Comic Review: Geiger #4 (Image Comics)

Man-oh-man, the cover of Geiger #4 from Image is a work of action art!

Gary Frank and Brad Anderson portray a poster-worthy graphic image, reminiscent of the movie Road Warrior. Figures flying in the air, a jeep tilting in dust, attacks, and all kinds of weapons asunder!

This title, the story of the powerfully radioactive man, is an action-packed wonder. Writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank (Brad Anderson on colours, Rob Leigh on letters) take us on the moonlight danger ride, with Tariq on the run. He’s with two young black kids and a wolf named Barney.

Things aren’t quiet for long, and the character backstories come to a temporary halt when immense dangers begin to develop. There are sinister creeps all around, including the Organ People, who harvest, well, human organs. Fresher the better.

Speaking of fresh, Geiger is a ripe and juicy new take on the dusty post-Apocalyptic trope, the times beyond hope, the downward slope of the eyebrows of civilization, where the radiation has mutated us all. Vegas enters frequently into these feverish dream tales and indeed does so in Geiger. Ring-a-ding-ding. But Geoff Johns and the creative team manage to steer away from the tiresome and keep things lively and dangerous.

Image Comics, Geiger #4, $3.99 for 24 pages of Teen + content.