Damage Vol. 1: Out of Control (New Age of Heroes)

author: Robert Venditti
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.17
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/09/29
date added: 2018/09/29
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Damage Vol. 1: Out of Control' by Robert Venditti with art by Tony Daniel is part of the DC New Age of Heroes line. Once you start reading this, that will seem like a confusing title for this character.

Ethan Avery volunteered for a project with the military called 'The Damage Project.' That should have been his first warning to run away. Instead, he got turned in to a monster that wreaks havoc blindly on everything around. The good news is that this only lasts for an hour, then he becomes poor old Ethan again and can't Hulk, er, Damage out again for 24 hours. After he wreaks some Havoc on Atlanta, Suicide Squad XL, then Wonder Woman tries to take him out. Damage makes pretty quick work of them and flees. This isn't what Ethan signed up for. Can he figure out how to control Damage and become a kind of hero?

There isn't much plot in this volume. It's kind of one big running slug-fest, and, yes, it is reminiscent of the Hulk. Honestly comics do this kind of thing all the time, so that didn't bug me. I kind of like the idea of a massive heavy hitter working alongside Superman and Batman. The Ethan persona needs to be given more to do. His character is flat and lifeless and we don't really feel a lot of sympathy for this hapless guy who signed up for the wrong experiment.

I did really like the art in this. The Damage character looks a bit like Doomsday without the spines, and that joke is even made along the way.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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