Comics! The Ray #1

The Ray #1

Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Penciller: Jamal Igle
Inker: Rich Perrotta

The Comic
So DC decided to show some preview pages for The Ray limited series as a way to entice readers to get the comic. It worked on me.

Going off the premise of ridiculous and random, we get the hero's origin story, get him overcoming the basic controls of his power, get to know the supporting cast, and get a set up for the first villain. This book gets the premise under way, and has me more entertained in this first book than most of the other DC books that restarted a few months ago.

I don't know why DC didn't include this book in the new 52, but I am entirely thankful that they didn't. I wasn't a fan of the character before the relaunch so I wasn't going to be picking up his title. The only thing that really inspired me to get it was looking at the preview given in the other books.

Honestly, this is the thing that I go for in comics that had me loving every minute of it. I got to know a character that was completely unfamiliar to me. No previous history of the character is needed. You can come into this fresh as can be and you are set.

I was a fan of the Jonah Hex series from years ago that Palmiotti and Gray wrote, and I'm glad that they are writing this comic. They use a wide variety of characters from different ethnic backgrounds but write it in such as way as to show their personality in a very genuine light that isn't stereotypical. I love it when writers do that.

The artwork is really good. The artist gets the chance to draw gigantic, telepathic jelly fish, and Igle pulls it off great.

Seriously, this is the good stuff to give people. Unless this series takes a nose dive the next issue, consider my money spent on all four issues.

Grades:
Words: 10/10
Pictures: 10/10
Recommend: Hell to the yes. Its only four issues long, and it is off to a great start.
Buy Next Issue: Sold!