By Rick Remender (writer), Eric Nguyen (pencils) and Matthew Wilson (colors)
The story: Five thousand years ago, an alien race created the Earth to be used as an extraterrestrial version of Big brother. Cut to present day San Francisco, and an enormous robot has appeared out of nowhere, pursued by intergalactic bounty hunters. After a throwdown involving Lava dogs of doom and ending with a massive explosion, two aliens are presented, both proclaiming it to be the best ever episode!
What’s good: A unique idea by Remender, and truly great art delivered by Nguyen make Gigantic the comic of the week for me. I mean seriously, who doesn’t like to see giant robots battling it out against monsters?
What’s not so good: There is very little to complain about here. One thing of note though is that Gigantic’s size seems to fluctuate between various panels. Distracting, but not near enough to spoil what could potentially be a great comic book.
Conclusion: A very interesting first issue, I’ll definitely be back for the second. I’m interested to find out who Gigantic is and where he came from, for now Remender and company have me hooked.
Grade: A+
-Conrad Flanigan
Filed under: Dark Horse Comics, Reviews Tagged: | Dark Horse Comics, Eric Nguyen, Gigantic, Gigantic #1, Matthew Wilson, Rick Remender
