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A review by dantastic
The Terrifics Vol. 1: Meet the Terrifics (New Age of Heroes) by Jeff Lemire
3.0
Bonded together by the strange energies of the Dark Multiverse, Mister Terrific, Metamorpho, Plastic Man, and Phantom Girl fight crime as... The Terrifics!
Unless Michael Allred is involved, I don't normally pick up new super hero comics anymore since the cost vs. content ratio is terrible. However, I've had my eye on The Terrifics for a while since it seemed to be an homage to the Fantastic Four. I finally nabbed this a couple days ago after trading some stuff in.
Much as I thought, The Terrifics are an homage to the classic era of the Fantastic Four, taking on huge menaces, including the biggest menace of all: functioning as a team. Overall, I like what I've read so far. The team gets established and faces a variety of menaces. Seeds are planted for future stories, like Tom Strong! Alan Moore would be furious if he wasn't already furious all the time.
The stories are more self-contained and less decompressed than most modern comics. I think the book suffers a bit from switching artists. Also, Mr. Terrific does a lot of heavy-handed exposition, just like Reed Richards. I like the bickering rivalry between Plastic Man and Metamorpho and Phantom Girl has a lot of potential. I'm really curious as to where the Tom Strong storyline is going.
Meet the Terrifics isn't Fantastic but shows a lot of potential. I'll be grabbing the next volume at some point. Three out of five stars.
Unless Michael Allred is involved, I don't normally pick up new super hero comics anymore since the cost vs. content ratio is terrible. However, I've had my eye on The Terrifics for a while since it seemed to be an homage to the Fantastic Four. I finally nabbed this a couple days ago after trading some stuff in.
Much as I thought, The Terrifics are an homage to the classic era of the Fantastic Four, taking on huge menaces, including the biggest menace of all: functioning as a team. Overall, I like what I've read so far. The team gets established and faces a variety of menaces. Seeds are planted for future stories, like Tom Strong! Alan Moore would be furious if he wasn't already furious all the time.
The stories are more self-contained and less decompressed than most modern comics. I think the book suffers a bit from switching artists. Also, Mr. Terrific does a lot of heavy-handed exposition, just like Reed Richards. I like the bickering rivalry between Plastic Man and Metamorpho and Phantom Girl has a lot of potential. I'm really curious as to where the Tom Strong storyline is going.
Meet the Terrifics isn't Fantastic but shows a lot of potential. I'll be grabbing the next volume at some point. Three out of five stars.