Reptil isn’t an interesting or unique character. Nevertheless, Christos Gage tells the new Initiative recruit’s story decently.
However, there are other characters like Cloud 9 and Trauma that are more deserving of one-shot specials, so attention to the dinosaur-shapeshifting Reptil is a little puzzling. Also, it’s hard not to get fazed by the stiff and unattractive faces (particularly Tigra’s and Ka-Zar’s), as well as the absence of detail in the backgrounds.
The art unavoidably hinders on occasion, but the issue’s still an okay read.
2 comments:
I read somewhere that Reptil was created first for the Marvel Super Hero Squad kiddie toy line, hence Marvel wanted him to have exposure in the mainstream books so the toys would sell.
That's why he got a solo one-shot first rather than the other, more interesting characters.
Oh, okay. A friend also mentioned that there's a cartoon that co-stars him, hence the attention. Hmm.
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