CBR Reviews Velocity #2

“Velocity” #2 showcases the eponymous heroine’s abilities and problem-solving abilities as she’s left with the task of saving herself and her Cyberforce teammates from a deadly virus in under an hour. It’s a fun, breezy read with gorgeous art.


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Techland Panel of the Week: Velocity #2

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Velocity #2
Have I already mentioned that Ken Rocafort draws one hell of a comic book page? I have? I won't shut the hell up about it? Fair enough. But this two page spread featured thirty two individual background panels while the foreground shot has our hero taking down no less then six hunter killers. It's so good I had to scan the seam and I hate doing that.

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CBR Exclusive Preview: Velocity #2

VELOCITY #2
STORY BY
Ron Marz
ART BY
Kenneth Rocafort
COVER BY
Kenneth Rocafort

The Pilot Season Winner is Back!

As the members of Cyberforce lay dying from a fatal techno-virus, their only hope for survival is their teammate Velocity. Carin Taylor has never been more in need of her super-speed as the races around the globe, trying to find and cure her teammates before the same virus kills her. The issue continues the inaugural creative union of writer Ron Marz (Witchblade, Angelus) and artist Kenneth Rocafort (Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer).

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Newsarama's Best Shots Reviews Velocity #1

Velocity #1
Written by Ron Marz
Art by Kenneth Rocafort and Sunny Gho
Lettering by Troy Peteri
Published by Top Cow Productions
Review by Erika D. Peterman
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Speedster Carin Taylor -- AKA Velocity -- will be familiar to Cyberforce fans, but you don’t need a primer to enjoy this spin-off on its own merits. Carin, a heroine with a quick wit to match her feet, tells readers everything they need to know early on: “I run fast.”

How fast? So fast that she’s been spotted in two places at once -- or at least so it seems. However, Velocity isn’t a Bionic Woman by choice, and she’d much rather watch old movies in peace than dodge gun-blasting robots. If this issue is any indication, she’s going to spend a lot of time doing the latter.

There’s a fine line between witty and snarky, but writer Ron Marz makes Velocity’s brand of sass endearing. Her assessment of “that whole vibrate your molecules thing” might not go over well with some hardcore Flash fans, but it is funny. She’s confident with hints of vulnerability, and most importantly, she keeps her cool when all hell breaks loose — even when confronted by the former Dr. Erasmus Paine, who is easily one of the most disgusting villains in comics.

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Rawnzilla Reviews Velocity #1

Kenneth Rocafort pencils Velocity with fast lines and a sketchy style that fits the tone of the book. He draws fast characters moving fast but he also tackles the talking head scenes with ease. Rocafort’s choice of big open panels helps to move the book along at an easy reading pace. I’m seriously not trying to make any puns about how fast I read Velocity.

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Velocity #1 is Player Affinity's Top Indie Issue for the Month of June

Top Indie Issue
Kevin - Velocity #1 - Rocafort's art is worth the price alone.
Dustin - Critter #1 - Big Dog Ink's take on the superhero genre is heavily laced with influences but tells a good story with great art.
Neil - Critter #1 - A good superhero story.

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Image Addiction Podcast Reviews Magdalena #2, Angelus #4 and Velocity #1

In New Release Reviews we discuss FORGETLESS #5, MAGDALENA #2, SAVAGE DRAGON #161, WALKING DEAD #73, DYNAMO 5 SINS OF THE FATHER #1, SEA BEAR AND GRIZZLY SHARK #1, ANGELUS #4, INVINCIBLE #73, and VELOCITY #1

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Comics Bulletin Reviews Velocity #1

Top Cow was smart enough to secure the services of Kenneth Rocafort and his art is plenty to push Velocity into the four bullet range. Rocafort impressed me with his collaboration on Paul Dini's Madame Mirage, and I was delighted to see his delicate, French-influenced embellishment, with suitable pastels from Sunny Gho, adapted for speed. Velocity looks fantastic, and her fast, furious fight against the Big Bad's robots evinces Rocafort's ability to preserve his style while relating a traditional narrative of good guys versus bad guys. Indeed, his singular skill turns a basic loon into a Fantomas mastermind that contrasts Velocity's elegance with grotesque beauty.

