#IReadsYou Review: SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN #1

SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN No. 1 (OF 3)
DC COMICS

[This review was originally published on Patreon.]

STORY: Gene Luen Yang
ART: Gurihiru
COLORS: Gurihiru
LETTERS: Janice Chiang
COVER: Gurihiru
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Kyle Baker
80pp, Color, $7.99 U.S. (October 2019)

Rated “E” for “Everyone”

Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

Part One

Superman is the most famous DC Comics superhero characters.  Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 (cover dated: June 1938).  Superman was first a baby named “Kal-El” shot into space via rocket from the doomed planet, Krypton.  Brought to Earth by that rocket ship (or space craft), Baby Kal was adopted by Martha and Thomas Kent of Smallville, Kansas.

They named their new adopted baby, “Clark Kent.”  Earth's yellow sun gave Clark amazing powers, and he used those strange powers and abilities to become the superhero, Superman.  As a character Superman was an immediate hit.  In the 1940s, Superman was not only the star of comic books, but also of movie serials, novels, and radio serials.

The Adventures of Superman was a long-running radio serial that originally aired from 1940 to 1951, originating on New York City's WOR radio station and eventually being syndicated nationally by the Mutual Broadcasting Company.  One of The Adventures of Superman story arcs was “Clan of the Fiery Cross,” which found Superman fighting an racist and terrorist organization that was a fictional stand-in for the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

The “Clan of the Fiery Cross” is the inspiration for a new young readers and “all ages” Superman three-issue, comic book miniseries, Superman Smashes the Klan.  Acclaimed comic book creator, Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Superman), is the writer of Superman Smashes the Klan, presenting his personal retelling of the adventures of the “Lee family” (the target in the original radio serial) as they team up with Superman to smash the Klan.  Superman Smashes the Klan is drawn and colored by Gurihiru and lettered by Janice Chiang.

Superman Smashes the Klan #1 opens in 1946 at the Metropolis Dam.  There, Superman smashes “the Atom Man,” a Nazi-inspired villain seeking to avenge the “humiliation” of the “master race.”  Witnessing Superman's victory is Lois Lane, the star reporter of Metropolis newspaper, The Daily Planet; and Jimmy Olsen, a cub reporter for the Planet; and Inspector William Henderson (an African-American character) of the Metropolis Police Department.  Shortly after the battle, Superman is overcome by a powerful smell that emanates from the device that powers the Atom Man.

Meanwhile, Dr. Lee, a scientist, is moving his wife and two children, Roberta and Tommy, from Chinatown to the new home located in a neighborhood in Metropolis.  Tommy quickly adjusts to his new home, even joining a baseball team that was started by a local religious organization (“The Unity House”) and is managed by Jimmy Olsen.  Roberta struggles, feeling awkward and out of place.

You see Dr. Lee and his wife are Chinese immigrants to the United States, but their Roberta and Tommy were born in America.  Although the family tries to fit in with their new neighbors, they have drawn the ire and attention of a dangerous racist and terrorist organization, “the Klan of the Fiery Kross.”  Now, Superman must help protect a family and perhaps save three children from the evils of racism and bigotry.

If I remember correctly, Superman Smashes the Klan was announced early last year (2018), so it has been long-awaited and eagerly-awaited.  And I am not at all disappointed; in fact, I am absolutely thrilled.  It is one of the most enjoyable Superman comic books that I have ever read.  If the remainder of the series delights me as much as this first issue did, I might call Superman Smashes the Klan an instant classic.

Writer Gene Luen Yang and artist Gurihiru seem to act as one creative unit, fashioning a story that captures the true all-American spirit of Superman.  That spirit conjures the Man of Steel as a fighter for the little guy; a model of fair play and honesty, and a champion of truth, justice, and the American way.  Yang's depiction of Roberta Lee is superb character writing, delving into the struggles of a pre-teen girl who is trying to adjust to a new life and new neighbors.  However, I also like that Yang has made Roberta a fighter and a budding champion of justice in her own right.

