Here’s yet another Secret
of the Sword tie-in I missed the first time around. This 1985 comic, which
was given away at theaters, chronicles the first half of the film. No author or
artist is credited.
The comic is obviously slapped together. We’re covering half
the movie in six pages, so the plot is barely coherent. Punctuation is in short
supply. Overall, the thing reads like somebody cranked it out on his lunch
break. Example: He-Man realizes she is
the one Sorceress (sic) sent him to
find. “You? You’re the one I came to find!”
The art suggests a similar situation. Sometimes, it’s perfectly
good, but in a lot of panels, the figures are stiff and awkward, are in bizarre
poses, or are obviously crammed into these tiny panels (the last panel features
the scrawniest arms I’ve ever seen on He-Man).
Also included is a full-page promotion for a spectacular
He-Man/She-Ra sweepstakes that I’m sure I would have gone nuts about in 1985
(17,000 prizes!).
Any value this comic has is purely as a collector’s item. If
you’re looking for a print adaptation of The
Secret of the Sword, you’re better off with The Sword of She-Ra or the eponymous duology.
NOT RECOMMENDED
Read it HERE
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