Review: Belle The Beast Hunter #5 (of 6)

A few days ago I sat down at my computer to start reading books for the upcoming week.Â As I opened Belle The Beast Hunter, the image of Belle flashed on the screen and my two teenage daughters immediately went “oooooh” and sat down with me to read the book.Â My girls are fans of a wide range of characters with my oldest favoring Peter Parker’s Spider-Man and my youngest adoring Damian Wayne’s Robin.Â However, it’s wonderful for them to be able to sit down and enjoy a book like Belle that features a strong no-nonsense heroine who figuratively pops off the page and captures their imagination.

The book opens with Belle traversing a dark and forbidding cave as she searches for her kidnapped friend, Mel.Â Clad in blue armor and holding a battle-axe, she looks every bit the beast hunter that the title promises.Â In due time, she encounters a group of demonic monsters intent on causing her bodily harm.Â Alone and facing frightful odds, Belle has a tendency to dialogue with herself and she maintains this dialogue as she battles the foes set before her.Â Overwhelmed, she appears doomed before quick thinking provides her with the means to defeat her enemies.Â Alone again and searching for her friend Mel, she flashes back

to a time before she became Belle The Beast Hunter.Â These flashbacks give us insight into her relationship with Mel, a confrontation with a lost friend and the genesis of that confrontation; the death of her mother.Â As Belle emerges from her reverie she finds Mel unconscious.Â Standing over her is a humongous monster pulled straight from Beauty and the Beast, a foe she has crossed paths with before.Â In the monumental battle that follows the two pummel each other with neither gaining an advantage.Â Desperate and exhausted, Belle employs a new tactic and gains the upper hand only to be thwarted by a new foe setting the stage for the epic finale of this six part series.

Â Belle The Beast Hunter is a solid book that provides dynamic action in tandem with an unfolding back story that ties in to the overall plot line.Â The writing of the book is solid.Â However, if I had one complaint it would be that the character’s dialogue can be a little wooden and stale at times.Â The artwork is clean and solid with the colors and inking adding depth that makes the main character and her surroundings pop off the page.Â All in all this is a very solid book that was an enjoyable read.

Writing – 3.75 of 5 Stars

Art – 3.75 of 5 Stars

Color – 4 of 5 Stars

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Story – Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco, Dave Franchini
Writer – Dave Franchini
Art – Igor Vitorini
Color – Juan Manuel Rodriguez
Letters – Kurt Hathaway

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Nemesis

Nemesis is a poet, writer and author of the upcoming novel The Long Game. He is a writer of science fiction and supernatural thrillers. Besides novels and short stories he writes for UK based ASAP Comics developing new stories for Level 8 and OPSEC. Nem is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and tries to bring those experiences into his writing.

He lives and works out of his home in Riverside, California with his wife and three children. When not writing he enjoys reviewing comic books and graphic novels for ComicCrusaders.com and living the Southern California life with his family.