Giruhiru's lovely art, with its Walt Disney-like qualities, might be called “cartoony,” but it is also true to the spirit of the clean, somewhat minimalist comic book art of American comic books' first three decades, especially the comic book art of the 1950s and early 1960s.  On the other hand, Giruhiru's compositions are clearly inspired by the kinetic and expressive nature of animated films and television series.  Giruhiru's graphical storytelling is also powerful and immediate, and her glorious colors pop off the page.  Paired with Janice Chiang's classic-cool lettering, Giruhiru's art and colors recall the graphic classicism of Darwyn Cooke's DC: The New Frontier (DC Comics, 2004).

Superman Smashes the Klan #1 also includes the first part of a feature article or essay by Gene Luen Yang that discusses the history of the Ku Klux Klan and its history of violence against African-Americans after the civil war and against Chinese immigrants.  The essay also concerns the history of the persecution of Chinese immigrants and Yang's personal background.

Obviously, I love Superman Smashes the Klan #1 and can't wait for the second issue or graphic novel (because this series is really like a graphic novel miniseries).  By the way, I must congratulate Yang for making the saying of the slur, “ching-chong,” feel like someone is saying “nigger.”

[This comic book includes the essay, “Superman and Me, Part 1,” by Gene Luen Yang.]

A+
10 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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Review: THE UNSTOPPABLE WASP #1

THE UNSTOPPABLE WASP No. 1 (2018)
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Jeremy Whitley
ART: Gurihiru
COLORS: Gurihiru
LETTERS: VC's Joe Caramagna
EDITOR: Alanna Smith
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Akira Yoshida
COVER: Gurihiru
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Yasmine Putri; Ben Caldwell
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2018)

Rated “T+”

The Wasp created by Stan Lee, Ernie Hart and Jack Kirby

The Unstoppable Wasp is a Marvel Comics character that is a new version of The Wasp, a classic superhero character from the early days of Marvel.  Like the original, the updated Wasp is depicted as having the ability to shrink to a height of several centimeters; fly by means of insectoid wings; and fire bio-electric energy blasts.

The Unstoppable Wasp is Nadia, the daughter of Hank Pym (the original Ant-Man) and Maria Trovaya.  Nadia starred in her own Marvel comic book series, The Unstoppable Wasp, which ran for eight issues in 2017, before being canceled in Marvel's jihad against so-called “diversity” comic book titles.  Well, you can't keep a good girl down.  The Unstoppable Wasp returns in the two-oh-one-eight.  The new series is written by Jeremy Whitley (who wrote the 2017 series); drawn and colored by Gurihiru; and lettered by Joe Caramagna.

The Unstoppable Wasp #1 (2018) finds Nadia and Avengers' butler, Jarvis, on the way to Nadia's driver's license test, when she gets a call for her mentor, Janet Van Dyne (the original Wasp).  It seems that Monica Rappaccini and her A.I.M. offshoot have targeted a small Horizons Labs facility.

Nadia a.k.a. “the Unstoppable Wasp” dumps her test so that she can head into action.  She even has her own mission control that helps her on missions.  It's the girls of G.I.R.L. (“Genius In action Research Labs), who operate out of Pym Labs in Cresskill, NJ.  The Agents of G.I.R.L. are Taina Miranda, Priya Aggarwal, Ying, and Priscilla LaShayla “Shay” Smith.  But the A.I.M. operatives are led by “Seeker,” and she has a past with Nadia.

I was not feeling the first six pages of The Unstoppable Wasp #1.  I thought to myself that if the rest of this issue were like those six pages, the entire thing would be a disaster.  However, things kick into gear with Page 7, and the story turns into a sparkly superhero comic book adventure.  The way writer Jeremy Whitley presents the mission's interplay between Nadia and the Agents of G.I.R.L. is part Mission: Impossible and part Iron Man.

Artist-colorist Gurihiru makes the art pulse with a quality that reminds me of an animated television series.  It made me feel like I was watching a Saturday morning cartoon, so this is a Gurihiru illusion that works.  Joe Caramagna's lettering fits right in, giving the story a lively vibe.

