Dynamite's Miss Fury #1 (Finally!)

I've been looking forward to this book, but admittedly with some concerns.  The solicitation made mention of a time-travel aspect which seemed out of place for this character.  Also, some of the preview art made the book seem as though it would feature "splashy" violence so I worried that a significant portion would be little more than scenes intended to generate cheap shock value (like the first issue of Jennifer Blood, which convinced me to drop that title immediately).

But here, we're off to a good start.  Violence, sexuality and profanity?  Yep, all are included, thank you.  And frankly, they should be, to some degree.  Like the the cat woman character that Fury will forever be compared to, at least the first two categories are arguably inevitable.

But there's substance to the book too, which doesn't allow for those aspects to dominate.  The basics of her origin story are laid out and they explain not only her abilities, but also her present mindset. The time travel portion of the story is introduced, but clearly there are a lot of details yet to be revealed on that front.

For an introductory issue, writer Rob Williams delivers a great balance.  You become interested in Miss Fury because of what you know of her, and you are made curious about what you know you have yet to discover about her.

As for Jack Herbert's art, a few pages of the opening fight scene are on display on popular sites such as Comic Book Resources.  It's gorgeous, but I think I would rather share a partial page from further on in the story to also help make my point that the book is more than page after page of graphic violence.

Very pleased with this book, and also much more optimistic.  The sex/violence/profanity "triple crown" can actually complement a character without becoming what that character is all about.  Williams displays this very well in Miss Fury.