Mega Man Fully Charged #1 Review Functional at Half Power

Mega Man: Fully Charged #1 Review: Functional at Half Power

Mega Man has seen its share of ups and downs, the most contentious being Mega Man: Fully Charged, but how does the series’ comic continuation fare?

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Mega Man Fully Charged #1 Review Functional at Half Power

Mega Man is a franchise that has always proven difficult to adapt. The original videogames feature repetitive plots, simple characters, and action that would be hard to translate into other media. That’s probably why the creators of Mega Man: Fully Charged threw out most of the franchise’s lore for their animated series. It’s for this reason that Fully Charged proved controversial since its first trailer premiered. By the time that series ended, it was moderately successful with its age group and developed a small following of its own. Boom Studios is continuing the story of Fully Charged with a new comic book series. While Mega Man: Fully Charged #1 has its fair share of interesting ideas, it fails to leave a lasting impression.

The story, by A.J. Marchisello and Marcus Rinehart, follows a young boy named Aki Light who can transform into the hero Mega Man. Aki was created by a scientist named Dr. Light in order to protect humanity from powerful robots called the Robot Masters. The comic starts with Dr. Light attempting to negotiate peace with a robot master named Skull Man. Unsurprisingly, the negotiations were a ruse, leading Dr. Light to call Mega Man to save him. Unfortunately, Skull Man awakens dormant memories within Mega Man that show child hero fighting in a human/robot civil war. Mega Man and Dr. Light flee as Mega Man wonders what secrets his father has been keeping about his creation.

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While the plot might be enticing to fans, it leaves anyone who might have missed out on the animated series in the dark. The problem isn’t that the plot is confusing without the animated series as context, it’s that nothing really has any room to breathe. Readers might be familiar with the videogame incarnation of these characters but that does little to inform this version of these characters and their conflict. Without seeing how Mega Man and Dr. Light interact outside of a fight, it’s difficult to connect with Mega Man suddenly having doubts about his father. All of the questions this first issue raise could be interesting if this first issue devoted a little more time to develop its characters.

Even with this problem, the story does have strong moments. The reveal of Mega Man’s evil brother, Namagem (Mega Man spelled backward) at the end also promises an enticing confrontation. While the story does need more character moments, the character interactions that readers do get show that these characters have potential. All of the story’s best elements are just that, potential. Still, that’s more than a lot of first issues accomplish.

The art, by Stefano Simeone, is a similarly mixed bag. Simeone’s designs for all the humans are well done, displaying personality and distinctive silhouettes. The backgrounds are similarly well done. All of the little details in the background make each scene feel grounded. The problems with the artwork come in with the designs of the robots themselves. They have large arms and legs, but relatively small hands and bodies. It’s unfortunate because the robots are a core part of the franchise’s appeal. The action also suffers from being a bit hard to follow and over too soon.

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Overall, Mega Man: Fully Charged #1 is an enjoyable book with some notable flaws. Fans of the animated series will definitely want to pick this up to see the series’ story continue, but everyone else has reason to pause. What’s there offers some intriguing questions but little else. Still, some comics do take time to find their groove, so don’t write the series off just yet. Mega Man: Fully Charged #1 might not live up to its title, but it shows signs that it might get there someday.

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