I did not think that I would want more of The Unstoppable Wasp, but now, I know I do.  I hope this new series runs at least a little longer than the first – 12 issues?

7 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Review: INCREDIBLES 2: Crisis in Mid-Life and Other Stories #1

INCREDIBLES 2: CRISIS IN MID-LIFE! & OTHER STORIES No. 1 (OF 3)
DARK HORSE COMICS/Disney Comics – @DarkHorseComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

SCRIPT: Christos Gage; Landry Q. Walker
LAYOUT: Emilio Urbano
PENCILS: Gurihiru; J. Bone; Andrea Greppi
INKS: Gurihiru; J. Bone; Roberta Zanotta
COLORS: Gurihiru; Dan Jackson; Angela Capolupo
LETTERS: Richard Starkings & Comicraft's Jimmy Betancourt; Chris Dickey
EDITOR: Freddye Miller
COVER: Gurihiru
VARIANT COVER: J. Bone with Dan Jackson
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (July 2018)

Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles is a 2004 computer-animated film written and directed by Brad Bird.  The Oscar-winning film focuses on the Parr Family, a family blessed with super-powers, as they unite to face a vengeful foe.  This year saw the release of the long-awaited sequel film, Incredibles 2, also written and directed by Brad Bird.

The nominal head of the family is husband and father, Bob Parr, a.k.a. "Mr. Incredible," whose powers include “mega-strength and invulnerability.”  Wife and mother, Helen, a.k.a. “Elastigirl,” has the power to bend, stretch and twist into any form.  Eldest child and only daughter, Violet, has the power to become invisible and to create force fields.  Son and middle child, Dashiell, a.k.a. “Dash,” has the power of super-speed.  Baby and eventually toddler son, Jack-Jack Parr, is a polymorph and has an array of powers, some of which have not yet been revealed.

The Parrs are the superhero team, The Incredibles, with the parents portrayed as being middle-aged and having been superheroes since they were at least in their twenties.  Lucius Best, a.k.a. “Frozone,” is Bob's best friend and a superhero with the power to freeze water and ambient moisture in the air into various shapes and forms – from a small ball of ice to huge sheets of ice.

Dark Horse Comics published a four-issue comic book adaptation of the first film as The Incredibles (2004).  In 2009, BOOM! Studios published a four-issue miniseries, The Incredibles: Family Matters #0-3.  BOOM decided to make The Incredibles an ongoing series that began with the issue #4, and the series continued into 2010 before ending with issue #15.

The Incredibles return to comic books this year (2018) via Dark Horse Comics with the new three-issue miniseries, Incredibles 2: Crisis in Mid-Life! & Other Stories.  [This is not a comic book adaptation of the film, Incredibles 2.]   The main story, “Crisis in Mid-Life!” is written by Christos Gage; drawn and colored by Gurihiru; and lettered by Jimmy Betancourt.

Incredibles 2: Crisis in Mid-Life! & Other Stories #1 opens with Mr. Incredible receiving an honor he once did as a much younger superhero.  This time the ceremony ends with decidedly different results.  So now, it is time for a midlife crisis, but Bob Parr takes it in stride and initiates a plan to pass his super-heroing knowledge and skills onto the next generations – his kids Violet and Dash!

Also, Bob's silly bedtime story (with some fibbing) for Jack-Jack turns into the beginning of a true story for Violet and Dash in “Bedtime Story.”  “In a Relaxing Day at the Park,” Jack-Jack comes to the rescue of a fellow toddler who is in distress, while Papa Parr gets some rest.

The respective creative teams on the three stories in Incredibles 2: Crisis in Mid-Life! & Other Stories #1 do such good jobs that I hope publishing Incredibles comic books will be a long-term project for Dark Horse Comics.  Christos Cage captures the spirit of the Incredibles films and the personalities of the characters in his two stories (“Crisis in Mid-Life!” and “Bedtime Story”).  Landry Q. Walker reproduces the magic that is Jack-Jack in the vignette “A Relaxing Day at the Park.”

