Like the description says, this comic is based on the game from Telltale studios and brought to life by original writer Bob Gale with Erik Burnham helping with the script. The pairs commitment to being faithful to the game based on the film really seems to shine through. Marty having to undertake a journey to the past to save Doc really captures the spirit of the film.
This time around, Marty meets more ancestors of the McFly and Tannen families. He again has no choice but to get the help of Doc Brown`s younger self. And once again Marty`s actions cause problems with the timeline. Kinda sounds like a lot of things are happening “again” aren’t they? This is the one main problem with this series, it’s a bit too formulaic to previous stories in the Back to the Future series.
The art by Alan Robinson updated the characters from the CG designs of the game and make them look more like other versions of the comic series. This is good because the game’s original CG models were a bit too cartoonish and probably wouldn’t have held up in a comic book miniseries. Robinson’s experience with doing issues of the currently ongoing Back to the Future series made it so he knew exactly how to present the characters to make the recognizable to the readers.
The issue feels a bit predictable but will probably pick up later. Hardcore fans of the franchise will want to make sure to check this one out and even those who are only casual to the series will find something to enjoy. It’s an adventure with Marty and Doc Brown, when is this ever a bad thing?
