Curt and Tony Pires alongside artist Alex Diotto, bring this heartwarming tale about a boy and his favorite comic to life. In a landscape filled with heroes constantly dealing with secret crises, this series is perfect for readers searching for a series with love and heart. This page-turner is a must-read for the week and sets the stage for what looks to be a very promising title.

As a young boy finds himself faced with a cliffhanger ending of his favorite comic Olympia. With what seems to be a falling star emerges as the titular hero from the young child’s comic. With the fallen King knocked out, the boy makes his way home in search of medicine. After a day of school, the boy makes his way back to the King. After healing with the use of an elixir known as Vicodin, the child and King are attacked by the forces of evil. Having made their way into the material world, it is time for battle once again.

Artist Alex Diotto sets the stage for the series with a modern retro aesthetic. His chunky ink lines and expert use of screen tones adds the charm and brings the series to life. From the perfect silver age introduction of the comic universe and back to the material world, the changing theme in the art to set the stage between universes is a simple but effective tool. Colorist Dee Cunniffe is the unsung hero of the series, their beautiful colorwork completely sells the vintage look and overall heart to this chapter. 

A relatively simple introduction chapter. The duo writers bring a young comic reader’s dreams into reality while also acting as a window into an adolescent’s world in this fantastical slice of life tale. Using mere peaks, the creatives make sure not to bog readers down with information and only giving hints into this young boy’s fatherless existence. With the discovery of the titular hero, he may now have filled this void as they embark on this new hero’s journey. 

A perfect introduction chapter into this brand new world. Readers young and old will garner affinity with these characters, and this world immediately. The dual writers prove to make pure magic with this first issue as they leave just enough room for interested in the next. Diotto and Cunniffe working together on art detail truly bring this series to life.

Grade: A