| Heroes Comic: History of a Secret |
| Tuesday, 05 February 2008 | |
 History of a Secret? More like Stretching of a Premise. This week's issue of the Heroes graphic novel is a one-shot featuring a brand new character named Abu Aswan, an Egyptian with the ability to levitate and move extremely heavy objects. Also featured in the issue is fan-favorite Sanjog Iyer! ...don't worry, I didn't remember who he was either at first (he's the dream kid that Mohinder talked to back in season 1). So, yeah. Really bringing out the big guest stars, huh? Anyway, Abu (not the monkey in Aladdin) is having difficulty understanding his place in the world, and why he has to hide his powers. If you didn't hear it, that's the sound of me falling out of my chair in surprise. Really? A Heroes character that is having problems coming to grips with his powers? Gasp! Unoriginality in basic character motivation aside, I had a slight problem with the plot of the comic itself. Then again... when do I not? From the first page, we're led on a tale about how Abu (not the owner of the Springfield Kwik-E-Mart) discovers that his ancestors, the great Pharoahs, once shared his ability to levitate heavy objects. That's cool from the standpoint that it means Takezo Kensei was not the first person with powers, but lame because the revelation is just a long wind-up to a complete dead end.  Ooh, that's gonna leave a mark. You'd think that with the ability to lift and move massive objects, they would have used them to build the pyramids, conquer nations, show off for hot Egyptian chicks, etc. Instead, the writers decide not to muck with history (y'know besides accusing the builder of the pyramids of having super powers) and say that even though the Pharoah and his family had this incredible ability, they were forbidden to use it, lest they "anger the gods". When Khufu catches one of his kin using his power in public, he immediately orders the man to be stoned to death (and not in the good Snoop Dogg kind of way). Great. So they've got these astounding, incredible, amazing, mind-blowing powers... but they never friggin' use them. WooHoo! From that point on, the story devolves into a superpowered c**kblock. Even though Abu has powers far above mortal man, he decides to keep his abilities hidden and stay in Egypt to honor his ancestors by keeping their secrets. So other than a pretty cool scene of Abu and Sanjog sitting atop a statue of the Pharoah (which was most likely cribbed from the "Jumper" trailer), we get exactly jack squat. The only saving grace was that the art in this weeks issue was actually fairly good. There are some cool scenes of Abu using his abilities and wide-angle shots of ancient Egypt. The opening splash page alone is worth picking up the comic.  ...I wish I knew how to quit you. Abu finds out about his relation to the great Pharoah Khufu through a quick jaunt to the national library/archive/plot device (he's able to trace his family line back over 4500 years? not likely), they never bother to introduce Sanjog at all in the story, or mention that Abu is dreaming most of the last page, and that's just sloppy writing. Thank god for the introductory synopsis, or else this issue would have more holes than Amy Winehouse's nasal cavity. What? Too soon? You can download the PDF of this issue from the main Heroes site (www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels ) or read it online with their flash viewer HERE . Personally, I don't like either and prefer to read it in .cbr format using a freeware program called CDisplay (downloadable here ). WARNING: Downloading files is wrong and evil and illegal and makes you a terrible person. No one should ever download a file for any reason whatsoever. This website does not endorse illegal down- loading or file-sharing, P2P or otherwise. You should only download files from the original website in whatever crappy and useless format they deem worthy for the likes of you. Also, you should always pay the owners your hard-earned money, because that's how they make their living and if you don't pay them they will starve and their families will be forced into slave camps. However, if you'd still like to know where you can download this file (y'know, strictly for educational purposes), you can highlight the text in the box below . Or don't. http://rapidshare.com/files/89307170/Heroes_071__2008___heroes.nbc.com_.cbr Comments (0)
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