Comics Review: "SPACE GHOST #9" is Some Powerful Sh*t

SPACE GHOST VOL. 1 #9

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

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (January 2025)

Rated “Teen”

“Invasion of the Space Armada!”

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 #9 (“Invasion of the Space Armada!”) opens on Cetia-7, the Galactic Federation Homeworld.  Having defeated the Space Ghost, General Metallus has launched a full-scale invasion of Cetia-7.  When the planet falls, it will make the sound of an empire being born, an empire under the iron rule of Metallus.  Don't count your empires before they hatch, Metallus, because you can't keep a good hero down.

Meanwhile, Jan, Jace, and Blip continue their valiant effort.  Believing Space Ghost to be dead, the children and their pet monkey are determined to save as many people as they can.  Can Space Ghost's young allies hold on until help arrives?

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 #9, Volume One is a recent issue that I have received.

Writer David Pepose has closed his two-part battle royale between Space Ghost and one of his most powerfully dangerous adversaries, Metallus, with enough power to light up a galactic homeworld.  Pepose is so good at this Space Ghost comic book writing thing that I am starting to believe that if Space Ghost has a canon, this comic book stands right behind the original 1966-67 TV series.

Artist Jonathan Lau art makes Pepose's powerful script into all-powerful comic book storytelling.  His art is textured and beautiful, dark and dangerous, and brings sexy back.  Nothing Lau does as an illustrator is ordinary; his art leaps off the page and dazzles my imagination.  It makes you believe that this is the great battle for the survival of the Galactic Federation ever.

Andrew Dalhouse's lovely colors bring new meaning to conflagration.  Intergalactic planetary destruction usually only looks this good in movies with the help of CGI.  Letterer Taylor Esposito goes symphonic with his fonts.  I can feel the sound his lettering imparts.

I'm having a blast reading Space Ghost Volume One, dear readers.  I am running out of words to praise this, but I won't run out of desire to read it.

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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Comics Review: "DARKWING DUCK #1" Makes Another Strong Debut

DARKWING DUCK VOLUME 2 #1

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STORY: Daniel Kibblesmith

ART: Ted Brandt & Ro Stein

COLORS: Dearbhla Kelly

LETTERS: Fabio Amelia

EDITOR: Nate Cosby

COVER: Tad Stones

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Mark Bagley; Ted Brandt & Ro Stein; Nicoletta Baldari; Ciro Cangialosi; Tad Stones

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (March 2025)

Rated “All Ages”

“Year One” Part One of Twelve: “Hi, Voltage!”

“Darkwing Duck” was an animated superhero comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation.  It originally aired for three seasons (for a total of 91 episodes) from 1991 to 1992, both as part of the syndicated programming block, “The Disney Afternoon,” and as part of ABC's Saturday morning lineup.  “Darkwing Duck” focused on a suburban duck, Drake Mallard, and his superhero alter-ego, “Darkwing Duck.”  The character was a parody of the pulp fiction vigilante character, The Shadow, and his alter-ego, Kent Allard.

A little over two years ago, Dynamite Entertainment launched a new Darkwing Duck comic book series.  Now, it has recently relaunched the series with Darkwing Duck Volume 2.  It is written by Daniel Kibblesmith; drawn by Ted Brandt & Ro Stein; and colored by Dearbhla Kelly; and lettered by Fabio Amelia.  The new series revisits Darkwing Duck's first year as a superhero.

Darkwing Duck Volume 2 #1 (“Hi, Voltage!”) opens at night in the city of St. Canard. Then, the story moves to the suburbs of St. Canard, specifically the Mallard residence.  Drake Mallard is regaling his adopted daughter, Gosalyn Mallard, with tales of his adventures as Darkwing Duck.  It is, however, early in his crime-busting career, but Darkwing is ready to have... an arch-nemesis?!  Meanwhile, one such candidate presents himself when Megavolt goes after “the max-capacity super battery.”

Meanwhile, Gosalyn does not want an early bedtime when her father is off having adventures.  She wants to visit “the St. Canard-Once-a-Year-After-Hours-Fun-Time-Carnival.”  And to do that, she needs to convince tonight's guard dog, Launchpad McQuack, that he wants to have fun, too.  What are the chances both the father's and the daughter's missions cross paths?

