James Kuhoric

Stargate SG-1: P.O.W. collects the stories “P.O.W.” and “First Prime,” written by James Anthony Kuhoric with art by Renado Guedes, and “Know Your Enemy,” written by James Anthony Kuhoric with art by Jorge Correa, Jr. Avatar Press and Pular developed these stories to launch their Stargate SG-1 comics license, carefully setting each story within the show’s continuity while also introducing newcomers to the franchise. “P.O.W.” takes place between the seventh and final episodes show more of season one; “First Prime” after the first episode of season two; and “Know Your Enemy” takes place before the eighteenth episode of season two.

In “P.O.W.”, Kuhoric and Guedes focus on SG-1 working to rescue Colonel Jack O’Neill, who was captured by Skaara/Klorel. They ably capture the team dynamic of the first season while also re-telling the events of the Stargate movie and the pilot episode, “Children of the Gods,” portraying O’Neill and Dr. Daniel Jackson in the movie storyline as they appear in the television show. Just as the writers of “Children of the Gods” worked in a MacGyver reference, so too does Kuhoric as he portrays O’Neill telling a fellow prisoner, “Hey… buddy, I have a plan to get us outta here. All I need is a rubber band, a paperclip, and a…” In their second story, “First Prime,” Kuhoric and Guedes portray Bra’tac coming to terms with the unorthodox fighting style of SG-1. Both stories strike the right note of character with Guedes’ art accurately portraying the actors and adding a level of depth not commonly found in most comic book art. In the final story, “Know Your Enemy,” Kuhoric partners with Jorge Correa, Jr. to show SG-1 attempting to steal a data crystal from Apophis. Little do they realize, Apophis has also studied their methods. Correa, Jr. uses a more traditional comic book style, but one that also accurately represents the actors and works well with the story.

My only complaint about Avatar Press’s time adapting Stargate SG-1 was that it was so short. They told stories that accurately represented the characters and tone of the television series with great art that captured the characters’ likenesses. This was the only comic storyline to appear in a collected edition, so those looking to read “Fall of Rome” or the “Aris Boch” and “Daniel’s Song” one-shots must track down the individual issues. For anyone just discovering or re-watching Stargate SG-1, these comics are worth tracking down to compliment the experience. show less

I'm not a comic book/graphic novel fan... not really. I read them mostly when one of my favorite authors dabbles in the medium, or when their stories are adapted by others, as in this particular instance.

That being said, I liked "Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now", but I did not love it. It contains comic adaptations of six of Cory Doctorow's prose short stories: "Anda's Game"; "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth"; "Craphound"; "Nimby and the D-Hoppers"; "I, Robot"; and "After the Siege". I'd show more previously read all of these stories, either in Cory's short story collections or online and they are all wonderful examples of Cory's work. And the artwork here is beautiful. But it seems to me that the pacing of these comics is much too fast, you get no sense of the passage of time, and they are extremely over-condensed, the scenes are more like bullet points in an outline, there is no time for the story to breathe, and most of the setting, tone and flavor of the story are missing.

My opinion, "After the Siege" is the best adapted story in this collection. The story of a girl who fights to save her family in a war-torn, zombie-ridden, alternate-universe Russia, where the only man who can help her is the "Wizard", an outsider, a traitor, whose "magic" comes from 3D printers. show less

If you are fan of the 1970s television show, this graphic novel is a continuation of that program (some 40 years later). The artwork captures the images of the actors very well and the story line has the same feel. The story deals with a new bionic creature who is out to make Steve Austin obsolete. A fun throw back to that era and a must for any fan of the show and/or these types of comics!

On the Storyline: While I can appreciate the idea behind 4 siblings all with a different type of curse (one a vampire, one a werewolf, one possessed by a demon, and one a zombie) it would have been nice had we seen them actually cursed. The author used flashbacks several times to establish the background dynamics of the Irons family yet we never actually saw the pivotal moment that each of them was changed. In addition if it weren't for the rundown of each chapter at the end of the ebook I show more wouldn't have had any clue what curse plagued Annie Belle. It isn't clear from the art work. I thought she was a vampire through most of the book to tell the truth.

On the Art Work: I usually love graphic novel art work but in this case the horror aspect of this book is portrayed in the art by making virtually every person look like a monster. There is a messy feel to the pictures that made some of them indistinguishable too.

In a Nutshell: From the synopsis I was expecting a family of bad-ass bounty hunters. I knew they were not good people but I expected them to have some sort of bounty hunter decree. Similar to Dexter Morgan's...sure he's a serial killer but he only kills other killers. However, this graphic novel is about a family who pretty much just kills whoever they want just because they can. It was a bit of a disappointment. show less