Jeff Steinberg: Champion of Earth

Jeff Steinberg: Champion of Earth #1-6

by Joshua Hale Fialkov, Tony Fleecs (Writer and Illustrator), Luigi Anderson (Colorist)

Have you ever wondered what could have been if Kevin Smith directed Men in Black? Us either because that's kind of a dumb thing to wonder. Besides, why obsess about "What ifs?" when you could be reading the defining sci-fi-rom-com-dram-actioner of our time! From the writer of THE BUNKER and the artist of MY LITTLE PONY--wait, really? Okay, I guess we'll go with it--comes an alien invasion the likes of which have never before been seen by human eyes. The space invaders are real. They're here. They're mean. And they're standing in judgement over the citizens of Earth. The human race's final exam. They've chosen a single champion to test and, unfortunately for us, it's none other than Jeff Steinberg. Romantically challenged idiot, video store clerk, constipated, confused, distractible. In other words, the planet is totally doomed.

Genres: Comics, Humor

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 3, 2017

About the author

Joshua Hale Fialkov is the creator (or co-creator, depending) of graphic novels, including the Harvey Nominated Elk’s Run, the Harvey and Eisner nominated Tumor, Punks the Comic, and the Harvey Nominated Echoes.

He has written Alibi and Cyblade for Top Cow, Superman/Batman for DC Comics, Rampaging Wolverine for Marvel, and Friday the 13th for Wildstorm. He’s writing the DC relaunch of I,Vampire, as well as debuting the new Marvel character The Monkey King. This fall sees the launch of The Last of the Greats from Image Comics with artist Brent Peeples.

He also served as a writer on the Emmy Award Nominated animated film Afro Samurai: Resurrection, and as Executive Producer of the cult hit LG15: The Resistance web series.

Elk’s Run, Tumor, and Alibi are all currently in development as feature films. He has written comics for companies including Marvel, Wildstorm, IDW, Dark Horse, Image, Tor Books, Seven Seas Entertainment, Del Rey, Random House, Dabel Brothers Productions, and St. Martin’s Press. He has done video game work for THQ, Midway Entertainment, and Gore Verbinski’s Blind Wink Productions. He also wrote a Sci-Fi Channel movie starring Isabella Rossellini and Judd Nelson. Unfortunately, at no point in the film does Judd Nelson punch the sky and freeze frame. Joshua grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, went to college in Boston, where he got a BFA in writing and directing for the stage and screen, and then worked in the New England film industry, until finally deciding to move to Los Angeles to do it properly. He lives with his wife, Christina, daughter, Gable, and their cats, Smokey and the Bandit.

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/joshfialkov

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Photograph by Heidi Ryder Photography

Reviews

[Ed Erwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aliens appear and pick one guy to fight on behalf of the human race, and of course it is some sad-sack loser with no chance to win. Where have I heard that before? But it is done well and is pretty funny. Art and humor reminded me of things like "Chew" and the "Ratchet & Clank" video games.

This has an ending, and it could stop here. But if they create the sequels as expected I will give them a try.

[Amanda [Novel Addiction] · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 3.5 stars.

Funny, and interesting. I'll be anticipating the next book.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's only the first half of a story that doesn't look like there was particularly much effort towards a second half, but surprisingly good in a dumb/funny way.