Stealth Volume 1

Stealth #1-6

by Mike Costa, Nate Bellegarde (Artist), Tamra Bonvillain (Artist)

For decades, Stealth has waged war on crime in Detroit, but now he’s taken his pursuit of justice too far. Only reporter Tony Barber knows that behind Stealth’s reckless behavior is an older man battling Alzheimer’s―his father. A father unwilling to accept that he’s no longer the hero this city needs... with enemies all too eager to force his retirement.

Created by Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri, STEALTH is an action-packed series, perfect for readers who enjoy Black Panther and Iron Man.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 2020

About the author

Mike Costa is an American comic book and television writer.

Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stealth is a weird, yet entertaining take, on what it means to be a superhero that is losing his mind.

The twist set early on is actually intriguing and sets up things nice. The villain, who is a "I don't give a fuck about anything" type is highly entertaining too. I really enjoyed some of the fight scenes, and the characters all worked for me. I think the pacing is weird, sometimes TOO fast, sometimes TOO slow. It never felt balanced. Also, some of the art is great, some is pretty bad, and it's all the same artist so that was weird.

I wouldn't say it's the best thing ever but a fun entertaining story and better than anything Costa wrote for Venom that's for sure. A 3 out of 5.

[Dave · Rating 2 out of 5]

A disappointing story that has a strong start but then sputters out into a confusing mess. I was especially let down by how the subject of dementia was handled (namely, that the main character isn't really suffering from dementia at all). This could have been a very powerful book but instead is a missed opportunity.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this graphic novel because my husband loves superheroes, and we were intrigued by the idea of one suffering from dementia.

I thought the story was fairly decent. Several interesting angles. It's a pretty standard superhero story in many ways.

However, I think the story would be better if the author had actually written about a superhero suffering from dementia. The strange ending "twist" of time travel really nullifies the story "hook": the what-if of an aging and failing superhero.

Maybe if they ever make a movie adaptation, it will learn from these minor issues and be a better story.

While certainly not perfect, I do think the average star rating is a little low. Probably because of the disappointment factor rather than anything terrible with the book.

[Subham · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book started well. A hero operating in Detroit and has been for 40 years and then in present is suffering from Dementia and has injured his son. Plus there is some dead hand guy whose the villain clearly and whose killing neurologists. Meanwhile the hero stealth or his real name Daniel might have attacked his sons due to his problems and then his son goes on a quest to find more about his dad and his heroics and then the weird time travel ending and connection...this book is a mess. Honestly good start, boring middle, things happen suddenly and that weird time travel climax and the art is too boring and uninspired. I expected better from Skybound imprint than this shit.

[Chris Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stealth has moments of excellence, but its final half is too confusing and has plenty of eye-rolling moments which prevent this from being a much better book.

Stealth the super hero is well done. The twist that he has dementia is a surprise, but ultimately little is done with this. His fight scenes are highly entertaining. The villain, too, is entertaining. Stealth’s som, Tony, who is also the main narrator, starts off strong, but his later scenes aren’t very believable (especially one involving a car accident). It’s unfortunate the story had to go in some weird directions because it could have been good had it stayed its original course.

[Bill Coffin · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting take on a power-suited superhero who is facing dementia turns into a by-the-numbers story that somehow veers into time travel when it really doesn’t need to. If this had been given a little more room to breathe, it could have been great. Unfortunately, it falls well short of that. What a bummer. This had some moments of real brilliance in it.

[Paul W. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am biased on this one. The story is good but not great. However, it takes place in Detroit, Hamtramck, and other environs, where I'm from, which gets an automatic star from me. I wish the storytelling made a bit more sense but the art is spectacular. I feel the story is overlong and could have been 1 or 2 issues shorter, for that matter.

[david Wood · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started off really good and promised a very interesting story about an ageing hero and Alzheimer's. Sadly it dropped off towards the end and somehow managed to shoehorn time travel into it. Sometimes things should be kept simple.

[Alfredo Garcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little too rushed to finish, and the twist needed more setting up before it got revelaed. But overall, a nice work.

[Mikey The Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are things I liked about this GN but I honestly feel like the artwork might be the best appeal to this one. This GN is absolutely a different look at superheroes making it a bit unique.

[STEVE LONG · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it but it felt a little rushed. This story could have been spread out over more than 6 issues. Other than that, I enjoyed the story itself and the artwork.

[The_J · Rating 2 out of 5]

Detroit bashes on Superheroes and shows that time travelers want to kill their dad? No really worth the time

[Zoidberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really interesting idea