Cloaks #1

by Caleb Monroe

WHY WE LOVE IT: Who doesn’t love a good magic trick? From HEXED, to THOMAS ALSOP, to THE LAST BROADCAST, we’ve always had a few tricks up our sleeves, and CLOAKS continues the tradition with a Black Ops twist.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: Caleb Monroe (STEED AND MRS. PEEL, Batman) and artist Mariano Navarro (PROTOCOL: ORPHANS) bring you the Robin Hood of Wall Street, combining street magicians with a spy-fi thriller.

WHAT IT’S ABOUT: In the Big Apple, a highly skilled street illusionist named Adam blows the minds of crowds with logic-defying acts, while surreptitiously using his artistry to steal from corrupt Wall Street investment bankers and re-distribute their ill-begotten wealth to those in need. He’s a modern-day Robin Hood, but his travails garner the attention of the local authorities. While evading their pursuit, Adam is confronted by three suits and quickly ascertains that freedom has a cost—in order to maintain his liberty, he must join this clandestine Black Ops organization simply known as CLOAKS.

Genres: Comics, Fiction, Graphic Novels

21 pages, Unknown Binding

First published September 1, 2014

Reviews

[Clement O · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the book’s strongest elements is its characters. They feel grounded and believable, each carrying their own motivations and internal struggles. As the plot progresses, the layers of the story begin to peel back, revealing deeper themes of trust, power, and identity.

[alana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This all ages title from Boom Studios introduces Adam D'Aquino -- a young, masked magician/petty-thief/con-artist/acrobat/spy? known around NYC as "The Kid" and whose mysterious benefactor seems not as a dead as he once thought. The illustrations are crisp and bubbly but aren't weakly rendered as in some kid comics. It looks like the second issue came out this week, and I look forward to picking it up along with newest issue of The Woods. Boom has several very fun titles out right now!