COMIC BOOK OF THE WEEK

COMIC BOOK OF THE WEEK


Once again, my friends...welcome to my little place in cyberspace.  We are once again rummaging through the comic book archives to find a gem of a book that I feel deserves some attention.  And in this trying time of comic book shops having to shutter their doors during this crisis, I am HOPING that I do MY part...so that when this situation passes, and we're able to go back out and be consumers again...you'll find yourself once more at your local shop, looking to dive back into comics once again, and, hopefully, you'll find something that I suggested intriguing enough to give it a read.  And THIS week...we go back to 1994 to rediscover one of the more captivating superhero groups of its time:  Gen 13.  




GEN 13 #1



COVER: J. Scott Campbell, Alex Garner
WRITER: Brandon Choi, J. Scott Campbell (script)
ARTIST: J. Scott Campbell
INKS: Alex Garner, Sandra Hope
COLORS: Wendy Fouts, Joe Chiodo, Wildstorm Effects (separations)
LETTERS: Richard Starkings, Comicraft
EDITOR: Bill Kaplan, Deborah Marvin
COVER DATE: March 1994
PUBLISHER: Image Comics


STORY TITLE: "Among Friends and Enemies!"


Gen 13#1 was the brainchild of writer Brandon Choi and artist J. Scott Campbell.  They created this group of teen superheroes that became part of Jim Lee's WildStorm Universe, where such teams as WildC.A.T.S. and Next 7 operated, and--in fact--these children were the offspring of some of the members of that very team.  The book was published under the Image Comics banner, and ran for about 39 issues.  Following in the footsteps of such titles like X-Men, Teen Titans, and even Young Justice.  Choi and Campbell eventually left the series, and it was once again picked up for another run, however, Lee had decided to later sell his WildStorm Studios to DC Comics, as he ended up joining the company there (and is currently its Publisher), and they were integrated into the DC Universe at a later point.  But this team has seen a rather fascinating ride between two companies, and various editions.  Whether or not we will revisit this team at a later date in their own book is unknown at this time.  Several of the characters have made various appearances in other DC books.


THE STORY:  Fairchild, Freefall, Grunge, Burn-Out, and Rainmaker are five teenagers who were created by science, and given superhuman powers.  Now, they're a team desperate to survive in a world that doesn't seem to want them.  They are helped out by a man named Jack Lynch in their various adventures.


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This is a series that I wasn't able to dip into upon it's initial release (and being able to find collections of it have been scattered, at best), and the publishing after the original 39 issue run has been difficult at best, being between Image, anything independently done by WildStorm before it was sold to DC, and DC itself.  I've been on the hunt for this series, and again, much like the Cinder and Ashe mini I mentioned a few weeks back, if anyone has a review they'd love to give on this issue...PLEASE leave a comment below.  Plus, subscribe to this page for this part of the blog, as well as reviews of the various CW Arrowverse shows that I watch.  But any help in procuring this series, so that I may read it would be extremely helpful and grateful.