Seriously! Check out this cover.
How can I resist a cover like this? The Dragon is off the chain! Not to mention Dragonstorm, which imo, is a really cool name for a hero. Then there's the girl.. Always a girl it seems but this one seems to be different.
The book starts off with some uncomfortable family moments triggered by the visit of a grandfather ( The Villain) who says he's taking his son's daughters. This man ( the son) has chose not to live the evil hero life. The visit in a split second turns violent and lives are changed forever.
Death and action collide almost instantly while the dialogue plucks at some internal fears that I believe all people have within their hearts. Nicely done. The turning point is when the kidnapped daughter is handed over to the hero Dragonstorm.
As I was reading I noticed that while this comic is named Dragonstorm, it seems to revolve not only around Dragonstorm, but his relationship with this young heroine. A heroine who is from the same sinister bloodline as the major villain in this issue.
Lyllian is her name and I can tell by the way she looks that the street element of unstoppable comics is still very much alive in this comic. She's pretty, tough, sharp, and still very much a teenager. A teenager who's parents were just savagely murdered.. It's real and I love real. Real emotion is key.
All those elements don't go away as the story progresses either.. In fact, I think it adds another dimension to not only Lyllian, but Dragonstorm himself as dynamics change. How is Dragonstorm going to react to basically being forced to raise his arch enemy's granddaughter and why the hell does this enemy want his granddaughter being raised by his enemy?!!
I can only imagine the twisting and turning this comic will take as the story progresses. I really have high hopes! Reason being: I still have so many questions I want answered, which is exactly what a first issue comic should do. Leave you wanting to know the answers and secrets before they can be revealed.
By the way... Dragonstorm is a pretty bad ass character on his own. His moral compass seems to be on point as he did have the option to leave the girl to die and yet he took her anyway, knowing damn well she would be his responsibility. And the guy displayed some awesome martial arts and an aura of supreme badass-ness. Dragonstorm would be great on his own and I think as the comic gets into more and more issues, Lyllian also become very dynamic on her own... So I hope...
Like I said before.. there is obviously something very special about her.
As far as the villain goes..He must know something we don't... I mean gene's that make purebred heroes must be able to pass from generation to generation and maybe Lyllian will have her own special ability that sets her apart. Why would he want her with Dragonstorm and not his own son?
To me it's crazy because I think they could make a great duo down the line... especially after she's been trained. But then again..something tells me this girl is not Dick Grayson. Will she even give Dragonstorm a chance? ... I don't know. Will Dragonstorm even train her? I don't know... I just know that she's his responsibility now. She's still a very young teenage girl.
These questions are the point of number #1 comics! Especially a good ones... They started a story and I WANT TO KNOW MORE. And the only way I find out is by getting #2. Which I will.
So keep an eye out for
Unstoppable Comics in your LCS. The books I've read from them have all been really good and unique. Especially this one.
And you all know... I love unique.
So until next time... SMILE!
P.S. Unstoppable will be at this year's Boston Comic Con. I know I'm stopping by and saying Hi.
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