scrooge3 's review for:

Mister Miracle: The Great Escape by Varian Johnson

4.0

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I'm not the target audience for this YA reimagining of the origin of Mister Miracle, but I enjoyed this a lot. The story holds true to Jack Kirby's characters while putting a fresh, modern spin on them. As high school students of color they look and act like real teenagers (including some curse words), albeit in a pretty wild milieu. The action moves quickly and the relationships develop believably. The artwork by Daniel Isles is spare, like little else in comics, certainly not the DC house style, and works well with the story. The coloring is a palette of pastels that complements the drawings.