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Voodoo (2011-2012) Vol. 1: What Lies Beneath Kindle & comiXology

by Ron Marz (Author), Al Williamson (Author), Sami Basri (Artist), Format: Kindle Edition
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As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New 52 event of September 2011, Priscilla Kitaen is Voodoo, a mysterious beauty whose origins and motivations are unknown, seemingly even to her. Regardless of whether she is a hero, villain (or both) Voodoo is on the run in the new DC Universe, trying to stay one step ahead of her pursuers, using all of her considerable skills to complete a mission that will put the entire Earth in danger. Will even her shapeshifting powers be enough to keep her pursuers, including Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, at bay?
DC's sexy, edgy new series, coming from the minds of writer Ron Marz (GREEN LANTERN, ION) and artist Sami Basri (POWER GIRL) is a fascinating look at one of the unseen corners of the DC Universe! Collects issues #1-6.
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"Marz has a knack for crafting strong women with a whole lot of mystery around them, and Voodoo is right up his alley."—USA Today

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Ron Marz is an American comic books writer, who has worked with every major publisher in his near 20 year career. Marz is best known for his run on GREEN LANTERN, incuding the epic storyling Emerald Twilight. He has also written ION, TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS and BATMAN/ALIENS for DC Comics, as well as Witchblade and Cyberforce for Top Cow Comics.

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    Jim Starlin introduced not only Thanos, but Shang-Chi and many other memorable characters. After seemingly killing both Adam Warlock and Thanos in one of Marvel's earlier multi-title cosmic arcs - for which he won two Eagle Awards - Starlin wrote Marvel's first graphic novel, The Death of Captain Marvel. At DC, under the pseudonym "Steve Apollo," he co-wrote Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, including the series' pivotal 250th issue; he later wrote Batman, including the controversial "Death in the Family" storyline, and the Batman: The Cult miniseries, and collaborated with Mike Mignola on Cosmic Odyssey, exploring themes similar to those he introduced at Marvel. Returning to Marvel to write Silver Surfer, he resurrected Adam Warlock and Thanos, both of whom figured prominently in a veritable franchise of miniseries he both wrote and penciled: Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War, Infinity Crusade, Infinity Abyss and more, plus the Adam Warlock and the Infinity Watch monthly. Less typical work included Daredevil/Black Widow: Abbatoir and the Punisher: POV miniseries. In his later DC work - including Rann-Thanagar War, Death of the New Gods, and the post-52 titles Mystery in Space and Strange Adventures - Starlin continued his explorations of cosmic themes. At Devil's Due Publishing, he wrote and penciled the miniseries Cosmic Guard/Kid Kosmos.

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Buckee
5.0 out of 5 stars Voodoo the diamond
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017
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There are so many facets to this character and the storyline. This is a keeper and the artwork is top notch, similar work like Frank Cho, fantastic! I would like to see this as a regular series. Great job again DC.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Those Pesky Conquering Aliens and their Gorgeous Shape Shifters
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2012
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This volume collects the first 6 issues of the now cancelled series. Volume 2 comes out in February of 2013 and collects issues 7-12 and the 0 issue, the rest of the series.

Priscilla Kitaen leads a very interesting life. Some call her Voodoo for some of her more exotic qualities. But she does work some dark magic posing as a gorgeous woman but that is only half her lineage. The other half is of the alien conquers, the Daemonites. They want to expand their empire with earth in their sights. Their prime method of info gathering is making human-Daemonite hybrids, with shape shifting and mind reading abilities. That is Voodoo. A few government agencies are on to her, in particular, Agent Fallon, who holds a strong grudge against this being. As Voodoo is chased she starts to wonder what and who she really is.

This series is just a lot of fun. It comes from the same line as  Grifter Vol. 1: Most Wanted (The New 52) , not only as being a Wildstrom character being integrated into the main DCU but a sci-fi espionage thriller pumped full of action. Voodoo is more fun for the story unfolding but the title character and Agent Fallon are not complete bores. Both have a shadowy history that leaves the audience wanting to know more and have a soldier like mentality of wanting to get their respective jobs done, which makes them interesting. The opening issue/chapter is incredible. A real nicely paced thrill ride.

The first four issues are written by Ron Marz. The next (and the rest of the series) are done by Josh Williamson. The transition in tone is seamless. One could barely tell if not looking at the credits in the beginning. However, a giant plot twist happens in the last two issues that really feels like a DC editorial mandate as oppose to the writer weaving their tale. The reveal itself is not so bad, but the abruptness and the unbelievability of Agent Fallon all of sudden remembering this bombshell of a plot point rattles the reader out of the flow of a pretty fun and decent story.

The art. Wow. Sam Basri knows how to fill the panels with beauty. Even during "humans" mutating and trading blows resulting in some pretty nasty deaths. The covers, mostly done by John Tyler Christopher, feature some lovely portraits of Voodoo.

