistic stories. Some more basic than others. It's very Golden Agey, which I love, but I can't really say is great work.
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