Issue #1 hit shelves just a week or two before HeroesCon, and I read it early one morning after a late night of processing comics for the show. This may be just another Marvel event miniseries, but it’s one of the most enjoyable I’ve read this year. Mike Del Mundo’s gorgeous art continues to impress, and is broadened here to include this series’ necessary fantasy elements. The creators also pull in lots of classic cult characters in this series, so if you’re a fan of Morgan le Fey, Man-Thing, the Lava Men, or Skull the Slayer, there’s even more to enjoy here. Aaron remains one of the most reliable writers in comics, regardless of whether he’s writing his own creator owned Image books, or a Marvel series.

It’s so simple that in lesser hands, this comic would certainly remain inconsequential.įortunately for us, the creators bringing this story to life are Jason Aaron and Mike Del Mundo. The premise is simple enough, with a lesser known character, Arkon fighting to escape his titular locale, while an array of beastly/monstrous hordes attempt to kill and/or eat him. On the surface, Weirdworld may appear as just another ripple in the flood of the Secret Wars Battleworld miniseries. Let’s face it, they’re not all going to be worth your time and money, but when there are so many being produced, a few will fall through the cracks and fail to get the attention they deserve. Company wide events, crossovers, tie-ins, reboots, and the like can be frustrating, difficult to navigate, and time consuming to deal with whether you’re a fan, a retailer, or like me, both. SETH’S PICK :: WEIRDWORLD #2: Trust me, I get it.

Battleworld by Jason Aaron