Voodoo is a fun sci-fi action thriller. Murky government agencies, alien invasions, alien experimentation on humans. It has got it all. One poorly timed plot point ruins the story a tad, but the art is always gorgeous and top notch from Voodoo to some brutal acts of violence.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Art is rich with gorgeous images
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2015
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I really liked this one. Art is rich with gorgeous images. The story and plot are very good and interesting with the alien invasion and various twists. Just finished it and bought vol. 2.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Voodoo's Entire Character is Altered as she Joins Grifter and Stormwatch in the New 52's Failed Wildstorm Experiment
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2018
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The New 52 Voodoo series reintroduces the character as a shape shifting telepath who spies on Earth's forces and heroes for the Daemonites who hope to one day invade. No longer the hero of the Wild CATS era, Voodoo is a morally grey character who believes in her people and her mission until the Daemonite higher-ups order her assassination. On the run from both Earth's police forces and her own people, Voodoo starts to question her very own reality and whether or not she should carry out the rest of her mission to help the Daemonites invade. All in all the book has a decent mystery/spy thriller angle that sets it apart from other New 52 titles; however, Wildstorm purists will scoff at the dramatic rebooting of the classic character from a hero into a killer for the villains. The book's artwork is good, though it definitely plays to the mature themes of the character that had been present since her first appearance in Wild CATs as an exotic dancer. The idea that Voodoo, here using her telepathy while stripping for soldiers and government agents, uses her seduction skills to learn more about Earth's defenses is an intriguing one, but also a clear excuse to increase the adult themes and semi-nudity in the book. All in all, Voodoo is an okay read, but another sign that the Wildstorm characters just didn't mesh well with the main DC universe.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2016
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Interesting story worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2015
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Nicola Mansfield
4.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed it! There are ties with the groups The ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2017
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This is a new origin story for Voodoo whom I'd never heard of before. I really enjoyed it! There are ties with the groups The Black Razors and The Blackhawks. Green Lantern Kyle Raynor appears in one issue too. So I liked those familiar faces showing up with this otherwise new-to-me character. Voodoo starts off seeming like a bad guy at first but by the end of this volume we like her and see her not as badly as first shown. Lots of action, with a fast-paced plot and an ending that leaves you ready for the next volume.
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Josh Matheny
4.0 out of 5 stars Sexy, Energetic, and Fun
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2015
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It's not the greatest comic ever written, but honestly? I was totally enthused the entire book. The art was fairly simple, and easy, it wasn't gorgeous or anything, far cry from hanging it in a museum. The writing was slightly better than average. So why Four Stars? Man, I dont know... just something about the book was FUN. It's a shame they cancelled it after book 2, because I really liked it so far and Im definitely buying the next one.

Shape shifting telepathic alien from space infiltrates earth to gain intel in preparation for an invasion. Sounds crazy right? It is. But it works! The comic is sexy, as sexy as a cartoon can be I suppose, and energetic. I really enjoyed this book. Shame it didn't get any more attention.
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Chris H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2014
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Rezensionist
3.0 out of 5 stars Superheldin - mal ganz anders
Reviewed in Germany on September 2, 2013
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Die Zeichnungen sind gut, als Einzelwertung würde ich ihnen 4 Sterne geben und sie verändern sich im laufe der beiden Comics (es gibt zwei Teile) auch kaum.
Für Liebhaber "schöner" Hauptfiguren muss man aber dazu sagen das Voodoo eine Gestaltwandlerin ist und eigentlich kein Mensch. Von daher wird sie auch oft in ihrer natürlichen Form gezeigt, die dann nichts mehr mit "hübsch" zu tun hat, aber dennoch ist sie jedesmal detailliert gezeichnet. Ich persönlich finde das einen mutigen Ansatz und eine Herausforderung für die Schreiber, eben jene Person doch als sympatisch rüberzubringen, was mich dann auch gleich zur Handlung führt.

Die Handlung, ja hier werden sich die Geister scheiden. Es ist schwer ohne etwas zu verraten darüber zu schreiben, aber man merkt die Bemühungen die Hauptfigur für den Leser sympatisch zu machen und das gelingt auch stellenweise, bis der von der anderen Rezension erwähnte "Zwist" in der Geschichte kommt. Einen gerade liebgewonnen Charakter dann wieder zu entfremden... das dürfte vielen nicht gefallen, vielleicht Anderen dafür umso mehr. Auf mich wirkte die Geschichte danach einfach nur noch hmm...."naja" und eben dieses "naja" setzte sich dann sogar bis zum Ende des zweiten Comics fort.

Alles in allem ist dieser Comic wirklich einfach nur Geschmackssache, meinen hat er leider nicht wirklich getroffen, weshalb ich nicht mehr als die 3 Sterne insgesamt vergeben kann.
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Sarah Durston
4.0 out of 5 stars The first time I've read a graphic novel on my Kindle Fire!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2013
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Although I love my Kindle Fire I've been very hesitant about using it to read graphic novels. Frankly I shouldn't have been! The artwork in Voodoo is stunning but the HD quality really enhances the experience. The Kindle Fire also has a facility which allows you to view the page in its entirety whilst also highlighting and bringing to the fore the pane you are reading which I thought was really clever!

So far as the story goes; I love Voodoo as a character and the first two parts to the story were exciting and slightly unexpected but then it seemed to peter out a little. Voodoo is an alien shape-shifter disguised as a New Orlean's Stripper in order to gather information about the Justice League. Beyond that the aim of the mission is slightly muddled and unclear but she is deemed of sufficient danger for the FBI to be after her!

I understand that the Voodoo stories have now been decommissioned by DC so I'm not sure I'll bother with the second instalment, but I'd heartily recommend the Catwoman novels in the `DC New 52' range if you're seeking a strong female protagonist.
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F. Anthony Vassell
4.0 out of 5 stars A Graphic Novel That Raises The Bar
Reviewed in Canada on October 5, 2014
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The team of artists and writers who collaborated to orchestrate this amazing story should be very, very proud of the final draft.....it's simply amazing...looking forward to Voodoo Vol.II
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