Story by: Paolo Chikiamco
Illustrated by: Butch Mapa
Letterer: Wilson Dela Fuente
Studio Salimbal
(4/5 ★★★★☆)
"In a word where only the Philippines has superheroes, a young Bravo is thrust into the spotlight when Mega Manila is attacked while the Datus -- the world's most powerful super team -- is away."
The Good:
The cover alone will get one's attention, especially to those who love stories of humans with superpowers. Aside from the great illustration, it's the concept of having dozens of superheroes in this story.
The organization of how superheroes work and the different rankings within that organization was an interesting idea. It also appears that each superhero has a classification which is based on their power.
The initial villain, Bertong Bangungot, that was introduced has a unique power. Hopefully, in the future, we will be introduced to more great villains that the good guys would have to beat up.
The Bad:
The initial fight scene was confusing to follow. It was a bit hard differentiating the two super powered girls in some panels.
The story needs more issues to follow up the last few panels involving the Consejo Supremo and Bertong Bangungot. However, this is a one-shot comic so the continuation of Kit Kamao's character might not be dwelled upon on the future Bravos stories.
The Verdict:
The Bravos story is another interesting world presented to us by Chikiamco. After throwing our local mythological creatures up in space, he repaints our country as the sole country that is able to produce supers.
This one-shot story gives us a possible scenario of what-if our population were mixed with individuals with amazing powers.
But despite a country full of superheroes, we still get to see the same old country that we know. We have the bad guys underneath the good guy image. Experimentation. Secret Plans. And basically the control for power.
The Bravos universe is the next thing to be look out for in komikons.
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