SPACE GHOST VOL. 1 #8
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
STORY: David Pepose
ART: Jonathan Lau
COLORS: Andrew Dalhouse
LETTERS: Taylor Esposito
EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt
COVER: Francesco Mattina
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jae Lee with June Chung; Bjorn Barends; Anthony Marques and Fran Crivelli with Nick Caponi; Francesco Mattina; Jae Lee; Jonathan Lau;
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (December 2024)
Rated “Teen”
The Reckoning of Metallus!”
Space Ghost is a superhero character created by the American animation studio and production company, Hanna-Barbera Productions. The character first appeared in the Saturday morning cartoon series, “Space Ghost,” which was originally broadcast on CBS from September 1966 to September 1967 for 20 episodes.
In his original incarnation, Space Ghost was a superhero whose base of operations was a small world known as “Ghost Planet.” He fought super-villains in outer space with his teen sidekicks, Jan and Jace, and their monkey, Blip. His main weapons were power bands he wore around his wrists and lower arms; the bands fired off multiple energy beam-based attacks, including heat, cold, and force, to name a few. Space Ghost could also fly, survive in space, and turn invisible (his “Inviso Power”). He also had a space ship known as “the Phantom Cruiser.”
Space Ghost sporadically appeared in various comic book publications over a fifty year period. Dynamite Entertainment has just launched a new Space Ghost comic book as part of its licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Entitled Space Ghost Volume 1, it is written by David Pepose; drawn by Jonathan Lau; colored by Andrew Dalhouse; and lettered by Taylor Esposito. In the new series, twins Jan and Jace Keplar and their pet monkey, Blip, meet that legendary cosmic vigilante known as “the Space Ghost.”
Space Ghost Volume One #8 (The Reckoning of Metallus!”) opens in the past on the Planet Vector. Before there was the Space Ghost, there was the loving husband and father, Dax. Then, General Metallus destroyed it all.
Present day: Space Ghost and Jan and Jace answer a distress call from the “Starship Ulysses.” Much to Space Ghost's shock, the past has returned not only to haunt him, but also to destroy him. Can Jan and Jace rescue Space Ghost? Can they save themselves from the shocking secrets behind their mentor's tragic history?
THE LOWDOWN: Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. Space Ghost #8, Volume One, however, is not the latest issue that I received because I bought my own copy this time.
Having bought my own personal copy, I am finally free to say what I really feel about Dynamite's new Space Ghost comic book. I don't have to feel obligated to say good things in order to show my appreciation to Dynamite for gifting me a complementary PDF copy of this comic book...
… But girl, I love the heck outta Space Ghost #8, just as much as I've loved the other issues of this fan-frickin-tastic series. Free PDF or paid copy: the quality is always high.
Writer David Pepose … I don't know what to say anymore. He is writing a really good comic book. People are always looking for good comics. If I told you that Space Ghost was titled Absolute Space Ghost or Ultimate Space Ghost or One World Under Space Ghost or Dark Metal Space Ghost or Crisis on Infinite Ghost Planets or Taylor Swift Presents Jan and Jace... would you then believe me that Pepose is writing one of the most entertaining comic book currently awaiting you in comics shops? I might be wrong, but you, dear readers wouldn't think that I was wrong if you tried even just one issue.
Artist Jonathan Lau continues to turn Pepose's story into powerful and effective comic book storytelling. Lau brings the pain to Space Ghost's conflict with Metallus. He presents it on a big canvas in a way that convinces the reader that our hero is deep in the shit when it comes to being in trouble. Nothing Lau does is regular; his art leaps off the page and is always in the reader's face.
Andrew Dalhouse's lovely colors burn up this story and has this entire chapter feeling like everything is falling apart, which it is... for our heroes. Letterer Taylor Esposito throws gasoline on the fire, as if he finally has an opportunity to create explosions like a mad bomber.
I'm having a blast reading Space Ghost Volume One, dear readers. I want this enjoyment for you, too. This Space Ghost is super, man.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Warner Bros. comic book series will want to read Space Ghost Volume One.
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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