Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Penciller: Jamal Igle
Inker: Rich Perrotta
The Comic
Let's be honest, if I saw that cover I wouldn't pick it up. "Attack of the Flying Monster Stingrays" just wouldn't be the thing that I would go for. Luckily, I am in the mood for something fun and I really enjoyed the first issue. And I am glad, because there is another gem here in this issue that I am loving.
The Ray does battle the monster stingrays and deals with them right away. Then our hero goes and meets his girlfriend's parents who are from India. So he plays with the light and decides to appear like a person of Indian descent instead of his Asian look. He girlfriend ends up hating him for it and kicks him out of her parent's house.
It is something that a young, stupid kid would do. And that is who the Ray is. It fits perfectly.
The villain of the piece then decides to send mechanical bug like robots to kidnap the Ray's girlfriend and bring the Ray out into the open. My one problem is that last issue was set up so well with the villain, but we only hear his voice in this issue. This would be something I would overlook, because you probably aren't going to get too many new readers to the second issue of the comic.
The art, the story, everything with this comic is just hitting the right notes and keeping it coming. There is very little I would say is bad about this comic. A really surprising reveal was on the cover for me. This comic did say 1 of 4 last issue, but now it is 2 of 6. I'll take it as a good sign. As long as this comic keeps up with the pace it is on, I will definitely be around for as long as it continues.
The Cover
Again, flying monsters stingrays. Sounds funny, but it does work well in guiding the reader into what is happening right from the first page of the comic. Which is awesome because you don't have to get about halfway through the book until you read what is on the cover, it is right there from page one.
Grades
Words: 10/10
Pictures: 10/10
Recommend: A thousand times yes.
Buy Next Issue: I will be there for as long as they stretch out how many issues this series is getting.
Previous Issues
The Ray #1
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