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Dial H for Hero Vol. 1: Enter the Heroverse
by Sam Humphries
Dial H for Hero is back! This time I liked this story a lot more than New 52 one.
SO Miguel, our main hero here, stumbles on a magical phone. Once dialed he becomes a HERO! And what this story bases itself on is Miguel always wanted to be like Superman. When he was a child he was rescued by the hero and looks up to him. But he also has a pretty shitty life at the moment. Till he finds the phone! Then everyone is after him and between him and his new friend they must escape their clutches.
What works really well here is the art. Obviously the major throwbacks to many comics from different genres is awesome. On top of that Miguel is a fun protagonist and he's pretty funny too as is his company. I thought the pacing was a bit off though and the ending didn't work as well for me as the first few issues. I also thought the ending tied it up and confused where it'll go.
Either way though it's something pretty different. For the art alone I'd give it a 5 but the story isn't as strong, so I'll settle on a 3.5 out of 5.
SO Miguel, our main hero here, stumbles on a magical phone. Once dialed he becomes a HERO! And what this story bases itself on is Miguel always wanted to be like Superman. When he was a child he was rescued by the hero and looks up to him. But he also has a pretty shitty life at the moment. Till he finds the phone! Then everyone is after him and between him and his new friend they must escape their clutches.
What works really well here is the art. Obviously the major throwbacks to many comics from different genres is awesome. On top of that Miguel is a fun protagonist and he's pretty funny too as is his company. I thought the pacing was a bit off though and the ending didn't work as well for me as the first few issues. I also thought the ending tied it up and confused where it'll go.
Either way though it's something pretty different. For the art alone I'd give it a 5 but the story isn't as strong, so I'll settle on a 3.5 out of 5.