Turok Son Of Stone Volume 8

Turok Son of Stone Volume 8
Dark Horse Archives
Written by Paul S. Newman
Art by Alberto Giolitti

Some would say that we lose some of our comic book heritage every day due to books being lost to age, accidents or parents cleaning out rooms and attics. My uncle told me of all the Green Lanterns he threw away when he was getting ready to enlist into the military (I’m still trying to forgive him for that). But thankfully, some of the companies out there are trying to help save some of them. Dark Horse has done that. They own the rights to the Turok stories. I read the latest volume and I’m thrilled they did. We can see where our heroes come from.

The art is very old school (even before school had a name) and still matches up to some of the stuff that’s out there now. It’s detailed, fits the stories and brings the characters to life. Now, the writing is good but you can see the stereotype of the time, teen sidekick, sometimes causes problems that Turok has to resolve. But to me, I can see the line from comics have come from to where they are now. Even the panels are basic; this is before splash pages were widely used (to be honest, I don’t think I saw a full page spread in the entire book). Now, this book has more than just the Turok stories. Back in the day, GOLD KEY would use the comic to teach a little more about something with the comic. They would give information on what they think cavemen would do for hunting or gathering, making clothes, stuff like that.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book (hardcover, no less). For me, I can see how some of the writers and artists of today would become inspired and go into comics by looking at and reading stories like these. Or some of the other classic characters, how they would see that and say, “I want to do that,” Or “I wound what would happen if . . .” If you want to take a trip back in the comic book time, get this book because it is worth it, in my humble opinion. I give this 4.5 caps out of 5.