Whoa, something Morrison wrote that I can follow without wondering what drug he was on.

Animal Man is one of Morrison's oldest work but most beloveded as well. What he did for Buddy, creating him into a interesting character, and giving him real family drama, is all very respectable. However, was it good? We have the main 4 part arc at the start that introduces Buddy as animal man into the world but also getting a villain to go along with it. The next few issues are either a two part series or one shots. Ranging from alien invasion to chilling with Martian Manhunter in the desert. You never know where this series will take you.

Good: The comedy. Morrison nails the humor in this series, with a few chuckles every few pages as well as some laugh out loud moments. I also thought the family drama, though a bit dated in dialogue, works really well here and feels like a actual family. The idea of animal and his powers is always awesome and him trying his best is really respectable and interesting.

Bad: The art is dated, and more so the fight scenes look pretty awful. I also feel the collection is a bit confusing, especially with the invasion storyline there.

Overall, I was super surprised by this. I don't know if I'd say it's one of the best comics ever like some are but I was pretty happy with 80% of it. So for that it gets a 3.5-4 out of 5.