This is a new book on the Marvel imprint line . . . Icon. Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. are the writer, penciller and co-creators of this book. I was expecting something along the line of the Boys, the book from Dynamite. But really . . it wasn't like that. Well . . other than the hard edge and the violence. But, beyond that, you really can't compare the two. Completely separate entities. Not that that needed clearing up. I just wanted to. This book is about a young boy, Dave Lizewski. One day as he's going through his rather mundane life, he's wondering "Why do you think nobody's ever tried to be a superhero before?" Especially with all the people that are in to comics, and spend time speculating and arguing in the chat-rooms. Why has no one decided to try it? So he says, what the hell, and he gets himself a costume. The first couple weeks nothing much happened. He walked around on some rooftops, walked around the neighborhood alot, and spent some time working out in school. Then one night, he sees some bangers tagging a wall. He wonders if he should do something. Actually, he's forced to, because they see him first. Needless to say . . he gets his ass handed to him . . and then he gets stabbed. He stumbles out in to the street, trying to find his way home, or to a hospital, or something when he steps out in front of a car and gets hit. As he's lying on the ground, in a pool of his own blood, he's thinking "Two broken legs, my spine crushed, and dressed like a fucking pervert. My dad was going to kill me." I thought it was a great first issue. It was very realistic about what would probably happen should someone actually decide to do this. There's always going to be someone bigger, and rougher, and badder than you are out there. And it's just a matter of time before you run in to them. But this isn't the end of Dave's story. It's just the beginning. We start out this issue seeing Dave strapped in a chair and he's being tortured for answers by some crime-boss. This story is him thinking back to how it all started. I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes. We all know Mark Millar is a writer beyond compare. And John Romita Jr is an Icon in his own write. The fact that they teamed up to create this book means that there's going to be a lot of love and perspiration poured in to it. I think it's a fantastic start. And I only expect great things. Bring it on!
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