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is Darkwing Duck Volume 2, Issue #1, one of a few Darkwing Duck comic books that I have read.

I have never watched an episode of the “Darkwing Duck” animated series, although I have always wanted to do so.  My only previous experience reading a Darkwing Duck comic book was Dynamite's 2023 series, and I only read the first four issues.

However, the work of this new series' creative team might make me stick around longer.  Writer Daniel Kibblesmith spins a yarn that offers the usual fun of Darkwing Duck, while depicting a hero in the early days of his crime-busting.  Still, Kibblesmith finds the joy in the character and personality of Darkwing Duck and in the series' signature brand of humor rather than focusing on the mechanics of a superhero's “Year One.”

The art team of illustrators Ted Brandt & Ro Stein and colorist Dearbhla Kelly offer a spry first chapter of storytelling that sparks on the page with adventure and humor.  Brandt & Stein capture the Disney graphical aesthetic, while Kelly colors the story in a way that suggests something vintage or, at least, of recent vintage.  Letterer Fabio Amelia keeps the energy going with battery-charged sound effects, captions, and word balloons.

I hope that Dynamite can find continued success with Darkwing Duck.  There is an audience for this title, and it could be you, dear readers.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Darkwing Duck will want to try Dynamite's new Darkwing Duck Volume 2 comic book series.

A

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Comics Review: Disney's "DUCKTALES #3" is in the Clink

DUCKTALES VOLUME 1, ISSUE #3

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Brandon Montclare

ART: Tommaso Ronda

COLORS: Tommaso Ronda

LETTERS: Fabio Amelia

EDITOR: Nate Cosby

COVER: Ivan Bigarella

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Francesco Tomaselli; Carlo Lauro; Alan Quah; Ivan Bigarella; Tomasso Ronda

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (March 2025)

All Ages

Based on “Uncle Scrooge” by Carl Barks

“Four Corners of Your World” Part Three: “The Duckburg Clink”

“DuckTales” was an animated television series that ran from 1987 to 1990.  Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Tokyo Movie Shinsha, DuckTales was syndicated to American local television stations and ran for 100 episodes.  The series also yielded a theatrical spin-off movie, DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990).  In 2017, a second “DuckTales” series ran for 69 episodes over three seasons (2017-2021).

DuckTales was inspired by and based upon the Uncle Scrooge comics book and other comic books set in the world of Donald Duck that Carl Barks, legendary comic book writer-artist, created mainly from the early 1940s and into the 1960s.  The TV show followed the adventures of Donald Duck's uncle, Scrooge McDuck; his three grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie (who were also Donald's nephews), and a close group of friends.

There were several DuckTales-related comics publications and comic books published on and off over a period from 1988 to 2020.  Dynamite Entertainment brings DuckTales back to comic books with DuckTales Volume 1.  It is written by Brandon Montclare; drawn and colored by Tomasso Ronda; and lettered by Fabio Amelia.

DuckTales Volume 1 #3 (“The Duckburg Clink”) opens at night in a jail cell in the Duckburg City Jail.  There, we find Uncle Scrooge!... and the Beagle Boys!  It seems that earlier that night, Uncle Scrooge and the nephews went treasure hunting in Craven Caverns, which is near the jail.  Meanwhile, the criminal matriarch, Ma Beagle, was leading her sons, the “Beagle Boys,” in a jail break that took them down an underground path.  Paths cross, and Uncle Scrooge lands in the clink.

For as long as Scrooge McDuck has been a successful tycoon, he's had to deal with swindlers, burglars, and every other kind of chiseler (including Flintheart Glomgold) who wants to get their hands on his hard-earned fortune. The most infamous group of those scheming miscreants that hound Scrooge's every step is the infamous family known as the Beagle Boys.

Now, opposing forces must become supporting forces if Beagle and Duck families are going to be freed from incarceration in Duckburg's jail.  Will this union work?

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  DuckTales Volume 1, Issue #3 is the latest.

I thought the first issue of the new DuckTales comic book series was more an introductory chapter than a first chapter of a serial.  With the second issue, writer Brandon Montclare really began the storytelling simply by digging into the legacy and world Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comic books (sometimes called the “Duck universe).

