Caliber: First Canon of Justice #1

Radical Comics is a new publishing company that just came out with their first two books, Caliber and Hercules. While Hercules seems to be a more formal retelling of Herc’s classic myth, Caliber is a recreation of the King Arthur myth, putting the whole story in the old west andmaking Merlin a Nez Perce indian. We are introduced to the characters, and shown the magic gun that can only be wielded by one man. It’s a pretty interesting retelling, but that isn’t even the main selling point. That would be the beautiful, dark art that sets the story perfectly. Every page looks painted and beautiful, and for a single dollar (you heard me right, it costs $1), Radical knows how to get people to check out a first issue. Caliber is focusing on telling short, movie-type stories, so Caliber is only going to be 5 issues, which seems perfect for a good lengthed reinterpretation without getting too convoluted. The classic King Arthur story involves several key characters, mainly Arthur, Merlin, Morgan le Fey, Lancelot, Guinevere, Mordred, as well as the more ancillary knights. In this first issue, we are given the first 3, and there is the possibility some of the minor characters will turn into the others, but for now it seems to focus on Merlin getting the gun to Arthur. I love these reinterpretations of classic stories, and this one looks to be a good one. For only a single dollar, how can you resist?

Check out the interiors after the jump!