This issue of Space Ghost is definitely a turning point for the series. And for someone who has read, and been involved in, comic for along time it felt like a cliffhanger for the collected version of this series. I don’t say that as a negative for the book, but we all know that most trade paper backs are 4-6 issue longs, and usually run 5 issues so it makes sense that this would be where they wrap up the first story arc, and try to leave a hanging thread for the trade waiters of the world. How does this issue stand up against the rest of the series? Let’s see.
We pick up the issue right as issue four ends. Space Ghost is dealing with the threat of Zorak and his death cult holding his young sidekicks hostage. Space Ghost does the unthinkable to try and save his young wards, while the brother and sister fight to escape their predicament. This issue takes some twists that I honestly did not see coming throughout. You will find Space Ghost in situations that it is hard to see a more traditional superhero in, while the threat of Zorak’s plan concludes in an obvious but somehow also unpredictable way. I should be used to multiversal god-like threats in my comics, but I found myself buying into the world David has built here. That lead me to believe that Zorak was a crazy individual whose threats were empty and just the rambling of a homicidal madman. That in of itself is my pitch to how great David has been at weaving the story of Space Ghost so far. As for the cliffhanger at the end I felt it worked well as an issue cliffhanger that will keep a reader, like myself, interested enough to continue the adventure but also works for the trade paper back to suck in those readers either for volume two or to jump into the issue to issue grind with us all. All around this is top notch work by the writer.
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With this being the fifth issue of a series my statement on the art continues to be that it is just stellar. Jonathan does an amazing job, alongside his colorists, to sell the action of the world. This issue is packed with an amazing sequence that has Space Ghost and his sidekicks fighting an unbelievable force. These pages make the issues grand battle the center point of the series so far. And the big emotional moment of the comic is drawn perfectly in contrast to how the battle ends.
I say it every issue but Space Ghost is fucking awesome. Seeing a beloved classic cartoon taken so seriously while continuing to build up around the world that the campy classic cartoon built is no easy task. As I watch David grow as a writer in this industry I feel like every thing he does is better than the last. That is not only hard to do but what a creative person strive for at all points of his career. I can’t recommend this comic enough to all my reader out there, and hope that the team here is on it for the long hall.
Space Ghost #5 will be available September 11th 2024 at your local comic shop and digitally. All cover art was provided by Dynamite Entertainment, and the review copy of this title was provided by the writer David Pepose.
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Comic Review!: Space Ghost #5
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Writer-David Pepose
Artist-Jonathan Lau
Colorist-Andrew Dalhouse
Letterer-Taylor Esposito
This issue of Space Ghost is definitely a turning point for the series. And for someone who has read, and been involved in, comic for along time it felt like a cliffhanger for the collected version of this series. I don’t say that as a negative for the book, but we all know that most trade paper backs are 4-6 issue longs, and usually run 5 issues so it makes sense that this would be where they wrap up the first story arc, and try to leave a hanging thread for the trade waiters of the world. How does this issue stand up against the rest of the series? Let’s see.
We pick up the issue right as issue four ends. Space Ghost is dealing with the threat of Zorak and his death cult holding his young sidekicks hostage. Space Ghost does the unthinkable to try and save his young wards, while the brother and sister fight to escape their predicament. This issue takes some twists that I honestly did not see coming throughout. You will find Space Ghost in situations that it is hard to see a more traditional superhero in, while the threat of Zorak’s plan concludes in an obvious but somehow also unpredictable way. I should be used to multiversal god-like threats in my comics, but I found myself buying into the world David has built here. That lead me to believe that Zorak was a crazy individual whose threats were empty and just the rambling of a homicidal madman. That in of itself is my pitch to how great David has been at weaving the story of Space Ghost so far. As for the cliffhanger at the end I felt it worked well as an issue cliffhanger that will keep a reader, like myself, interested enough to continue the adventure but also works for the trade paper back to suck in those readers either for volume two or to jump into the issue to issue grind with us all. All around this is top notch work by the writer.
With this being the fifth issue of a series my statement on the art continues to be that it is just stellar. Jonathan does an amazing job, alongside his colorists, to sell the action of the world. This issue is packed with an amazing sequence that has Space Ghost and his sidekicks fighting an unbelievable force. These pages make the issues grand battle the center point of the series so far. And the big emotional moment of the comic is drawn perfectly in contrast to how the battle ends.
I say it every issue but Space Ghost is fucking awesome. Seeing a beloved classic cartoon taken so seriously while continuing to build up around the world that the campy classic cartoon built is no easy task. As I watch David grow as a writer in this industry I feel like every thing he does is better than the last. That is not only hard to do but what a creative person strive for at all points of his career. I can’t recommend this comic enough to all my reader out there, and hope that the team here is on it for the long hall.
Space Ghost #5 will be available September 11th 2024 at your local comic shop and digitally. All cover art was provided by Dynamite Entertainment, and the review copy of this title was provided by the writer David Pepose.
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