Planet Of The Capes

by Larry Young, Brandon McKinney (Illustrator)

A strange visitor from another planet, a dark and brooding super-patriot, a rampaging monster of destruction, and an interdimensional princess cross over from their world to ours. It's what happens when they find themselves in need of the sort of help that only super-heroes can provide; it's a stab at the presently ingrained super-hero archetypes without any of the intrigue of corporate intercession. Each one of the main characters represents one of the familiar super-hero archetypes, but they also represent certain factions of the comic book industry, too.

Genres: Comics

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Travis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, that was vaguely pointless.
Interesting idea, but done in a rush, so you have only the slightest attachment/interest in any of the cast. Half of them are obvious takes on other, established characters, so they get even less characterization.

As a mini series this might have been decent, as a one shot, you just kind of shrug and are grateful you didn't pay full price.

It's the kind of 'dark and edgy' take on super heroes that Warren Ellis specialized in ( with only moderate success) for awhile and Larry Young is no Warren Ellis.

[Steve · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid little book on superheroes going bad. It's Irredeemable in one graphic novel. The conclusion feels a bit rushed; I would have maybe liked to see more of the other world they end up in and the shift in morality be a bit more gradual. But it still worked very well.

[J. Cortlandt · Rating 3 out of 5]

No one learns anything. Everyone dies.