Dennis Hopeless, et.al., X-O Manowar: Book 1. New York: Valiant Entertainment, 2021. ISBN: 9781682153680.
Genre: graphic novels and comics
Subgenre: superheroes, science fiction
Format: e-book galley
Source: NetGalley
This is the first volume in a new run of the series. This one is written by Dennis Hopeless. I was interested in this volume, since I had read Kindt's 2017 run of the series (links to reviews of volume 1, volume 2, and volume 3). I like this new volume, but it seems to fall short compared to the space spanning adventures of the previous series.
In this first volume, Aric is back on Earth, and he is trying to settle in to a new life as a superhero. However, that is not working out well, and often his good intentions either cause more trouble or he ends up looking like he is more a problem than a hero. Granted, some of this is also the usual people griping after they are saver, which seems to be mandatory in a lot of comics these days. This is where Whitaker comes in, a millionaire entrepreneur (think someone like say Elon Musk) offers to assist Aric with PR to help improve his public image. Still, one does wonder what is in it for Whitaker?
The action in the comic starts right away. The comic has a good pace, and the art is pretty good overall. Soon we find out that the Ukrainian villain is the least of Aric's problems, but at that point this part of the series comes to an end. We do get a bit of a cliffhanger. I found the series entertaining and good light read, but somehow it is not quite as engaging as the previous series I read. Still, I get this is the first volume, so I am curious to see how things turn out. Overall, I liked it.
3 out of 5 stars.
This book qualifies for these 2021 Reading Challenges:
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