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Series: Miss Fury was a classic comic strip heroine,
dressed in a black leather catsuit, before even DC's Catwoman.
The character (and strip) was originally known as Black Fury, but
shortly became Miss Fury. That strip is also notable for being
written and illustrated by a woman. Especially in the early
1940s, a female comic strip creator like Tarpe Mills was a true
oddity. Mills, an attractive woman herself, combined typical
adventure strip action with sexy high fashion. Miss Fury, a rich
woman turned crimefighter for kicks, took on all kinds of
villainy. During the WWII period, she was often pitted against
Nazis.
In 1991, Adventure Publications, an imprint of the Malibu Comics publisher, attempted a Miss Fury revival. Their intentions were good; their execution was not. Miss Fury was adapted for the current time. I loved this modernized version of Miss Fury; it was simply a continuation of the original Miss Fury's adventures from the Golden Age. The new Miss Fury was the granddaughter of the original, who had long since passed away. This was a cool move on the creative team's part. They chose to acknowledge the original continuity of Miss Fury, while extending it with their own.
The story idea and writing for this four-issue limited series was excellent. It's definitely readable. The artwork on the covers is really outstanding. Sexy and stylish! But the artwork inside the comics? Ugh! It's really hard to look at the comics with such crude artwork. I don't know what kind of style the artist was going for, or how he thought it worked for Miss Fury. The company should have hired the cover artist to do the inside art. I do believe the artwork for this title is what killed Miss Fury dead in the water for future series'. And this new version of the character deserved a second chance.
The style of artwork in this comic would work better for "crazy" hero characters like Lobo and others of that sort. It wasn't for a smart, sexy heroine like Miss Fury. I ultimately collected all four issues of this series, and the "Miss Fury Special" comic, just for the covers. The cover art is definitely the highlight for this series.
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In 1991, Adventure Publications, an imprint of the Malibu Comics publisher, attempted a Miss Fury revival. Their intentions were good; their execution was not. Miss Fury was adapted for the current time. I loved this modernized version of Miss Fury; it was simply a continuation of the original Miss Fury's adventures from the Golden Age. The new Miss Fury was the granddaughter of the original, who had long since passed away. This was a cool move on the creative team's part. They chose to acknowledge the original continuity of Miss Fury, while extending it with their own.
The story idea and writing for this four-issue limited series was excellent. It's definitely readable. The artwork on the covers is really outstanding. Sexy and stylish! But the artwork inside the comics? Ugh! It's really hard to look at the comics with such crude artwork. I don't know what kind of style the artist was going for, or how he thought it worked for Miss Fury. The company should have hired the cover artist to do the inside art. I do believe the artwork for this title is what killed Miss Fury dead in the water for future series'. And this new version of the character deserved a second chance.
The style of artwork in this comic would work better for "crazy" hero characters like Lobo and others of that sort. It wasn't for a smart, sexy heroine like Miss Fury. I ultimately collected all four issues of this series, and the "Miss Fury Special" comic, just for the covers. The cover art is definitely the highlight for this series.