Comic Review: Zodiac Starforce #3

• Script by Kevin Panetta
• Art, Colors, and Lettering by Paulina Ganucheau
• Color flats by Kristen Acampora
• Cover by Jacob Wyatt
• Published by Dark Horse Comics

It is pretty obvious from reading this that Zodiac Starforce is a 4 issue series. We're on issue #3, and it has the very specific feeling of a story trying to stop itself short before it reaches the real climax, putting this in an awkward place. It has to put everything at the lowest point, but is not really allowed to do anything with that yet. It's kind of an awkward issue for that reason, but a small bump in their execution is not going to stop me this close to the end after liking it so far.

Comic Review: Zodiac Starforce #2

This was originally posted as a review for Word of the Nerd. Reposted here with slight modifications.

• Script by Kevin Panetta
• Art, Colors, and Lettering by Paulina Ganucheau
• Color Flats by Savanna Ganucheau
• Published by Dark Horse Comics

As a small warning, it is impossible to talk about Zodiac Starforce without making constant references to Sailor Moon. It's very much based on it, being part of the magical girl genre, but several elements are so specifically and strongly influenced by Sailor Moon that I can't help but reference it all the time. Despite all that, Zodiac Starforce is not a carbon copy, borrowing elements and taking them in its own direction so that it stands alone as a good series in its on right.