Another comic from the far end of the alphabet, and, no kidding, a much better superhero comic than any of the Zero Hour ones I've just read. I'm also thinking that this was the inspiration for the Tim Allen film, but I see very little resemblance between this wonderful story and the movie. I think I'll have to try to find the other two issues of this series, which reads a bit like Harry Potter for superheroes, but achieves an underlying tinge of sadness that I never really got from the Potter series, at least not in the very beginning.
Jason Lethcoe is obviously interested in telling not just a story for children, but a story that can be appreciated by all ages. It's a fine line I've seen trod by only a few creators or properties - Pixar has been, though not always, the most successful in mixing the young and the old audience. And I think it's a matter of making a film that feels child-like, rather than childish. One evokes a sense of wonder, the other a sense of silliness. Not that these are mutually exclusive, but when a story is built on a foundation of childishness, it's hard to evoke a sense of wonder, I think. But silliness can easily be folded into being child-like.
Zoom's evokes both the wonder and the difficulty of being a child. I think it speaks to kids at their level and reminds adults of what it was like to be that small and powerless, but fearless and hopeful all at the same time.
I guess I liked this comic :D
More to come...
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