Book Review: The Torch

The Torch by Mike Carey

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The book opens with the Torch dead and his Sidekick Tor newly resurrected by the Cosmic Cube and unsure what to do with his life when the Mad Thinker kidnaps Toro and steals the body of the Torch in order to fulfill his latest mad scheme.

The book is really a lot of fun. It examines Toro and the Torch's past and provides new insights and fills in some holes in their origin story and golden age adventures while also sending both on a character journey. The Mad Thinker has never been written better, as this cold, calculating villain ready to double cross whoever is required to get what he wants.

The art is very good. Alex Ross provides the covers. The Interiors are by Patrick Berkenkoffer who does a brilliant capturing all these characters. The only real flaw in the art is Reed Richards' absurdly muscular arms.

The more you know of the Golden Age Human Toruch, the more you'll like this book. However, the book isn't too burdened down that someone looking to discover an interesting book about an obscrue character couldn't enjoy it. Overall, a very nice read.



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