Edison Rex

author: Chris Roberson

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.67

book published: 2013

rating: 4

read at: 2013/07/05

date added: 2013/07/05

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

Edison Rex wants to be a superhero. In fact, he used to be until hero Valiant showed up. But Edison has a plan. Get rid of Valiant and take his place. It would be a good plan, but his sidekick M'Alizz still thinks they should just conquer the planet. Then there's the pesky problem of the news media still seeing Edison as villain, no matter what he does to fight crime.



Edison collects an odd crew around him of misfit villains, and it's great to see the lairs of Valiant and Edison. It's all lots of fun, and enough curve balls are thrown into the mix that it kept me thoroughly entertained and wondering what was coming next. It ends with an awesome final panel.



Included are bio files for the characters and stats on weapons, and a really nice afterword from creator Chris Roberson on the creative process. I absolutely loved a full page panel by Dennis Culver in Valiant's lair which was a cut-away and showed Edison's progress through different floors. The panels are clean and not cluttered. The colors are vibrant and the story by Chris and art by Dennis Culver give the whole book a sort of retro look of the comics I loved as a kid, kind of like Gold Key Comics. If you like Tom Strong by Alan Moore, you will probably enjoy this also.





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