The artists and colorists each present their own unique take on the visual and graphical elements of the Incredibles, but stay true to the look of the films.  Letterers Jimmy Betancourt and Chris Dickey deliver fonts that recall the lettering in classic 1960s Marvel Comics titles.

I have been careful in this review to be vague about many details of the stories contained in the first issue, but trust me, dear readers, Incredibles 2: Crisis in Mid-Life! & Other Stories #1 is true Incredibles.  Hopefully, this comic book will become the standard of what it means to be a true Incredibles comic book.

9 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Review: MARVEL RISING: Alpha #1

MARVEL RISING: ALPHA No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Devin Grayson
ART: Georges Duarte
COLORS: Rachelle Rosenberg
LETTERS: VC's Clayton Cowles
EDITORS: Heather Antos and Sarah Brunstad
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Akira Yoshida
COVER: Gurihiru
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Stacey Lee; Rian Gonzales
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (August 2018)

Rated “T”

Part 1

“Marvel Rising” is a “new animation universe” from Marvel Entertainment.  It is apparently a multi-platform franchise that will feature a diverse line-up of Marvel Comics superheroes:  Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Quake, Spider-Gwen, Lockjaw, America Chavez, Squirrel Girl, Patriot, and Inferno.  “Marvel Rising” will include digital animated short films (focusing on Spider-Gwen) and a feature-length animated film, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, for release sometime in the second half of 2018. I think Captain Marvel will be involved in “Marvel Rising,” to one extent or another.

Released earlier this year, Marvel Rising #0 is a free comic book that previews the Marvel Rising comic books.  It brings together Doreen Green a.k.a. the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Kamala Kahn a.k.a. Ms. Marvel.  It presents Doreen as a volunteer in a teaching program, in which her latest pupils are a group of New Jersey high school students that includes Kamala.  The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Ms. Marvel eventually team-up to take on A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) who play some part in a scheme to find “powered teens” or young people with unusual genetic traits.

Now the Marvel Rising comic book miniseries begins in earnest with the recent arrival of Marvel Rising: Alpha.  It is written by Devin Grayson; drawn by Georges Duarte; colored by Rachelle Rosenberg; and lettered by Clayton Cowles.

Marvel Rising: Alpha #1 (“Part 1”) introduces high school student, Ember Quade, known online as “Emulator” or “3mul@t0r.”  She is a really good gamer, much to the chagrin of some teen boys who absolutely hate to lose to girls.  Ember has a friend to whom she can confide her powers, an online buddy named “King0fPWN.”  He or she lifts Ember's spirits, and also encourages her to explore her emerging powers.

Meanwhile, computer science college student, Doreen Green a.k.a. the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, continues to teach an extracurricular class, game programming, at a New Jersey high school.  One of he students is Kamala Kahn a.k.a. Ms. Marvel.  When giant versions of video game characters start popping up on campus, the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Ms. Marvel spring into action.

I enjoyed Marvel Rising #0, although it is really a “kids' comic book.”  Marvel Rising: Alpha #1 is rated “T” as a comic book for teen readers, but I think it is appropriate for middle school and 'tween readers, especially for girls who read or might read a comic book.  Writer Devin Grayson eschews character drama for the kind of episodic adventure found in animated action and superhero animated TV series.  The super-heroine action here is good, but not great.  Personally, I would do something different with Ember Quade's powers, but then again, Grayson may not have a lot of control over the direction of this story.

The illustrations by Georges Duarte and colors by Rachelle Rosenberg are pretty, but the graphical storytelling is not particularly ambitious.  The lettering seems crowded, but the design is good.  I think the point here is more about being “good” than being ambitious.  I wish the people who are overseeing Marvel Rising would expect as much of their target audience as Marvel Studios does of the audience for its smash hit films.  Still, I would recommend this to young comic book readers interested in superheroes and super-heroines.

