Project: Superpowers #0

A dramatic and intriguing first step toward what is sure to be one of the year's most hotly anticipated titles! Read Full Review

Is the apocalyptic future immutable? Or will foreknowledge of events give the Green Llama the edge he needs to save the future? It's a brilliant lead-in that teases the import of the tale without giving too much away at once. One thing's for sure, it's got this reader hooked enough to come back for the full-sized first issue of PROJECT: SUPERPOWERS! Read Full Review

This band of heroes reminded me of Watchmen a bit and the sympathetic Devil character is really interesting like a man possessed. Project Superpowers has been a limited series starting back in 2008 with an 8 issue run. Jim Krueger and Alex Ross are the creators of this series with Jim Krueger as the writer and Alex Ross as the artist and co-plotter. They had a second limited series in 2009-2010 with 13 issues and it seems it took a hiatus until 2018. This series brings back some golden age heroes like The Black Terror, Dynamic Man, The Flame and The Face to name a few. This was my first look into these characters and I really like what I see so far, itll be interesting to see where it goes from here. Read Full Review

Honestly unless you're a fan of the previous comic or the characters, I don't see this issue making you a big fan. That said for a dime (a play off of the old pricing for the characters' comics back in the 1940s) it doesn't hurt to give it a try if you like a superhero story. Read Full Review

Jeremy Cline

Jul 04, 2018

Like many fans of Dynamite pulp series, I was overjoyed to hear that Project Superpowers would return with a volume two this summer, and that it would be an ongoing. That's why I have to be careful to temper my review and not be overwhelmed with nostalgia or let the giddy joy of having the team back cloud my critical eye. But overall, this preview delivers. I'm not one hundred percent happy with the art style as I feel it's too exaggerated and a character like the Green Lama, for example, didn't need bodybuilder legs. Second, pulling off a teaser or preview for a writer is not an easy task at all. The economy of story telling necessary is humbling. For me however, there was some confusion, even as a fan of the first series and I feel that new fans won't understand clearly why the heroes had to be locked up in Pandora's Box in the first place. Also, there are some story beats that don't make sense at all to me, such as when Devil storms off saying that the Spirit of the Flag can't be found and then the same immediately shows up. If Devil is now a spirit of some kind himself, why couldn't he figure that out? Anyway, not a perfect offering, but still very, very good and we can presume Rob will shine given more than 16 pages to tell his yarns. more

SloboSOY

Jul 05, 2018

I was teased by the first Project Superpowers. But for some reasons I never tried it. This time I see the opportunity & take my Chance. I'm totally new in this univers & I had to ask for some answer to friend before tried it. Like why they use the name Death defying Devil & not Daredevil. So I enter this univers with some limited knowledge & in a way I'm happy to have some other put in it. For now I don't know how they are been released from the Pandora Box, but It's not a trouble. What trouble me was the fact that the outfit of the devil come to show Green Lama that one day he will become the treat. And that like he don't see the spirit of the flag he think all we be lost. And Kind of seems to accept & anticipated his fate. And I have t rouble with the futur lama seen the present one in his temporality but not remembering been their. I don't like when a time loop is not well used. For now all the other character are not enough present to put me in a mood for accepting them. For a 10 cents comics it was not bad. But they have to do better on the first Issue, if they want my money. I wonder if the Flag & the Lama are one & the same ???? Cover - I like it. But even if the devil is the center of this story, I don't find a good link to what I read. 1/2 Writing - A little weird. We dont know who "They" are. And If I enjoy most of it, the end was very darker & seems a little off. 2/3 Arts - For me the art was solid. I like how the character are drawed & the layout made sense. Plus, I sense a effort for have background even if they use the facility of having just coloring. The rain scene was very nice. And I think no background made the appearance of the flag more powerfull. 3/3 Feeling - Mixed. I wait for the I decide to follow it or not. 1/2 more

Gizmo

Jul 07, 2018

Coming in as a new reader, I thought I'd give this a shot since I love Rob Williams and I'm never going to miss ten cents. Unfortunately, I found myself completely lost. I expected a promotional #0 issue to provide a foundation for new readers, but such is not the case. I'm also confused as to why the Normandy invasion is set in 1945, as it actually took place in 1944 and Rob Williams must know this, he has written other WWII based material. Is this a mistake or is the timeline in this universe skewed?