While Tomassi and Gleason are gearing up for their next arc which is the highly anticipated Reborn arc, they decided to gift us readers with a breather issue, a nice little one shot story focusing on our favorite super son Jon and his friend Kathy.
The story begins with Jon watching horror movies alone in the living room. He is contacted by Kathy who has been searching for her father who has gone missing in the woods for two hours. As Jon assists Kathy to find Cobb, strange things start to happen in the woods. What is plaguing our protagonists, what happened to Mr. Cobb? And what external force is behind the scenes causing this horror?
This was a fun little tale by Tomassi and Gleason as they give us a break from the 3 parter Multiplicity arc of prior. It’s a nice tale centered on Jon and Kathy, which is always fun to see. Jon is very much like his father, but also his own person. It’s cool to see that despite his subdued abilities that have yet to evolve, that he is still scared of horror movies and things, it’s a nice little character trait that really compliments his character. Surprisingly enough, it’s interesting that this is a tale that is centered on spookiness. This could have easily been a Halloween issue no doubt, but it is enjoyable. It’s nice, simple, fast to read, and sweet. It’s good to see nice one-shots that show the characters having some downtime, or having little takes that aren’t high stakes. Much like Superman issue 7, it’s a good stand-alone issue that harkens back to what comics used to be before the huge multi title crossovers that have unfortunately saturated comics of today.
The art by Fiumara compliments the tone of the story, playing off of the fun and spooky aesthetics without being overtly horrific and being kiddish, providing a nice balance in narrative tone and visual style. Dave Stewart’s colors of muted greens and misty fogs that contrast with Jon’s colorful figure is effective and does a good job to cloak Fiumara’s art with the right blend that they narratively aimed for, for this specific story. Rob Leigh does a good job with his lettering, so there are no complaints. This is a fun little issue, and if you want a simple tale to break away from issue arcs, then this is a good one-shot for you. And If you love with Tomassi and Gleason have been doing on this title (because I sure do) I think you’ll enjoy it just as much.
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