The late comic book writer-artist, Carl Barks, left a back list and a character catalog that is rich with storytelling potential.  Flintheart Glomgold, who first appeared in Uncle Scrooge #15 (cover dated: September 1956), and the “Beagle Boys,” who first appeared in Walt Disney Comics and Stories #134 (cover dated: November 1951), are characters from which a savvy writer can spin Disney comics gold.  Later Disney comic book creators, such as Don Rosa, and also the “DuckTales” television series writers added to the Duck universe.  Montclare deftly taps into the past, and this time the result is “The Duckburg Clink,” which reads like a classic Disney comic book. 

Artist Tomasso Ronda continues to present beautiful art and engaging storytelling.  His art looks as if it has stepped from a Disney animation reel, and Ronda illustrations make the story pop with suspense and fun.  Ronda will be well remembered for his run here by Disney comic book fans for capturing the colorful magic of the wonderful storytelling worlds of Disney.  Fabio Amelia's lettering completes the spell in making Issue #3 fit right in as an true Disney comic book.

DuckTales #3 is an impressive third issue.  It suggests that this series has staying power, and I hope that you, dear readers, help it stay around.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Disney comic books and of DuckTales will want to try DuckTales Volume 1.

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Advanced Comics Review: "THE HERCULOIDS #1" Revives a Classic

THE HERCULOIDS VOL. 1 #1

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STORY: Tom Sniegoski

ART: Craig Rousseau

COLORS: Omi Remalante, Jr.

LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry

EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt

COVER: Francesco Mattina

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Joseph Michael Linsner; Bjorn Barends; Felipe Massafera; Mike Mignola; Rob Liefeld; Francesco Mattina

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (March 2025)

Rated “Teen”

“The Herculoids” created and designed by Alex Toth

“The Herculoids” was an American Saturday-morning animated television series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.  It originally aired on CBS for 18 episodes from September 1967 to January 1968.  Rooted in science fiction and fantasy, “The Herculoids” featured characters created and designed by the late Alex Toth (1928-2006).

“The Herculoids" was originally set on the planet Amzot and featured eight regular characters.  The main characters were members of a space barbarian family:  Zandor, the father; Tara, the mother; and Dorno, the son.  In order to keep their planet safe from invaders, they fight alongside the other five regulars, a group of giant pets:  the laser dragon, “Zok,” the space rhinoceros, “Tundro,” the rock ape, “Igoo,” and the shape-shifting duo of “Gloop and Gleep.”

Over the decades, there have been comic books featuring The Herculoids, published by Gold Key Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics.  The latest is The Herculoids Volume 1, which is part of Dynamite Entertainment's licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery.  The Herculoids is written by Tom Sniegoski; drawn by Craig Rousseau; colored by Omi Remalante, Jr.; and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.

The Herculoids Volume 1 #1 opens with the story of the legendary planet that is fabled for its riches and for the terrible fates that befall anyone or any entity that seeks to exploit those riches.  Known alternately as “Quasar,” “Pentagoran,” and “Shorin-Zahh, it is best known as “Amzot.”

Quen-Tel, a mercenary, believes that he has found the information that will show him the way to this world hidden in the furthest reaches of space.  He leads an expedition to the planet with boldness and confidence.  However, he is about learn why those who survive Amzot's terrible fates speak of their encounters with horrific, imposing monsters that guard the mysterious world.  Still, the lure of its abundant resources is too great to resist.  Raiders and pirates continue to come from across the galaxy, and Quen-Tel leads the latest. 

Will this expedition also discover why survivors tell blood-chilling tales of those who protect Amzot from constant attacks?  Will these sentient beings meet The Herculoids?!

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  The Herculoids Volume 1, Issue #1 is the latest, and this maybe the first comic book featuring The Herculoids solo that I have read.

The Herculoids does not open with a bang.  Writer Tom Sniegoski offers a gentle introductory tale, although there is some “fantasy violence.  This is a chapter that reintroduces the characters of the famed vintage Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning animated series.  Issue #1 is also a tame introduction for those who are new to the tale.

Artist Craig Rousseau offers an unadorned first issue with plain, straightforward storytelling, and Omi Remalante, Jr.'s coloring keeps-it-simple-stupid.  Jeff Eckleberry captures the classic vibe of old cartoons and vintage comics with his lettering.  I believe that this first issue is relatively quiet as the creative team plants the seeds that will rapidly sprout into an intense first arc.  That is, however, for next time.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Warner Bros. comic book series and of “The Herculoids will want to read The Herculoids Volume 1.

