Ms. Mystic (The Series)
Ms. Mystic was an interesting series and universe who's potential was never realized.
Ms. Mystic is about a Salem witch who escapes to the astral plane only to be lost for 300 years. Upon returning to Earth, Ms. Mystic takes up the mantle of planetary defender. Her primary enemies seem to be aliens called Titans.
The Good:
- The Neal Adams artwork. Even when Neal Addams wasn't drawing the series, the other artists used his style as the house style.
- The characters and the universe that they inhabit is a rich tapestry with layers upon layers of potential
- Ms. Mystic herself is a cool looking character with an interesting history.
- Urth 4 and the SIA are fun supporting cast.
The Bad:
- The ecological storylines. The save-the-earth stuff is so over the top that it detracts from the comic completely.
- Nothing ever happens. After seven issues, the characters are still the same.
- When Mystic joins other characters in the strange Deathwatch 2000 and Rise of Magic crossovers, there are just too many characters. At that point, nothing made sense.
- Ms. Mystic's personality was poorly developed and poorly written by different writers who clearly didn't understand the character.
Overall
I'd like to see Ms. Mystic and her universe of characters come back to the marketplace. There was too much potential to only see them in the back bins.
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