He-Man and the Insect People is a 1983 Masters of
the Universe mini-comic written by Michael Halperin and illustrated by Alfredo
Alcala. Here, He-Man and friends journey to the center of Eternia to
investigate a series of earthquakes.
It’s good to see Beast Man acting on his own initiative,
even if he cuts and runs at the first sign of trouble. And while this is a
story where everything gets resolved by He-Man punching things, it follows a logical
plot more cohesively than some of the stuff we’ve been looking at lately.
Alcala’s art is excellent as always, with great underground atmosphere,
cool-looking monsters, dynamic action panels, and religiously accurate
depictions of the figures. Marlena’s looking more like her cartoon counterpart
here, although Randor’s still a decrepit old man. And the Power Sword
apparently doubles as a lantern.
Alcala’s art makes the difference again – too bad he couldn’t
do all the mini-comics.
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