B+

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Comics Review: "SPACE GHOST #8" Puts Mustard on the Beat

SPACE GHOST VOL. 1 #8

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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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Comics Review: "JONNY QUEST #5" and the Cross-Temporal Boogie-Woogie

JONNY QUEST VOL. 1 #5

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STORY: Joe Casey

ART: Sebastián Piriz

COLORS: Lorenzo Scaramella

LETTERS: Taylor Esposito

EDITOR: Matt Idelson

COVER: Chad Hardin with Chuck Obach

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jae Lee with June Chung; Richard Pace; Anthony Marques; Chad Hardin with Chuck Obach; Jae Lee; Chad Hardin

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (December 2024)

Rated “Teen”

Jonny Quest created by Doug Wildey

“Zin Wins”

“Jonny Quest” (also known as “The Adventures of Jonny Quest”) was an animated science fiction-adventure television series.  It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for the television studio, Screen Gems, and was created and designed by comic book artist, Doug Wildey.  The series ran for one season on ABC (September 1964 to March 1965), on prime time, for a total of 25 episodes

The series focused on a boy, Jonny Quest, who accompanied his scientist father, Dr. Benton Quest, on extraordinary adventures.  The other members of what came to be known as “Team Quest” were Jonny's adopted brother, Hadji Singh; the Quest family bodyguard, Roger “Race” Bannon; and Jonny's pet bulldog, Bandit.

Over the decades, there have been comic books featuring Jonny Quest.  The latest is Jonny Quest Volume 1, which is part of Dynamite Entertainment's recent licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery.  The series is written by Joe Casey; drawn by Sebastian Piriz; colored by Lorenzo Scaramella; and lettered by Taylor Esposito.  In the new adventure, Team Quest has been transported from the year 1964 to the present day where they meet 71 year-old Jonathan Quest and begin a... quest to return to their own time.

Jonny Quest Volume 1 #5 opens aboard Dr. Zin's airborne carrier craft.  Jonny's boy-out-of-time adventure comes to an explosive end as he and Team Quest take on Dr. Zin one last time.  If they can bring their old enemy down, how will they ever be able to return home?  And even if they do find a way home, will they be able to resist the urge to use the “Quantum Counter” and their knowledge of what is to come to change history?

Do the Jonny Quests of two eras have an answer to these questions?  Or will they have to rely on another octogenarian member of the Quest family... or another member of the Jade family?

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  Jonny Quest, Volume 1, Issue 5 is one of the titles that I received.

Writer Joe Casey wraps up his first Jonny Quest arc with a bang.  The best thing about this story line is that its ending is ambiguous and filled with a sense of mystery and of the unknown.  Casey offers this:  anything can happen, or nothing can happen.  Or it can all happen all over again.

Artist Sebastian Piriz's storytelling is true to the spirit of the original Jonny Quest TV series, in terms of art, storytelling, and aesthetic.  Piriz's clean, modern style sets a mood that makes this entire arc seem lost in time and buried in ambiguity.  The coloring by Scaramella sheds light on the sense of mystery without revealing it.  Even the lettering by Taylor Esposito summons an old school cool vibe that also radiates a timeless sensibility.

Jonny Quest Volume 1 #5 is filled with as many surprises as prior issues were.  I hope you get to read this, dear readers, even if you wait for the trade collection.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Warner Bros. comic book series and of Jonny Quest will want to read Jonny Quest, Volume 1.

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Comics Review: Disney's "ZOOTOPIA #2" Finds Treasure in Trash

ZOOTOPIA: VOL. 1 #2

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STORY: Jeff Parker

ART: Alessandro Ranaldi

COLORS: Dearbhla Kelly

LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry

EDITOR: Nate Cosby

COVER: Trish Forstner

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Rated “Teen”

“Dump-Da-Dump-Dump!”

Zootopia is a 2016 animated buddy-cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.  Zootopia is set in a world of anthropomorphic animals (animals that talk and act like humans).  The film follows a rabbit named Judy Hopps, who is rookie police officer, and a fox named Nick Wilde, who is a con artist.  Judy and Nick end up working together to uncover a conspiracy involving the disappearance of predators.  At the end of the film, Nick graduates from the police academy and becomes Judy's partner.

