My pleasure--I put this up on the Fan Forum:

THERE ARE A FEW SPECIFICS OF THE STORY YOU COULD CONSIDER A "SPOILER"
SO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK AND DO NOT BUG ME ABOUT IT!




This first issue was mainly, really, an introduction to Bill Maxwell
and they did a very good job of bringing out many of his disparate
personality traits, while showing us overall how very good and decent
a man he is. You can't argue with that!

We do see numerous plot changes from the original pilot. Some we can
understand we done, as I previously wrote, to speedily create
character personalities, as comics must do many times. As Bill was the
real focus of this issue we have to say that the writers did a great
job with the many and oddly contrasting aspects to his complex
personality. We saw in that small comic many aspects of Bill:
Anti-communism
Impatience with "juvenile delinquents"
Brashness and abrasive communication style
His extreme loyalty to his partner and concern for their well-being
His not being a racist, although he is opinionated
The fact that when folks work with him, they see how good a guy he
really is, how dedicated and how committed they are towards protecting
the country and his partner--that is the interpretation I put on John
Plame saying it was an "honor" to work with Bill. I mean, come on,
"Honor" is a strong word indicating a lot. I loved seeing them use
that word.
We see his soft side as his grief and despair over his partner's death.

It's just AMAZING they got all of that in the comic book AND we start
seeing parts of Ralph (literate, compassionate, committed to helping
the kids), too AND we get a good insight into Tony's conundrum of
acting like a "tough guy" but really not wanting grief from society
AND we get the entrance of an evil plot based on cartoonish bad guys
with idiotic scientific technology, so far. (I hope they don't take
Gabriel's Army too far into cartoon technology Stupidville). Just
really well done and a tight, compact and efficient use of the pages.

I'm glad they took out Rhonda's crush on Ralph--I always felt that was
unnecessary in the show, anyway, and I'm glad it seemingly died. I
HATED Kevin, and hated how Ralph was seen to be such an awful dad, so
pulling that obnoxious brat from the comic was a scream of
"HALLELUYAH!" for me. ;-)))

Some of the other plot changes seemed just specious and unnecessary,
such as changing John Mackie's name, putting a "Livestrong" bracelet
on Bill (even this fan goes HUH?--I don't see Bill wearing a plastic
Livestrong bracelet), appliances blowing up in the desert, forgetting
to put blood stains on John Plame's shirt, and so forth. Why things
like that happened, I'm not sure, but it doesn't really take away from
the comic, a few of them didn't always seem "right" (Mackie's name
change #1 for me and that Livestrong bracelet). But, there was more
right in the establishment of personalities than in minor details like
that.

Overall, as I said, a great big thumb's up to the comic and I do look
forward to Ralph's pathetic attempts to use it and his and Bill's
growing friendship in the succeeding book. Anyone who loves TGAH
should buy this book. It's very promising for all Cannell and Co. hope
to do this year in revitalizing the franchise.

Mona

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