6 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Review: WAYWARD #9

WAYWARD #9
IMAGE COMICS – @ImageComics

STORY: Jim Zub – @jimzub
ART: Steve Cummings – @stekichikun
COLORS: Tamra Bonvillain – @TBonvillain
LETTERS: Marshall Dillon – @MarshallDillon
COVER: Steve Cummings with Tamra Bonvillain
VARIANT COVER: Gurihiru
28pp, Color, $3.50 U.S.

This review comes with an “editor's note.”  I forgot to post this back at the end of June when I was supposed to do so.  I gotta be anal about it and post it...

The latest issue of Image Comics' Wayward is the second-to-last issue of the series' second story arc.  The comic book, which launched late Summer 2014, is set in Japan and features those creatures and spirits of Japanese folklore, Yokai.  Wayward is the creation of writer Jim Zub and artist Steve Cummings.  Wayward focuses on Rori Lane, a half-Irish/half-Japanese teen girl, who is trying to start a new life in Japan.  Instead, Rori and a small band of fellow magically-touched folks battle a secret war of magic in the shadows of Tokyo.

Wayward #9 (“Chapter Nine) opens in the past, as we witness the “Great Tengu,” Daranibo and his forces destroy a village.  What's going on?

Back to the future:  Ohara Emi (the narrator of much of this story arc) and Nikaido meet cat-girl Ayane's new pals, the Tsuchigumo – the Earth Spiders.  They offer to help the trio in the battle against the Yokai, Nurarihyon, and his allies, but Ohara is suspicious.  Meanwhile, Rori is on a mission, and she is feeling the full extent of her powers, which leaves her companion, Shirai, troubled.

Wayward writer/co-creator, Jim Zub, is still sending out advanced review PDF copies of Wayward, nine issues into the series, which one comics reviewer called “the next Saga.”  The ComicBookBin receives these complementary PDFs, and I am glad that I received this one.  I had planned on not reviewing Wayward for a while.  What more can I say about the comic book that should have received a “best new series” Eisner nomination, I thought?

Well, what I don't want to say is that Wayward is getting better.  That's too easy.  It is actually getting bigger.  The more Zub opens this world to his readers, the more he will ensnare them in the weave and the more they will buy into Wayward's conceit.  In fact, it will be increasingly harder for readers to walk away.  Steve Cummings and Tamra Bonvillain's graphical storytelling blazes, conjuring Wayward in a furious story of imagination and wild magic.

Also, an integral contributor to Wayward is Zack Davisson, a writer and scholar who is an expert on Japanese folklore and culture, including manga.  His essays, which appear after the last story page of each issue of Wayward, are must-reads for manga readers who are interested in Japan outside the comics pages.  This issue's essay, “The Secret History of Dirt Spiders,” is startling, and it also expands on information I have encountered in passing.  This is info I need as a fan of Japanese comics and literature, and also of Japanese film and television.

A+

[Wayward #9 contains another engrossing essay, “The Secret History of Dirt Spiders,” by Zack Davisson (@ZackDavisson).]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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I Reads You Review: MAGNETO #1

MAGNETO (2014) #1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

WRITER:  Cullen Bunn
ART:  Gabriel Hernandez Walta
COLORS:  Jordie Bellaire
LETTERS: VC's Cory Petit
COVER:  Paolo Rivera
VARIANT COVERS:  John Cassaday, Mike Del Mundo; Gurihiru, Skottie Young
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (May 2014)

Parental Advisory

When The X-Men #1 debuted in 1963 (cover date: September 1963), this comic book first issue introduced Professor Charles Xavier a/k/a “Professor X” and his small circle of students: Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Warren Worthington III, Henry “Hank” McCoy, and Bobby Drake.  Prof. X and his students were “mutants,” people born with genetic mutations that gave them abilities far beyond those of normal humans.

The five students had code names:  respectively, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, The Angel, Beast, and Iceman.  They were the X-Men, a band of costumed adventurers who protected normal mutants from the deprivations of evil mutants, while trying to foster peaceful coexistence between mutants and humans.

