Ursula #1 // Review
It’s tithing day in the temple of the sea witch of Atlantica. Tithing does not come in the form of money. Comes in the form of souls. And there is a very well fed seat which he was looking after the ocean in question. All seems to be quite well under control. And all seems to be quite well under her control until she is alerted to danger with one of her sisters in Ursula #1. Writer Sherri L. Smith opens a tale of The Little Mermaid’s villain with artist Gabriele Bagnoli. Once againDynamite Comics takes a look at a Disney villain from a perspective that views her as a compelling central character.
Ursula rushes South to Antarktos. She has lost a sister. Now there are only six of them. Clearly something has happened. And clearly something must be done. So she goes to consult her elder sister. Her eldest sister. The one who would be more powerful than the rest of them. She's looking for advice. What she's going to find is the fact that the central threat to all of them is coming straight from within the heart of the Atlantic. Ursula finds that she most deal with Triton.
Smith does a strikingly good job of framing a fantasy story that would work remarkably well for even those who might not be familiar with the original Disney movie Ursula first appeared in. The brief introduction to the world of Ursula delivers quite a bit of detail without a whole lot of exposition. The substance of the drama and the adventure hit right away, and the world fills in around the edges of the central conflict. Very sharp stuff that reads quite well it's an adventure that's clearly off to an impressive will be swift to start. Quite fun.
The magical nature of the drama finds itself somewhere between earthbound reality and something much more fantastic than that. The under sea action is firmly established in a very immersive visual reality. Oddly enough, the title character doesn't have a chance to really assert herself all that much on the page given how much of her world needs to be revealed in order for the story to make any kind of sense. She's going to have her chance to make her impression over the course of the rest of the series. But it seems kind of strange that visually she's not as prominent in the issue as she could be.
Dynamite Comics’ continued exploration of a various Disney villains has been an interesting experiment thus far. As witnessed by this latest beginning, the experiment hasn't completely played its way out of charm quite yet. There are quite a lot of different directions that could be developed for the classic villains. And certainly there's a lot of room to be explored out and beyond the central premise of.The Little Mermaid. The prospect of exploring the various which is of the various seas could be a lot of fun if the creative team decides to move this series in that direction. Otherwise, it would just be really fun to see Ursula deal with Triton for the entire length of the series.
