Catalyst Comix #2

[superboyprime]

'To me, a lot of current superhero comic books have become very predictable. Even when they're unpredictable... they're predictable in their unpredictability, if that makes sense. It may just be where things are at right now, but the corporate nature of the most well-known superhero IP's has resulted in comics that -- again, in my opinion -- have lost a certain kind of energy that I really miss.

'Actually, "miss" is a gross understatement... just as a reader, I'm actually heartbroken that we'll probably never get another Batman story with the singular vision and the cultural impact that Miller's Dark Knight Returns had.

'Right now, everything feels so focus-tested and filtered through writers' rooms and editorial groupthink. It's the nature of the beast, I guess. But we're hoping there's still room for the kind of superhero comic book that shoots from the hip, so to speak.' - Joe Casey, on what this series is trying to do

BTW, my post about the first issue is fixed now. There was an issue with the number of pages posted, but it's fixed now.







Frank meets someone named the Baba Lama. "I am rarely seen or heard by the spiritually unenlightened."





Enter the antagonist.




Amazing Grace: The Weight of the New World











At the group session, suddenly a giant robot attacks. It steps on the therapist.





The full comic is 28 pages long, so this post adheres to the 1/3 rule.

Comments

[silverhammerman]

I really like this series so far, though I must admit that Amazing Grace hasn't quite clicked for me. It's just too much metaphysical exposition and not enough actual action for my taste. Frank Well and Agents of Change are both really fun though, and I especially enjoy the over the top narration in the former.

[raspberryrain]

Very deep in the surreal end of Heavy Metal.

Oh, wait, this is three different stories?

Well, not quite as deep, maybe.