I already possessed an admiration for the character and Ron Marz has a good handle on Velocity. With Kenneth Rocafort piloting the speedster's adventures, a review of the second issue is guaranteed.

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Comic Related Reviews Velocity #1

Kenneth Rocafort's art is fantastic. The style is not the tightest, but it makes for a really interesting read, and I love his attention to detail. It's hard for me to draw a comparison with his style on this book, but it definitely fits the Top Cow/Image flavor of the storytelling perfectly. I enjoyed his art enough that I am going to go back and read the Cyberforce/Hunter Killer trade paperback, which is out in July. I really hope that I get to see more of his art in the future after this storyline.

Overall, it was a good read and worth my $3.99. This mini-series really pushes Top Cow's quality to be up there and even surpass a lot of the main line Marvel and DC books. It's nice to read about a character and know that a company will maintain what has gone on in recent mini-series and will allow development and progression.

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True Believer Reviews Velocity #1

Overall, it was a good read and worth my $3.99. This mini-series really pushes Top Cow’s quality to be up there and even surpass a lot of the main line Marvel and DC books. It’s nice to read about a character and know that a company will maintain what has gone on in recent mini-series and will allow development and progression.

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Alert Nerd Reviews Velocity #1

Speed is inherent in Ron Marz’s mandate here, as the book gracefully caroms from action scene to action scene, slowing down to offer up exposition, but never stopping. Carin Taylor’s origin, powers and teammates are all explained without the book grinding to a halt. The reader also sees Carin’s personality in action – youthful, heroic, in love with her powers but a little maudlin about their cost. There are also killer robots and a race-against-the-clock plot that set a tone of kinetic superhero action.

Also shouldering the credit for Velocity’s success is Kenneth Rocafort. Rocafort – who’s probably best known for his work on Paul Dini’s Madame Mirage – uses every tool at his disposal to keep the book moving along quickly and his trademark sketchy style is perfectly suited to a title character that moves at Mach 3. He draws Carin like a runner with a runner’s body, makes her costume feel like the superheroine version of a roller derby uniform and (without aping it) reminds me of Karl Kerschl’s work on The Flash, which epitomizes fast, loose, kinetic storytelling for me.

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League of Comic Geeks Reviews Velocity #1

Brutal honesty time: I had no idea this was coming out today. I picked it up on sheer whim, a game-day flip-through decision based solely on the artwork. Fortunately, it's a decision I don't regret at all.

I'm always in for something fresh and new, and it looks Velocity may be the book that fits the bill. If the title continues the quality it demonstrates in this first issue, I'll be along for the rest of the ride

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Comic Attack Reviews Top Titles in Under 140 Characters

Here you can find out what we at ComicAttack.net thought of this past week’s new books in 140 characters or less! Make sure to come back each week to see what we have to say about the latest comics!

Angelus #4 (Top Cow)
Infinite Speech: Angelus vs Darkness fight finishes up, and Marz even throws in a lesbian kiss… so a lot of fanboys became men after reading this.

Velocity #1 (Top Cow)
Andy: Velocity is hot and the story pulled me in. I dig it.
Decapitated Dan: My favorite Cyberforce babe is back. Amazing artwork and a fun story. Like her first mini series!
Infinite Speech: Marz and Rocafort start this long awaited series off pretty damn awesome but WHERE IS ELLIS?

Techland's Panel of the Week: Velocity #1

Welcome back to Panel of the Week. Every week we pull the most noteworthy panels from your favorite comics.



Velocity #1
The art of Kenneth Rocafort is reason enough to pick up this title. This guy can layout a page, no doubt.

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Messages from Marz: Fast Girls and Winged Warriors

Get thee to a comic store today! Angelus #4 and Velocity #1 both appear in shops this week. If you didn’t catch the previews for each, you can still do so. The Velocity preview is here. And the Angelus preview is here.

