REVIEW: Harbinger, Volume Two: Renegades

PLOT: Led by omega-powered psionic Toyo Harada, the Harbinger Foundation is a secret organization that has controlled and subverted the course of recent history. With a secret army of psychic soldiers at his command, no one has dared defy Toyo Harada's plans for the human race - until now! Harada's most powerful student, Peter Stanchek, has discovered the true nature of the Harbinger Foundation and he will stop at nothing to prevent Harada's vision from coming to pass. With a classified list of Harada's next recruits in hand, it falls to Peter to draft the next generation of empowered youth and form the frontline in humanity's resistance to the Harbinger Foundation. Peter. Kris. Zephyr. Flamingo. Torque. Their fight for the future comes out of the shadows and into the Valiant Universe when "Renegades" begins.

REVIEW: Another Valiant comic and another valiant entry. Harbinger is definitely one of the best superhero titles currently running, and I'm a big fan of a lot of the New 52. Valiant knows what they are doing with their characters, and Harbinger is just so awesome. I remembered really liking the first volume I read and I couldn't really remember why when diving into this second volume. As the story went on it became clear to me again why this is such a great series, and it's because the characters are so great. Peter is a great hero even though he plays by his own rules, and his new group of recently activated psiots are all awesome and have their own abilities and unique personalities. I can't say there's a single character in this book I don't like, and the powers just all make sense for their individual lives. Seeing all of these heroes together is so cool, and it makes a reader like me really want to see where this Harbinger storyline can go. The other great thing about these Valiant comics is that they are considerably adult, but still tasteful and really great reads. If you haven't gotten into the new Valiant comics, you should go out and do yourself a favor. Too awesome to miss out on right now.

WRITING : ( 9 / 10 )

ARTWORK : ( 9 / 10 )

STORY : ( 9 / 10 )

COVERS : ( 9 / 10 )

AWESOME : ( 10 / 10 )

FINAL RATING : ( 9 / 10 )

REVIEW: Harbinger, Volume One: Omega Rising

PLOT: Super-powered teenager Peter Stanchek is on a dangerous path. Skipping across the country in a desperate attempt to stay one step ahead of the authorities, Peter is quickly realizing that he's a psionically-charged "harbinger" with the potential to reshape the course of human history. But Peter's plight has not gone unnoticed. Respected philanthropist and fellow harbinger, Toyo Harada, is about to offer Peter the chance at the things for which the boy has always longed - family, inner peace, self-control - and induct him into the sprawling, secret network of conspiracy and subversion known as the Harbinger Foundation. Now, Peter begins his long road towards a destiny that will shake the very foundations of the Valiant Universe. His first lesson? All power comes with a price!

REVIEW: This was a pretty bad ass little read. Lots of different cool superpowers at play, and a cool but uncompromising hero. After reading this volume, I'm much more excited for the potential of the story. The illustration is also great, very easy to look at. Often times with lesser known comics, it's the art that can throw someone off of a good story. This series does a great job of keeping the reader entertained visually while they're learning a whole new world and its characters.

WRITING : ( 6 / 10 )

ARTWORK : ( 8 / 10 )

STORY : ( 7 / 10 )

COVERS : ( 7 / 10 )

AWESOME : ( 7 / 10 )

FINAL RATING : ( 7 / 10 )