Dynamite Entertainment has been producing licensed comic books based on Disney characters and IP since 2022.  The latest is a Zootopia comic book series, entitled Zootopia: Volume 1.  It is written by Jeff Parker; drawn by Alessandro Ranaldi; colored by Dearbhla Kelly; and lettered Jeff Eckleberry.  The series continues the adventures of Judy and Nick and is set after the events of the original film.

Zootopia: Volume 1 #2 (“Dump-Da-Dump-Dump!”) opens in Zootopia Police Precinct 1, where Chief Bogo is handing out a refresher course.  Soon, Officer Hopps and Officer Wilde are on their way to the city dump... err... Zootopia Recycling Depot.  According to its manager, Skunk Flowers, someone is actually breaking into the dump and stealing only select garbage bags.

So exactly what kind of trash in those select garbage bags are raccoons and opossums hauling away?  Hopps thinks she will find some connections to the PB&J phone explosions, but Wilde wonders what he and his sensitive nose is doing at the city dump.

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  Zootopia: Volume 1, Issue #2 is the latest.

I passed on Walt Disney's 2016 computer-animated hit film, Zootopia, when it first played in theaters.  Later, I started hearing good things about it, so I gave it a try on DVD (via Netflix).  I loved it, and I'm excited about the sequel film, Zootopia 2, which is due November 2025.

My enjoyment of the film virtually assured that I was going to give Dynamite's new comic book adaptation a try.  I can safely tell Zootopia fans that the fun first issue of this series was not a fluke, because Issue #2 is also a blast to read.  Series writer Jeff Parker, who is quite adept at writing comic books that adapt other media, offers a surprisingly clever story that revolves around thefts from the city dump.  Parker manages to keep intriguing his Zootopia readers with novel plots and conspiracies.  He is giving us every reason to keep reading.

The series' artists, penciler-inker Alessandro Ranaldi and colorist Dearbhla Kelly, offer the most exciting storytelling that readers will find is also similar to the aesthetic the original film.  Ranaldi's compositions hop and dash across the pages with fast-paced storytelling.  Kelly's colors have the spark of Disney's animation magic and also make the story pop.  As usual, Jeff Eckleberry's lettering gives this story a sense of fast motion and noisy action.

I look forward to more Zootopia Volume 1.  Anyone who reads this second issue, dear readers, will feel the need to return for the third issue, at least.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Disney comic book series will want Zootopia: Volume 1.

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Comics Review: "SAVAGE TALES #1" Offers a Fab Four of Tales

SAVAGE TALES #1 (2025)

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: David Avallone; Kurt Busiek

ART: Hamish Cook; Eman Casallos; Mariano Benitez Chapo; Benjamin Dewey

COLORS: Jorge Sutil

LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry; Simon Bowland

COVER: Arthur Suydam

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Liam Sharp; Rafael Kayanan; Arthur Suydam

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (February 2025)

Rated Teen+

Savage Tales is the title of an anthology comic book series that has been used by both Dynamite Entertainment and Marvel Comics (twice).  Dynamite recently brought its version back as a series of occasionally-published one-shots.

The 2025 edition of Savage Tales #1 has four short stories.  Three of them are new stories written by David Avallone.  These stories feature Gullivar of Mars (drawn by Hamish Cook); John Carter and Dejah Thoris of Mars (drawn by Eman Casallos); and Vampirella (drawn by Mariano Benitez Chapo).  All of Avallone's stories are colored by Jorge Sutil and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.

The fourth entry is a Red Sonja story written by Kurt Busiek; drawn by Benjamin Dewey; and lettered by Simon Bowland.  This story was originally published in Red Sonja: Black, White, Red #1 (July 2021).

I will summarize and review each story individually.

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, the marketing department at Dynamite Entertainment has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is the 2025 edition of Savage Tales #1, but this is not the first time I have read a Dynamite Savage Tales comic book.

Gullivar of Mars: “His War Chapter Three” by Avallone and Cook:

Captain Gullivar Jones is based on the character, Lt. Gulllivar Jones, who first appeared in the novel, Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation, written by Edwin Lester Arnold and published in 1905.  Writer David Avallone has been reworking the character over the past few years.

