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Somehow, I'm not at all surprised. (Well, OK, about Cage, yes, because when you think strong-thewed British heroic type, Nicolas Cage is, of course, the first person to come to mind. But not that this is happening so soon.)
I will say that Sadhu is one of the two Virgin titles about which I've so far changed my mind. Initially, I thought that Snakewoman was maybe the most interesting, and Sadhu was the least, and by issue 3 of both titles, I'd reversed position. Partly because Snakewoman's premise is somewhat more problematic than it had initially seemed -- in order to redeem herself and her past (don't ask), the Snakewoman will have to become an almost unparalleled serial killer. The question will be how she manages this, and what she does when she discovers that some of the people she has to kill aren't what they used to be -- and I can't say more than that without giving major spoilers. Snakewoman also had the heroine go passive in her own early story, due to drugged unconsciousness, for slightly more than an issue, broken over issues 3 and 4. It's not that such passivity is a bad thing per se; it's just that when it happens early in a title, it makes it more difficult to care about a character or their story.
Sadhu, on the other hand, after surviving an unrelentingly bleak and violent few weeks in which he lost his family and his position, is now faced with discovering these miraculous powers that he has -- which he apparently came back in time to tell a friend to tell him that he had. The premise has gotten interestingly twisty. Additionally, there's the question, still unanswered but distinctly not unasked, as to why the Indian gods have favored this white devil with these miraculous abilities. There's also the political and personal situation that led to the murder of his family still hanging out there. For twisty intrigue, it's the most interesting of the Virgin titles, so far.
Devi #5: In which Tara awakes -- at LAST! And man, is she pissed off. To nobody's surprise -- at least, nobody who's paid attention to the covers of Tara/Devi and the depictions of the Devi spirit from issue 1 -- the good(ish) monk's plan works, and Tara becomes the Devi incarnate. To the surprise of nobody intelligent, it doesn't quite work the way he thinks it will, although that Tara would be angry was a surprise. After all, we didn't really know her at all before she became Devi, so who knew that she'd be understandably a bit ticked about the way things had happened.
I'm guessing that at some point, she may need to backtrack on the offers she refused, because at this point, she only knows just so much. The gods (including one named Interface, of all things) could only put so much into her head and body.
I think it's going to be interesting to see how all this plays out. I really wish I knew if Virgin planned to issue trades of their titles, though. I think that Sadhu and Ramayan will work best in trades; they have the look of finite stories that might even be collected in just one really big book. Not sure about Devi or Seven Brothers, and not necessarily caring all that much about Snakewoman at this point, but it would be nice to know.
Cage Eyes Chopra-Scripted Superhero - Deepak Chopra will script - Zap2it: Virgin Comics is looking to adapted "The Sadhu" into a feature vehicle for noted comic enthusiast Nicolas Cage. "The Sadhu" was created by Gotham Chopra, chief creative officer of the Richard Branson-financed Virgin Comics and, according to Variety, Gotham's daddy Deepak will script the project. Cage could play James Jenson, a soldier who time-travels back to colonial India and becomes a spiritual warrior.
Cage is all wrapped up in Virgin Comics' business. Early this year the company made a deal to publish "Enigma," a comic developed by Cage and the actor's 15-year-old son Weston. The thriller, which will be published as a five-part miniseries starting in March, could also be a potential film vehicle for the "Leaving Las Vegas" star. Steven Johnson's "Ghost Rider," another comic-based Cage offering, will premiere early next year.
I will say that Sadhu is one of the two Virgin titles about which I've so far changed my mind. Initially, I thought that Snakewoman was maybe the most interesting, and Sadhu was the least, and by issue 3 of both titles, I'd reversed position. Partly because Snakewoman's premise is somewhat more problematic than it had initially seemed -- in order to redeem herself and her past (don't ask), the Snakewoman will have to become an almost unparalleled serial killer. The question will be how she manages this, and what she does when she discovers that some of the people she has to kill aren't what they used to be -- and I can't say more than that without giving major spoilers. Snakewoman also had the heroine go passive in her own early story, due to drugged unconsciousness, for slightly more than an issue, broken over issues 3 and 4. It's not that such passivity is a bad thing per se; it's just that when it happens early in a title, it makes it more difficult to care about a character or their story.
Sadhu, on the other hand, after surviving an unrelentingly bleak and violent few weeks in which he lost his family and his position, is now faced with discovering these miraculous powers that he has -- which he apparently came back in time to tell a friend to tell him that he had. The premise has gotten interestingly twisty. Additionally, there's the question, still unanswered but distinctly not unasked, as to why the Indian gods have favored this white devil with these miraculous abilities. There's also the political and personal situation that led to the murder of his family still hanging out there. For twisty intrigue, it's the most interesting of the Virgin titles, so far.
Devi #5: In which Tara awakes -- at LAST! And man, is she pissed off. To nobody's surprise -- at least, nobody who's paid attention to the covers of Tara/Devi and the depictions of the Devi spirit from issue 1 -- the good(ish) monk's plan works, and Tara becomes the Devi incarnate. To the surprise of nobody intelligent, it doesn't quite work the way he thinks it will, although that Tara would be angry was a surprise. After all, we didn't really know her at all before she became Devi, so who knew that she'd be understandably a bit ticked about the way things had happened.
I'm guessing that at some point, she may need to backtrack on the offers she refused, because at this point, she only knows just so much. The gods (including one named Interface, of all things) could only put so much into her head and body.
I think it's going to be interesting to see how all this plays out. I really wish I knew if Virgin planned to issue trades of their titles, though. I think that Sadhu and Ramayan will work best in trades; they have the look of finite stories that might even be collected in just one really big book. Not sure about Devi or Seven Brothers, and not necessarily caring all that much about Snakewoman at this point, but it would be nice to know.
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