Product Description: Writer John (Army of Darkness vs. the Marvel Zombies) Layman returns to the worl dof Xena and he's joined by artist Noah Salonga as thye present the story of Dark Xena. Taking place some time after the series finale of Xena: Warrior Princess and before the events of the "Contest of Pantheons." - featured in DYNAMITE'S Xena #'s 1-4 - "Dark Xena" finds Gabriele making a request of the Gods and learning that you must be very, very careful, what you wish for, and how you wish for it! Xena is Dead, Long Live Xena.. er.. Dark Xena that is, and by Dark, we mean just plain Nasty...Mean... and Evil... Plus: The Xena Annual by writer Keith ("Arena") Champagne and artist Noah Salonga
Love the Dark Xena! As a big Xena fan I'm extremely happy to see new stories and I really enjoyed this one, plus volume 1. I think it is a bit funny that the writer/illustrators prefer Gabrielle with long hair and the old style costume, but who cares? I'm not a comic or graphic novel person but this story works well in this context. Can't wait for more!
Could be better These comics could be scripted better. If you'd never seen the series before, you'd be lost. If you're a loyal viewer, you'd might be slightly confused by the jumping storyline.
They tried to "not cater" toward the fanbase, but they really should have. I've already lost interest the comic books.