SHANNA THE SHE-DEVIL: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #3
Writers: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti
Artists: Khari Evans & Jimmy Palmiotti
Marvel Comics
Being an X-Fan, I know of Shanna the She-Devil. I’ve seen her and Ka-Zar and Zabu around, helping the mutants defeat Zaladane of whomever. Wait, she has her own book? Who knew?
But where are Ka-Zar and Zabu?
As per the recap page, Shanna saved a bunch of pirates when they ran into trouble, and now they’re on the run from dinosaurs, eeeeevil Neanderthal Nazis (I know there’s a joke here somewhere about the Dept. of Redundancy Dept.) who inhabit the island, and the Chinese gangsters who the pirates had ripped off. Succinct.
The plot advancement in this issue is incredible; second to none. Shanna and her new pirate buddies kill saber-toothed tigers, kill dinosaurs, run from dinosaurs, run from crazy Chinese gangsters, and a pirate makes a sacrifice.
But who needs plot? If you’re reading this title, you’re not looking for the next Phoenix Saga. Cheesecake is the order of the day, and there’s plenty of it in the first few pages, then Shanna is always hidden behind dinosaurs and such for the remainder of the issue. Khari Evans must have known that after 6 pages, a cigarette would be needed more than any more shots of gravity-defying boobies, so he just fills the rest of the pages with dinosaurs.
Let’s not kid ourselves here any grade given this book has to be on a relative scale; maybe someone greater than I could find a deeper theme, a raison d’etre that a boor such as myself is missing, but this book is cheesecake, and nothing more. If you’re into that sort of thing, well, good on you.
