Comics Review: "GEEK-GIRL #14" Throws Down the Geek-Girl Fight!

GEEK-GIRL #14

MARKOSIA ENTERPRISES, LTD.

STORY: Sam Johnson

ART: Carlos Granda

COLORS: Chunlin Zhao

LETTERS: Paul McLaren

COVERS: Carlos Granda with Chunlin Zhao; L.C. Freitas and Flinn Douglas with Chunlin Zhao

24pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2024)

Rated T+

Geek-Girl created by Sam Johnson

“Identity Crisis” Part 4: “Lightning Stormed”

Created by Sam Johnson, Geek-Girl is a comic book character that debuted in the 2016 Geek-Girl miniseries,  She returned in a second miniseries, 2018's Geek-Girl Vol. 2, which subsequently became an ongoing series.  Geek-Girl Vol. 2 is written by Sam Johnson; drawn by Carlos Granda; colored by Chunlin Zhao; and lettered by Paul McLaren.

Geek-Girl focuses on Ruby Kaye of Acorn Ridge, Maine, a sexy and popular college coed who inadvertently becomes a superhero.  Ruby dons a pair of super-tech eye glasses that give her super-powers.  Ruby's BFF, Summer James, then talks her into trying to be a superhero, even providing her with a moniker.  Now, Ruby is Maine's newest superhero, “Geek-Girl,” but the female super-villain, Identity Thief, has stolen her powers.

Geek-Girl #14 (“Lightning Stormed”) finds “Identity Thief,” the villain who stole Geek-Girl's powers, living an imposter's life as Ruby.  She is also living the high-life, partying with Karin Carpenter, Teyla, Alex, and Jools.  What Identity Thief doesn't know is that Ruby is lurking, ready to strike back in order to retrieve her powers.

Meanwhile, Ruby's BFF, Summer, is out to get her own super-powers.  That brings her to the strange and weird “Mr. Phenomenal,” but getting those powers means that Summer has to sign a contract.  Does she understand all it will cost her to become a superhero?

Meanwhile, the League of Larcenists find themselves at the mercy of the denizens of the incarceration/rehabilitation center, “The Diner.”  Can Chromex/Delfi Matrix answer Xie's questions that way she is supposed to answer them?

THE LOWDOWN:  Geek-Girl creator-writer Sam Johnson regularly sends me PDF review copies of the latest issues of Geek-Girl, and has been doing so for several years.  I enjoy reading about Geek-Girl and her (mis)adventures.  I like this comic book enough to keep encouraging you to give this series a try, dear readers.

Geek-Girl #14 is deep into the “Identity Thief” story line that began in Geek-Girl #11.  Writer Sam Johnson has completely sold this story line of the crisis of Ruby Kaye to his readers.  Johnson makes you feel that Ruby is indeed in crisis and that she has been violated in the most horrible and intimate of ways.  I'm constantly on edge, irritated, and anxious about Ruby's situation, even when I am reading about other characters' subplots.  Johnson has created a perfect interplay of tension and conflict in this arc, not only with Ruby, but also with some of the other characters as well – for instance, Summer and her quest for super-powers.

Artist Carlos Granda is quite good at capturing facial expressions and the quirkiness and oddness in the way people act in the context of emotions and speech.  That really serves him well in Geek-Girl #14, which is heavy on conversation, personality, and interpersonal relationships.  Granda's excellent storytelling here shows all the more under Chunlin Zhao's excellent colors and Paul McLaren's consistent lettering.

As usual, I enjoyed Geek-Girl #14, and I continue to recommend it to you, dear readers.  Geek-Girl captures the charm and magic of classic comic books and adds a clever modern touch.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of lovable superheroes will find an all-around winner in Geek-Girl.

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

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