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A review by bec_cann
Mister Miracle: The Great Escape by Varian Johnson
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
I was given an advance copy by Netgalley in exchange for review
This is a fine book overall, and it's a book that I think a lot of younger comic readers will enjoy. That's one of the things I like about this imprint from DC is that it keeps the interest of young readers in mind. I think it suffers from being a standalone origin story though, this isn't unique to this book it's a problem that I think a lot of the books about lesser known characters have.
Scott Free aka Mister Miracle is a character I had a passing familiarity with from old Justice League cartoons and a passing familiarity was really all I needed to feel like this book spent maybe a little too much time trying to flesh out who Scott was or would eventually be. If I thought there would be a follow up this wouldn't be such an issue, but since we haven't seen much of that from DC I'm not holding my breath.
I also felt the coloring was a little flat, again not necessarily a problem unique to this book, and I will say in print it might not be as obvious in print as it was digitally.
To close on a more positive note, I did really like the romance between Barda and Scott. I felt like it brought out the best in both of their characters and their interactions really made the whole book. They were both charming and well written characters and after this origin story I would like to see Johnson spend a little more time with them both.
This is a fine book overall, and it's a book that I think a lot of younger comic readers will enjoy. That's one of the things I like about this imprint from DC is that it keeps the interest of young readers in mind. I think it suffers from being a standalone origin story though, this isn't unique to this book it's a problem that I think a lot of the books about lesser known characters have.
Scott Free aka Mister Miracle is a character I had a passing familiarity with from old Justice League cartoons and a passing familiarity was really all I needed to feel like this book spent maybe a little too much time trying to flesh out who Scott was or would eventually be. If I thought there would be a follow up this wouldn't be such an issue, but since we haven't seen much of that from DC I'm not holding my breath.
I also felt the coloring was a little flat, again not necessarily a problem unique to this book, and I will say in print it might not be as obvious in print as it was digitally.
To close on a more positive note, I did really like the romance between Barda and Scott. I felt like it brought out the best in both of their characters and their interactions really made the whole book. They were both charming and well written characters and after this origin story I would like to see Johnson spend a little more time with them both.