Comics Review: Strange Adventures #1

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Strange Adventures #1 (of 12) by Tom King

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The quarantine has not only left me with a month's worth of books that I am behind on, but also no upcoming new Wednesday comics. I will be fine but it is weird.

I have seen a lot of comic stores come and go, and I suspect mine will weather this, but the owner is a friend, so it's another hope this ends sooner rather than later.

I never read King's Mister Miracle, but this likely is in a similar vein. King's theory behind this 12-issue series is if Adam Strange is a War hero or a War criminal?!?!?

King does not really explain Strange. I doubt any new readers won't eventually get it, but may have a steeper learning curve.

The art by Shaner and Gerads is fantastic, so that's a strong point in favor.

King has a very accessible story. Like I describe his other recent work, it's got that post-Bendis feel like it is written for a screen. King definitely excels at it.

On the other hand, it isn't quite perfect. Like the recent Heroes in Crisis, there seem to be points here that indicate he might not be able to seal the deal (often a complaint that I have about Bendis, too). Issue 1 itself struggles with feeling overlong, and not maintaining the punch of the opening.

I suspect Mister Miracle readers might tear into it even more.

Still, the ceiling on this remains extremely high. It has the feel of when Morrison was ambitiously taking on the DCverse, and it is anything but the standard comic.

I am looking forward to seeing where it goes. Of course, now I am looking forward to any new comics at all



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