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Rogue Sun, Volume 1 by Ryan Parrott
4.0

Rogue Sun is the first "spin-off" in the Radiant Black series and it's still damn good.

This time written by Parrott, the mastermind behind the latest and greatest Power Ranger comics, give his take on a original hero. This universe reminds me SO much of Invincible, and that's a very good thing. After a rich, kind of a dick, hero dies in battle he leaves behind his son he left behind years ago his power to his suit. This makes him a target to his father's other family, new villains, and getting yelled at by mom for not being a regular kid.

This actually gets dark at points but still contains the fun and adventurous feel of a superhero origin story. Vibes of Batman and Spider-Man and even Nova to a extent all come into this title, but with a main character who's more similar to Tony Stark except not all that bright. Besides some turns that I felt took too long to get to I really enjoyed this one, great art and fights on top of it, and eager to see how this world expands some more.

A 4 out of 5.