The critical reaction to Velocity has been very gratifying thus far. I set out to tell an accessible superhero story – a fun story – that wasn’t mired in continuity or over-the-top, get-your-heart-ripped-out violence. If the reviews are any indication, we at least got close to that mark.

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Velocity #1 and Angelus #4 are on Ain't It Cool's Spinner Rack This Week

AICN COMICS: SPINNER RACK PREVIEWS is our new weekly one-stop shop for previews of comics coming out in the upcoming week. Click on the pics below to gaze into the near future to read these extra special previews of comics varying from the heart of the mainstream to the tip of the edge of the fringe.

VELOCITY #1
Written by Ron Marz
Illustrated by Kenneth Rocafort
Publisher: Top Cow
In stores this week!
Click here for the preview!

ANGELUS #4
Written by Ron Marz
Illustrated by Stjepan Sejic
Publisher: Top Cow
In stores this week!
Click here for the preview!

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Newsarama's Best Shots Reviews Velocity #1 Again!

Velocity #1 (Published by Top Cow; Review by David Pepose; Click here for preview): Reading the original Pilot Season pitches, it was clear that Velocity pulled ahead from the rest not because of her super-speed, but because of the strength of her personality. And that quality, that level of charm for our scarlet-haired speedster, shows no signs of stopping in Velocity #1. Writer Ron Marz has been working overtime with many of Top Cow's properties, but I have to say, this is his most accessible "Moo-niverse" work yet. We get who Carin is from the very first page, from her super-fast dodging to the adorable wink she gives the reader. Which brings me to artist Kenneth Rocafort. The amount of emotion he gives our heroine is palpable, and I really enjoy what he does with jagged, shifting panels (even as Sunny Gho's colorwork, I would argue, clashes with Rocafort's style, with his dark palette and intrusive angles). But that certainly isn't enough to stop Velocity, a really fun read that has a smart high concept and definitely hits the ground running.

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CBR Reviews Velocity #1

"Velocity" finally gets some more printed pages. I'll admit that I've never given Cyberforce much time and even less of my comic book allowance over the years, so this issue is tabula rasa for me. This is the first step of my run.

Marz's characterization of Velocity is refreshing. She knows who she is and is confident in her own skin -- which is a whole other story in and of itself – and is not ready to become a victim...

Rating:

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Impulse Gamer Reviews Velocity #1

Carin finds herself the target of a mad scientist, the only kind who seems to appear in comics, who is somewhat fixated on her and his fixation means bad news for not only Carin but the Cyberforce as well. The narrative takes an interesting approach with the story back tracking and also showing what is going to happen in the future, but these elements are integrated into the story well so they aren’t confusing.

What really helps to make Velocity an enjoyable read is the narration from Taylor. She sounds like a normal young person in the way she talks. It’s a very casual, matter of fact tone like, for instance, the opening pages where she states “I run fast. Actually, I do pretty much everything fast. Dismantle killer cyborgs fast…run fast…jump fast…dodge energy blasts fast. Fast.” She sounds very much like “Yeah I’m a hero now, deal with it because I have” and that’s very much how Carin Taylor is portrayed. The mad scientist is typically mad and his fixation on Carin is almost disturbing, perfect for a villain.

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Quarter Bin Reviews Velocity #1

As the story opens, we’re introduced to Carin Taylor, aka Velocity. She’s confident, witty, and most obviously, fast. Velocity’s backstory isn’t terribly important this issue, but Marz gives you just enough of what you need to know in order to get a quick grasp of the character and the world she lives in. The first issue centers around a plot by a jealous scientist who used to work at the company that gave Carin her cybernetic implants, and his plan to destroy her and her Cyberforce teammates with a uniquely programmed virus. By the time Carin finds all of this out though, everyone has already been infected, and has merely an hour left to live, setting up the next three issues, which will all take place within that hour. Don’t worry though, Velocity’s fast. She can make it.

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