Note: I received access to read this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I love it so far, mostly for it's restraint for setting up a situation that doesn't need exaggerated to motivate its characters. There still feels like plenty of story left and maybe just maybe comics within comics, please? ( )

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/fdoIH0XGItU

Enjoy! ( )

A riff on the Stan Lee - Jack Kirby split takes a domestic drama angle focusing on fathers and sons.

Miles Richard Dallas is the son of a comic book artist who got squeezed out of the merchandising and movie money for the iconic hero he co-created. Miles' brother is a loser goof, and his own life is no better as he's in the midst of a slowly unfolding trainwreck of his own making. But things may turn around when their father is given evidence of a legal document that shows he may be owed more for his work than he thought.

In many ways, this low-key, slow-paced first volume feels like it's all set-up -- the pilot episode -- but it did draw me along and makes me interested to see what comes next with these characters. ( )