“His War” chronicles Jones' life since he first left Mars and eventually fought in “the Great War” (World War I).  Now, Jones has returned to Mars twenty years after his original time on the planet.  What he discovers is that he might be the reason for the once lush planet's sorry state, and his reunion with his beloved “Heru” (a princess of Mars) is also off to a sorry state.

Avallone has a deft touch with vintage and classic characters, and because of author Edwin Lester Arnold's influence on the science fiction sub-genre, “planetary romance,” Gullivar Jones is both vintage and classic.  This may be the best chapter of Avallone's revival yet, primarily because he immediately puts Jones in a life or death situation.  Hamish Cook's art and storytelling captures the edgy mood and tense action of the story's first person narration.  Cook makes me wish that this story could be published as a graphic novel.

John Carter and Dejah Thoris of Mars: “A Mutiny on Mars” by Avallone and Casallos:

“A Mutiny on Mars” opens in the distant past on the planet of “Barsoom” (Mars”) and finds royal couple, John Carter and Dejah Thoris, on a scientific expedition.  Instead of science, they find betrayal and a plot to kidnap John.

Avallone weaves a nice tale that will entertain those familiar with the world of Edgar Rice Burroughs' “Barsoom” series.  Eman Casallos and Jorge Sutil's art and colors give this story the kind of exotic and esoteric aesthetic that at least I expect of comic book stories set in the world of Barsoom.

Vampirella: “The Real Thing” by Avallone and Chapo:

Avallone weaves a rather surprising and delightful tale featuring Vampirella, a truly classic character that often suffers from overexposure.  Vampirella is working as a lowly assistant on the television series, “Draculette.”  Among the production crew, there are some real doubters who are about to discover the truth about vampires.  The question is whether or not Vampirella will step in to save the day or let the blood flow.

Mariano Benitez Chapo proves to be perfectly capable of turning Avallone's humorous scripts into a fun comics story that pops on the page.  Avallone is really good at blending supernatural horror comics with humor comics, and Chapo's art captures the snappiness of Avallone's banter here.  They'd make a good pairing on an Elvira series.  As he does in the other two original stories, Jeff Eckleberry adds a stylish flair with his lettering for this story.

Red Sonja: “Seeing Red” by Busiek and Dewey:

“Seeing Red” opens in a place called the “Mountains of Night” where Red Sonja will enter a crypt as part of a deal she made with an ambitious wannabe ruler.  What she's finds is certain death at the hands or claws of a creature that moves too fast for her to see.  And that's got the “She-Devil with a Sword” seeing red.

I did read the 2021 Red Sonja: Black, White, Red series – every issue except the first, so “Seeing Red” is new to me.  Kurt Busiek delivers a tale that reads as if it is a Conan the Barbarian tale from Marvel Comics' classic black and white magazine, The Savage Sword of Conan.  Benjamin Dewey's art certainly sells this story's classic Marvel vibe with rock-solid compositions that are perfect for Red Sonja's comic book brand of sword and sorcery.  As always I love the pounding vibe Simon Bowland's lettering gives this story.

If I had to reluctantly pick a favorite comics story in Savage Tales #1 (2025), it would be a difficult choice.  So, I will instead suggest you get this comic book, dear readers, and decide for yourself.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of anthology comic books will want to read Savage Tales #1.

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

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Comics Review: "SPACE GHOST #7" Offers Meat for the Beast

SPACE GHOST VOL. 1 #7

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. (November 2024)

Rated “Teen”

“Blip Versus the Creature King!”

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 One, 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 #7 (“Blip Versus the Creature King!”) opens on the Planet Halcyon... and everything is in chaos.  Space Ghost and Jan have been taken prisoner.  Something is very wrong with Jace's mind.  Our human heroes find themselves trapped on a mysterious jungle planet where they face The Creature King, who commands a host of beasts to do his nefarious bidding.  Using his “Telepathic Crown,” the Creature King and his beasts will tear down the human civilization.

In our heroes' most desperate hour of need, there is only one member who can save them – Blip!  And it's Blip as you've never seen him... or heard him before now.

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 #7, 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 still love the heck outta this new Space Ghost comic book.

Writer David Pepose offers a great one-off tale with “Blip Versus the Creature King!”  It is riveting to say the least, with every page making me believe that this is it – the end of our heroes.  I read it like a man whose imagination has been starving for great comic books stories and finally found a great one to satisfy him.  Well, me and old Mister Mind got one of the best standalone issues we've read in a long time.  Cheers to Pepose.

