Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye #1 Wagner Variant

by Gerard Way

Cave Carson has done it survived countless adventures below the Earth’s surface, met the love of his life, and gotten a cybernetic eye...somehow. After he and his wife, Eileen, sent their only daughter Chloe off to college, Cave was ready to become just another mundane member of the surface world. That is, until Eileen got sick. Newly widowed, Cave tries to piece his life back together when a knock on the door of his secret underground lab pulls him back into a past that he and Eileen thought they had left buried deep within the Earth. Adding to his troubles, Cave must determine if his recent hallucinations and visions are the work of his mind or his mysterious cybernetic eye. ( It’s the eye.) Written by Gerard Way (DOOM PATROL, Umbrella Academy) and Jon Rivera (Heartbreak), and illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming (Powers), this is an absurdist action-adventure story unlike any other!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics

Unknown Binding

About the author

Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and comic book writer who served as frontman, lead vocalist, and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance from the time of its formation in 2001 until its breakup in 2013. He is the author of the Eisner Award-winning comic book series The Umbrella Academy (now a Netflix original series) and The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. In January 2014, he announced via Twitter that he and artist Gabriel Ba will begin work on Umbrella Academy Volumes 3 & 4 in late 2014/early 2015. His debut solo album Hesitant Alien was released on September 30, 2014. Way lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife Lindsey (bassist of Mindless Self Indulgence) and their daughter, Bandit.

Reviews

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

'Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye' by Gerard Way and Jon Rivera with art by Michael Avon Oeming takes a little known character from DC that was first around in 1960 and gives him a weird twist via DC's Young Animal line.

Young Animal is just a weird imprint. I like Doom Patrol quite a bit. Shade the Changing Girl is something that might grow on me, and now we have this piece. It's just as strange as the other titles from Young Animal. Cave buries his wife and has to deal with his estranged daughter Chloe. He works at EBX which seems to be a corporate gig but includes excavations and cave digging. He's got a weird cybernetic eye (hence the title) which reports strange things to him.

I just read that and it sounds somewhat normal, but this comic is not. Add in the strange art by Michael Avon Oeming. Sometimes the characters look like puppetmation, sometimes things are just skewed and off. There is a really weird backup comic called the Wonder Twins by Tom Scioli included in this issue.

I like weird comics. I don't know how many weird comics I can take, but if you like weird comics, check out this one.

I received a review copy of this issue from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this issue.

[mike andrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good first issue. May have an interesting one here.

[Comics Alternative · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[S. Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

First of all, best name for a comic book ever. Ever.

In the long tradition of relaunching old and obscure comic book characters for modernization, Cave Carson is back! Attempting to cope with the recent loss of his wife Eileen with the help of his daughter Chloe, and dealing with some cybernetic eye side-effects with some help from Doc Magnus, Carson stumbles upon something sinister happening with Muldroog and EBX that promises to complicate his life even further. Special kudos to Way and Rivera for the "HI-KE-BA!"

[Siona Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

What?

I mean really, what is going on with Young Animal? Doom Patrol is insane, but at least fun to look at and sane enough to keep me in. Shade, the Changing Girl was too insane, and this was just too.... all over the place. I feel like I should know more about Cave Carson before now, but I have never heard of him before in my life. I don't know if I'll continue this title for not...

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad comic book by any means. But I wasn't really interested in what was going. It felt a bit flat in some ways, story wise.

On the plus side, the art reminded me of Darwyn Cooke and Bruce Timm. That's a good compliment coming from me.


I received an advanced copy of this from NetGalley.com and the publisher. .

[John Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Young Animal imprint from DC
continues to revive classic characters
from the golden age of
mad science adventure
Cave Carson who's many adventures
in the wilds beneath the Earth were a staple
of the field
Teaming up as part of the Challengers of the Unknown
this is a great restart to a classic hero
bringing all the sense of wonder back for a new age

[Ezekiel McAdams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was interested in this ever since I heard of Cave Carson which was approximately a month ago when I was on DC's website looking for a release date on Bombshells Vol. 3. I really liked this for a set up issue, Way has a good way of balancing exposition as well as giving the characters depth and then setting up for the upcoming story arc.

Can't wait to read the trade when it comes out!

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Young Animal comics are absolutely unconventional.I cant say i know exactly what is going on in this one but i can say it certainly caught my interest and im eager to read the next one.

[Vinton Bayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the look at old comic heroes through modern eyes. This series has great promise.

[Marisa Carpico · Rating 2 out of 5]

This required a little too much foreknowledge to really enjoy. Won't be reading more. Liked the art, though.