Reading this comic reminds me of a debate my high school physics teacher and math (calculus) used to have. Mr. Kitchen, the math teacher, used to say that 1 divided by zero was undefined, and beautiful. My physics teacher, Mr. Smith, believed that 1 divided by zero was infinity. Loved it. Funny enough, this zero riddle was one posed to me by my daughter, Madeline. Great work, kid. This comic was one of the first times I felt that the humor was consistently at the level of the old Archer & Armstrong. And by that, I mean the Archer & Armstrong of the best levels - right up to issue 8 (or 12, depending on opinion.) This one was fantastic. Both in interactions, and Archer's admiration for Gilad - his cool in the face of danger... AND for our new Geomancer. As much as I loved the early Valiant - I will say again that Geoff was an unwelcome dalliance - and WAY to serious to be much of a counterpoint to this odd couple. Archer is really reveling in his insanity. I will also give a nod to the 42 reference - beautiful. Of course, I ADORE Douglas Adams. This one is steeped with greatness.
Perhaps a bit too light of a storytelling.
But the story really hit home with me. I liked this comic, quite a bit. It again, approaches the power of the Star Brand. Its biggest problem? If Ken really DID have all that power, couldn't he sorta solve the heart defect? But I digress. Ken runs into this kid, and really makes some of his dreams come true. To fly, to see - to really live. He hadn't felt this well. I liked his basic interactions with 'the simple folk,' too. It enters back into the what would a person do with limitless power concern, again. It also raises the concern of involvement vs passivity. Where and how should a hero - or a person for that matter - interact to get involved. Of course, by the midst of the run, at the black event, we see how the power drives a man crazy, and the repercussions that caused... But that's for a few months from now.