Straight From New York Comic Con: Daomu Impressions

Over the past few years, Kennedy Xu’s “Daomu” has been a smash hit among readers in China, selling millions of copies. Now a comic published by Image Comics set for a January 2011 release, readers stateside will now have an opportunity to find out what all the fuss is about.

If the nine-page teaser given out at the New York Comic Con is any indication, this Eastern sensation has the ability to wow readers in the United States.

Behind excellent art by The Concept Art House’s Ken Chou, “Daomu” closely resembles the look of the early ‘90s “Ghost Rider” comic, utilizing dark tones with snippets of color at all the right times. Bloody, emotional and full of intrigue, the look of this comic is definitely one of its strong points.

The writing isn’t bad either, as Colin Johnson does his best to mirror Xu’s story and make it readable to comic fans. Fast-paced, but insightful and captivating, the story, in just a few pages, hooks you quickly. By the end of it all, you want more.

Helping this notion become plausible is the cool character design. Looking similar to Yoshimitsu from the Tekken video game series, the “Daomu” show us very quickly that there are as strong as they are mysterious. The same thing goes for the main character Sean, who is not only relatable by his words, but by his facial expressions. Showing anger, remorse, pity and shock, all in a few quick pages, this comic takes you for a ride.

As a result, “Daomu” has an opportunity to grow into something special in 2011.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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