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Radiant Black, Vol. 1 by Kyle Higgins
4.0

This was SUPER FUN!

So you have our main character, Nathan, is shit out of luck. He went off to be a big time writer and failed. Now he returns to his father's place to try and pick up the pieces of his life. When he meets up with a friend he lets him know how shit things are, they argue, and then BAM, a black hole attaches to nathan and he becomes basically a superhero.

The origins itself is nothing new but it works. What REALLY works is the characters. Nathan and his friend have great chemistry. Nathan himself is a interesting character since we can all see ourselves in him when we're down on our luck. The fact he has good hearted parents but also pushy is something I can relate to personally as well. The way it balances Nathan trying to figure out his life while also saving people is great, but issue 5 kicks it into high gear and so much crazy shit happens you won't expect.

The art is solid, though simple, works for this style. I also think the suits a bit power rangers but they work overall as well. It's not the most original idea but it's one of the most fun origin superhero books I read in some time. A 4 out of 5.