What they got right AND wrong: There appear to be some changes from the original show, and I'm not sure how I feel about them, which is why I'm breaking from my usual pattern here. I can accept the cell phones and all, and I don't expect a to-the-letter adaptation of the pilot. Tony getting arrested, and a principal more than willing to send him there (although Tony may be innocent) is a different way to introduce Pam, since they've dropped his son out of the story. (Not that the show writers ever knew what to do with the son and ex-wife, and wrote them out after a few episodes. TV.com has the kid's final appearance at episode 6, or at least the actor playing him. Even their reviewers don't know what to do with him! I almost want to go into a Mary Jane/Baby May rant about that. I'll just ask "why can't writers use a family for the hero?" and move on.)
The art is pretty good. They capture the actors rather well, for all the copyright issues that must come with a project like this. The Suit looks like the Suit, although in some panels the cape looks purple and in others the red seems to be running into the cape folds. I do enjoy the new twists on the story, though (except for Kevin; I hope he moves out at some point, should this become a full series), and the characters feel like their counterparts (well, Bill and Ralph--we haven't really re-met Pam at this point).
Recommendation: If this one doesn't sell out, give it a look. Not the bestest comic in forever or anything, but not bad. It does make me wish I could afford the DVD box set so I can re-familiarize myself with the show.
