We take a small break from watching the cartoon series to partake of these one shots put out by
Academy comics.
Destroid (Academy 1994)
Wow, we get a goof and and an awesome picture in the first page of this comic. Lisa and Claudia are reversed... well apparently the whole image is reversed becasue Vanessa is in the wrong spot too... no biggie. The next shot is inspired! It is a look at the bridge in a way that we have only seen in Macross sequels. It's shown in all the concept sketch stuff but never in the original show. The bridge is more of a deck hanging in a much larger space. We see a side view of it here... this is cool!
The art work in this comic is top notch. I am really digging it! A lot of detail and the character portraits are well done. Nice work!
This comic illustrates the sad fact that Destroid are sitting ducks out there. They clomp out on deck and get their asses handed to them. Veritechs and zoom here and there and generally be on the move all the time while all other mecha just stand there like nicely painted targets.
On page 11 is the inside of a Desroid. There never was any sort of view like this in the show. I really like it.
On page 25 is the writer and artist (William Jang's) story oh how this comic book came together. It is an interesting read.
Excalibur (Academy 1995)
Excalibur is the continuation of Destroid with Ken Saton (the only survivor of the team in the Destroid comic).
Once again William Jang does a great job with some great art work. The opening page of the SDF-1 is great. Have I mentioned I like shots of the SDF-1 (only like a million times).
I like all the technical upgrade talk here. Jang took something that was just a background feature and enhanced it, bringing it up to the front for a bit. It's nice to see Destroids get some of the glory for once.
The Excaliburs are upside down. This is cool. It does pose an issue since there is supposed to be artificial gravity all about the SDF-1. Who knows, maybe that doesn't count on the 'arms'.
Excalibur II (Academy 1994)
This is a further continuation of the previous 'one shot' Excalibur. It takes place right after splashdown of the SDF-1 on Earth.
Nice opening shot of the SDF-1 there.
On page 7 there appears to be a model of the Enterprise from Star Trek on the desk in the corner of the office.
Page 8 seems to almost be a pre-art sketch. It's really rough and lacks the details of the rest of the comic. It seems like the page was forgotten about and this was done at the last moment or something...
On page 9 in the first frame we see a couple (from behind) who looks a lot like Claudia and Roy. Also the VT pilot coming through the door is wearing a Macross: Do You Remember Love uniform.
The story ends kinda weakly for me. I liked the art, the story was going well but it all ended rather quickly without much resolution. Perhaps he thought they would give him more. Over all I liked it.
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