Wings of Doom is a 1984 Masters of the Universe children’s
book written by John Grant and illustrated by Robin Davies. Here, Skeletor
sends wyverns to kidnap Stratos’s wife, and He-Man and company have to save
her.
I’m not sure whether to award points or deduct them for
Grant’s shameless cribbing. At one point, the heroes must traverse an icy mountain
range, and so are led through the monster-infested dwarven mines that run
through the mountains (spoiler alert: Gandalf dies). Overall, though, this is a
readable enough story, and other shenanigans are mostly limited to He-Man
shooting beams out of his sword.
While not great, Davies’ art isn’t near as bad as it was on
1983’s A Trap for He-Man, but even so, it’s not a good fit for the book –
mostly because his style reminds me slightly of Ed Roth’s illustrations, which aren’t exactly kid-friendly.
Frankly, Wings of Doom is mediocre in every way.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
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