Archenemies Volume 1: Sinners And Saints

by Drew Melbourne, Yvel Guichet

Thick-headed Ethan has no idea that his roommate, Vincent, is the megalomaniacal Underlord. Self-absorbed Vincent has no clue that Ethan is the stellar-powered Star Fighter. As hero and villain, they're mortal enemies, but as roommates, they really hate each other. Join comicdom's ultimate odd couple as they fight to keep their secrets secret and learn to live together in peace. an origin, a power-up, a team-up, a break-up, a breakdown, a betrayal, a helpful fashion tip, sex, violence, vandalism, death, some jokes, young love, a whole lot of lies and epiphanies all around. (Though not in that order.)

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 7, 2007

About the author

Drew Melbourne is the neurodiverse geek author of the postmodern comedic mystery novel A DARK HOLE DARKLY, the Percival Gynt book series, and the graphic novel ARCHENEMIES. He lives in the Philly suburbs with his wife Laura, best kiddo Sam, and some cats.

He likes good things and famously dislikes things that are awful (unless they are secretly kind and tragically misunderstood). If you let him, he will speak to you with great enthusiasm about the relationship between odd numbers and square numbers.

Please don't?

Reviews

[Effing · Rating 3 out of 5]

First read it the year it came out, and tracked it down recently for a nostalgia-based reread. Still ship the hell out of the main characters, apparently, and I'll always be a little disappointed that we never got to see what comes after the last issue, but that's how it goes sometimes.

[HeavyReader · Rating 3 out of 5]

This graphic novel is another one sent to me by dear Phil of Dark Horse comics. It has the amusing premise of a superhero and a super villain living together in one apartment. Neither of them realizes that the other is his nemesis.

(What is the distinction between a super hero or super villain and a regular hero or villain?)

I especially like the colors of the art--lots of deep purples and plums.

I'm not a huge fan of superhero comics, but I enjoyed this one and recommend it to anyone who is already a fan of the genre.