Jonathan Lau takes Pepose's story and turns it into powerful and effective comic book storytelling.  By the end of his run, Lau may end up being one of the very best Space Ghost comic book artists.  Blending moody EC Comics-like atmosphere with an outer space aesthetic, Lau has created a kind of sci-fi Film-Noir that gives futuristic adventure a dark turn to a place where hope struggles to survive.  Lau clearly understands that conflict still drives the drama even in the most fantastic of narrative settings and environments.

Andrew Dalhouse's lovely colors give the haunting tones of “Blip Versus the Creature King!” a rich resonance.  Letterer Taylor Esposito throws gasoline on the fire to make this story burn, baby, burn, using classic comics cool to heighten the heated action.

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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Comics Review: "JONNY QUEST #4" is Great Free or Purchased

JONNY QUEST VOL. 1 #4

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Joe Casey

ART: Sebastián Piriz

COLORS: Lorenzo Scaramella

LETTERS: Taylor Esposito

EDITOR: Matt Idelson

COVER: Chad Hardin with Chuck Obach

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jae Lee with June Chung; Tom Raney with Gina Going; Richard Pace; Chad Hardin with Chuck Obach; Jae Lee; Chad Hardin

28pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (November 2024)

Rated “Teen”

Jonny Quest created by Doug Wildey

“Zin Wins”

“Jonny Quest” (also known as “The Adventures of Jonny Quest”) was an animated science fiction-adventure television series.  It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for the television studio, Screen Gems, and was created and designed by comic book artist, Doug Wildey.  The series ran for one season on ABC (September 1964 to March 1965), on prime time, for a total of 25 episodes

The series focused on a boy, Jonny Quest, who accompanied his scientist father, Dr. Benton Quest, on extraordinary adventures.  The other members of what came to be known as “Team Quest” were Jonny's adopted brother, Hadji Singh; the Quest family bodyguard, Roger “Race” Bannon; and Jonny's pet bulldog, Bandit.

Over the decades, there have been comic books featuring Jonny Quest.  The latest is Jonny Quest Volume 1, which is part of Dynamite Entertainment's recent licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery.  The series is written by Joe Casey; drawn by Sebastian Piriz; colored by Lorenzo Scaramella; and lettered by Taylor Esposito.  In the new adventure, Team Quest has been transported from the year 1964 to the present day where they meet 71 year-old Jonathan Quest and begin a... quest to return to their own time.

Jonny Quest Volume 1 #4 opens in Japan at the Fukunaga Corporation.  There, Jonathan Quest prepares for a bio-scan that will help him find his younger self, Jonny Quest.  He has been kidnapped along with Hadji by Dr. Zin, the arch-nemesis of Team Quest.  What the older half of Team Quest doesn't know is that the younger half has met Jasmine Jade, the granddaughter of the infamous “Jezebel Jade,” the mercenary-for-hire and sometimes ally of Team Quest?  

Meanwhile, Dr. Zin prepares to make war.

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  Jonny Quest, Volume 1, Issue 4 however, is not one of those because I bought my own copy.

Having bought my own personal copy, I am finally free to say what I really feel about Dynamite's new Jonny Quest 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 free PDF copy of the comic book...

...And I enjoyed reading this issue from a personal copy as much as I enjoyed reading the first three issues of this series as complimentary PDFs from Dynamite.  Writer Joe Casey continues to wage war on bad comic books by creating a truly great comic book in this new Jonny Quest that always delivers the good stuff.  Casey offers the most intense action yet, and while there are connections to the past, the story really emphasizes the present dangers.

Piriz's art and storytelling are true to the original Jonny Quests TV series, but both art and storytelling have a clean, modern mood that is like other recent science fiction and adventure comic books.  Piriz also makes this new Jonny Quest seem fresh and alive, as if this concept really belongs in modern times.  The coloring by Scaramella adds the finishing modern touch.  Even the lettering by Taylor Esposito summons an old school cool vibe that also radiates a modern sensibility.

Jonny Quest Volume 1 #4 is filled with as many surprises as prior issues.  So why aren't you reading this, dear readers?

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Warner Bros. comic book series and of Jonny Quest will want to read Jonny Quest, Volume 1.

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