She's being chased by the Knighthood of the Dark Spore. Laura Croft goes on the hunt for magic mushrooms that supposedly give immortality. Tomb Raider remains just another popular video game that doesn’t translate well into other mediums.more It always looked more interesting to play as a game than read as a book. Phillip Sevy’s art is ok and overall Spore is a serviceable action comic but it’s nothing memorable or special because of its derivative nature. Tamaki’s feeble attempts at character-work didn’t make me care about anyone either whether Lara’s training with female Daredevil copy or the mushroom professor telling his weak “tragic” backstory. I mean, is there anything less exciting than ineffective bad guys against an invulnerable lead? The Mushroom Knights show up throughout but are easily beaten back by untouchable female Indy, a situation that’s repeated over and over so that it never once comes remotely close to being a tense or compelling narrative. What follows is a dull and generic actioner. Lara and her ragtag bunch have to find some magic mushrooms (not the fun kind) that grant immortal life - but not if the ‘shrooms’ protectors stop her first! This book is basically a crappier version of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I mean, is there anything less exciting than ineffective bad guy Her bewbs may not be the focus (for some) anymore but Mariko Tamaki still fails to give Lara Croft much of an identity in Tomb Raider, Volume 1: Spore. Lara and her ragtag bunch have to find some magic mushrooms (not the fun kind) that grant immortal life - but not if the ‘shrooms’ protectors stop her first! What follows is a dull and generic actioner. Her bewbs may not be the focus (for some) anymore but Mariko Tamaki still fails to give Lara Croft much of an identity in Tomb Raider, Volume 1: Spore. The artwork was just okay, in my opinion.more I though it was good for what it intends to be, but pretty bland overall. Does that sound silly? It is, really, but I think it is in keeping with the pulpy nature of her series. The focus here is the pursuit of a Mushroom of Immortality The Knights of the Spore want to keep all said mushrooms for themselves. We see Lara prepare for battle with someone who is vision-impaired, so she can use all of her senses in battle. Tamaki usually takes her characters deeper, so maybe it goes there in future issues.
I also am reading other adventure/fantasy comics that are far grittier (though there is a lot violence in this one), but I suspect this has to be seen in the context of the series, all the backstory that is not given here. And instead of breast jokes, we get a penis joke (the large mushroom looks like. The most stereotypical character in the comic is a white male academic (hey! I resemble that insulting stereotype, ouch!). The comic is more female-centric, more diverse (she's combat trained by a blind woman), and retains the adventure aspect her fans crave, those who like their paleoethnobotany with a touch of blood. In this female-created version, she and other females come in a range of shapes and sizes (and colors), which I credit them for. I also know of the "breast" issues re: Lara, that while she is loved as a character by males and females, she is famously known not just as a kick-ass action figure but for the size of her chest. I read this because Tamaki wrote it and I am following her from award-winning indie comics such as This One Summer and Skim-which I loved-to her significant move into comics (including Hulk, and Supergirl, yeah, it's a lot all at once!). I didn't read this because I am reading all the different runs of the series, because this is the only volume I've read. I didn't read this because I have seen the movies, because I've never seen them.
I didn't read this because I am a fan of the video games, because I've never played them.
I read this because Tamaki wrote it and I am following her from award-winning indie comics such as This One Summer and Skim-which I loved-to her sig A reread, within the same year?! (At a friend's request.) A reread, within the same year?! (At a friend's request.) I didn't read this because I am a fan of the video games, because I've never played them.