GEEK-GIRL #15
MARKOSIA ENTERPRISES, LTD.
STORY: Sam Johnson
ART: Carlos Granda
COLORS: Chunlin Zhao
LETTERS: Paul McLaren
COVERS: Carlos Granda with Chunlin Zhao; Aaron Felizmenio
24pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (January 2025)
Rated T+
Geek-Girl created by Sam Johnson
“Identity Crisis” Part 5: “Coming Together.”
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 #15 (“Coming Together.”) opens in the wake of Ruby's confrontation with Identity Thief in a bid to get her powers back. Ruby is shocked to learn that Identity Thief also stole the powers of one of her most dangerous opponents, Lightning Storm. But what did Identity Thief really steal. With a little help from her friends, Ruby might finally defeat Identity Thief and get some answers.
Meanwhile, Summer has gained powers of her own via the power-sharing group, “The Hive.” But does she really understand what she has gotten herself into and what it costs?
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 addictive series a try, dear readers.
Geek-Girl #15 brings to an end the “Identity Thief” story arc that began in Geek-Girl #11. Writer Sam Johnson wraps up this arc, but he also gifts his readers with plenty ghosts of Christmas-futures in the form of emerging subplots. I don't want to say that this is my favorite issue, but I want to say that Johnson does what he does so often. That is he makes an issue so good that you immediately want more, so this could be my favorite until the next issue. Truth is that Johnson is quite good at writing superhero comic books, but how he does it is like no other writer. Geek-Girl always seems fresh and is always crackling with energy, but without a reliance on decades of prior storytelling, as is the case with what is passing for the new hotness in current American comic books.
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 #15, which has a hilarious bit about pronouns. Granda has also created his own unique superhero storytelling language. He is quietly moving beyond the expected and into new territories of naturalism, surrealism, and realism. It seems like an impossible trio, but he is doing something new and something that is exiting to read. Granda's excellent storytelling here shows all the more under Chunlin Zhao's excellent colors (as usual) and Paul McLaren's consistent lettering.
I enjoyed Geek-Girl #15, and I heartily recommend it to you, dear readers. Geek-Girl captures the charm and magic of classic comic books and adds a clever modern touch. I know that more of you will want to discover it.
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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