Ares 1

Publisher: Marvel
Price: $2.99
Cover date: March 2006
W: Mike Oeming
A: Travel Foreman

Synopsis: Ares, the God of War, has shunned his bloody past for a quaint suburban life. But he's forced to take-up arms after his young son is kidnapped.

Thoughts: I bought this for one reason and one reason only: DCBS sold it for 50% off. At that price, I really couldn't pass it up. That said, I didn't expect to like it, but I did. Seeing Ares as a former-warrior-turned-loving-father is a very interesting take on the character, especially after having played God of War last year. At the start, Foreman's art is rather cluttered, but this is due to the number of panels he needed to cram into pages two and three. After that, once Ares has retired to the suburbs, the art seems to hit its stride.