The X-Men #1 also introduced an evil mutant, Magneto, the master of magnetism.  Wielding his awesome powers that, among other things, allowed him to control and manipulate metal objects, Magneto became the X-Men's arch-nemesis – their chief adversary.  Over time, however, Magneto would become, on occasion, an ally and even a member of the X-Men.

Magneto, I believe, is the most complex and interesting super-villain in the world of Marvel Comics.  He has been the star of his own comic book series, and earlier this year, Marvel's All-New Marvel NOW! publishing initiative offered the debut of a new comic book series, Magneto, written by Cullen Bunn, drawn by Gabriel Hernandez Walta, colored by Jordie Bellaire, and lettered by Cory Petit.

Magneto #1 opens in Cape Girardean, Missouri, where a witness to a murder committed by Magneto recounts the terrible experience to the police.  Meanwhile, Magneto is in Beloit, Kansas plotting the next move in his series of attacks against those who persecute mutants.  He knows that powerful forces are monitoring of his activities and are setting traps, but he is not aware of everyone watching him...

The easiest way to describe the new Magneto comic book series is to recall one of the most acclaimed X-Men films, 2011's X-Men: First Class.  Early in the film, Magneto (played by actor Michael Fassbender) embarks on a search-and-destroy mission aimed at his Nazi concentration camp tormentors.  Basically, writer Cullen Bunn takes that Magneto and reworks the character a bit in order to feature him in a solo series set firmly in the Marvel Universe.  In fact, artist Paolo Rivera's striking cover art for Magneto #1 recalls Fassbender's Magneto, but without any hair on his head.

I like this new Magneto comic book.  Walta's art has a crime comic aesthetic similar to the work of Edward Risso in DC Comics' 100 Bullets series and Darwyn Cooke in the Parker graphic novels.  Bunn's script even recalls hard-boiled, pulp fiction that featured hard, edgy, dangerous men who deliver justice, cold and without mercy or remorse.  I think I will follow this series for awhile.

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


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Alex Zalben Announces Fourth "Thor and the Warriors Four"

Thor and the Warriors Four #4

COVER BY: Gurihiru
WRITER: Alex Zalben
PENCILS:Girihiru
INKS:Collen Coover
GURIHIRU (NAOKO KAWANO)
COLORED BY: COLLEEN ANN COOVER
GURIHIRU (NAOKO KAWANO)
LETTERED BY: COLLEEN ANN COOVER
DAVID L. SHARPE

THE STORY:
Loki: triumphant! Thor: defeated! Power Pack: no more! Exclamations: And questions? Will Power Pack be able to save the life of their grandmother, or will the world be destroyed first? All this, plus a guest appearance by The Pet Avengers, and the moment you didn’t know you were waiting your whole life for: The League of Thors! AND the final chapter of Colleen Coover’s Hercules/Power Pack cross-over. An issue so big, so funny, so awesome, that critics are saying, “This solicit was actually written before the first issue came out, so there’s no press quotes yet!” All Ages …$2.99

PRICE: 2.99
IN STORES: July 7, 2010

Alex Zalben Announces Thor and the Warriors Four #2

Press release from Alex Zalben:

COVER BY: Gurihiru
WRITER: Alex Zalben, Collen Coover
PENCILS: Gurihiru, Colleen Coover
INKS: Array

THE STORY:
Who are the WARRIORS FOUR? What do they want with THE MIGHTY THOR, and his alien pal BETA RAY BILL? And how does a no-holds-barred stone throwing contest feature in all of this? The answers: 1) They’re POWER PACK! 2)They want magical Golden Apples to save their grandmother’s life, and 3)who doesn’t like a good stone-throwing contest? The adventures of Power Pack continue as they reach Asgard, fight Dark Dwarves alongside Thor, and move one step closer to bringing about the end of everything they hold dear! All Ages …$2.99

PRICE: 2.99
IN STORES: May 5, 2010

Issue #1 hits stands on April 7th, 2010 - order info.

Issue #2 hits stands on May 5th, 2010 - order info.

Comic Rack interviews Alex Zalben.  Marvel.com article on the series. [END]

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