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A review by geese82
Harbinger Volume 1: Omega Rising by Joshua Dysart
4.0
This is a great intro to a really good series, Since Valiant comics came back they have been doing a good job in re-launching their classic titles, and Valiant probably is the cream of the crop.
Imagine Professor Charles Xavier of the X-Men became founded Google and created an institution in creating, and "activating" Psions like him and you get the character Toyo Harada (both were around during WWII), a man who was "activated" as a young boy during the atomic bombing of Japan to end WWII. The Tony Stark look makes me wonder if he can control his aging process. As the most powerful "psiot" he had created a Google like company to amass a conglomerate so he can find the "one" that will bring apocalyptic end to the world. That one is Peter Stanchek, with his teenage angst that resulted from being institutionalized, was born "activated" meaning he got those awesome telepathic/telekinesis/etc etc powers since birth. He accidentally killed his father, thinking that he can turn on his dad's powers. And since then he became institutionalized and escaped becoming a runaway along with his only friend who was mentally unstable. I can go on but it will just give you spoilers lol.
Anyways the pacing was a ok, without going too much with the backstory and dialogue, going straight to the point, on why Toyo Harada wanted to have Peter at his side and the ending of this vol is great way to open the next and ask questions like "what now?" "what will happen to so and so character?" who is the "Omega" and "what really is a Harbinger"
I have vague memories of the orig series, all I remember was the costumes, the name and Solar (sucks the current company doesn't have Solar). This is a great book if you are not familiar with the original series or have known they have existed. The artwork is good but the pacing is a ok (I've learned something new there). I am looking forward in reading the next volumes
Imagine Professor Charles Xavier of the X-Men became founded Google and created an institution in creating, and "activating" Psions like him and you get the character Toyo Harada (both were around during WWII), a man who was "activated" as a young boy during the atomic bombing of Japan to end WWII. The Tony Stark look makes me wonder if he can control his aging process. As the most powerful "psiot" he had created a Google like company to amass a conglomerate so he can find the "one" that will bring apocalyptic end to the world. That one is Peter Stanchek, with his teenage angst that resulted from being institutionalized, was born "activated" meaning he got those awesome telepathic/telekinesis/etc etc powers since birth. He accidentally killed his father, thinking that he can turn on his dad's powers. And since then he became institutionalized and escaped becoming a runaway along with his only friend who was mentally unstable. I can go on but it will just give you spoilers lol.
Anyways the pacing was a ok, without going too much with the backstory and dialogue, going straight to the point, on why Toyo Harada wanted to have Peter at his side and the ending of this vol is great way to open the next and ask questions like "what now?" "what will happen to so and so character?" who is the "Omega" and "what really is a Harbinger"
I have vague memories of the orig series, all I remember was the costumes, the name and Solar (sucks the current company doesn't have Solar). This is a great book if you are not familiar with the original series or have known they have existed. The artwork is good but the pacing is a ok (I've learned something new there). I am looking forward in reading the next volumes