Project Superpowers: Meet the Bad Guys

Project Superpowers #2

by Joe Casey, Joe Casey, Jonathan Lau (Artist)

This special story by Alex Ross and Joe Casey invites you to "Meet the Bad Guys!" As the Golden Age heroes return, the villains rise! Illustrated by Jonathan Lau, Mike Lilly, and others, and featuring the Green Lama and the debut of Blood Lust, this collection spinning out of Alex Ross' Project Superpowers includes character sketches and a complete cover gallery.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Superheroes

112 pages, Paperback

First published May 18, 2010

About the author

Librarian note: there is more than one author with this name

Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as Wildcats 3.0, Uncanny X-Men, The Intimates, Adventures of Superman, and G.I. Joe: America's Elite among others. As part of the comics creator group Man of Action Studios, Casey is one of the creators of the animated series Ben 10.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Casey

Reviews

[Sud666 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am going to be honest and say I have no idea what just happened. I am not familiar at all with this world. But, I did see this was by Alex Ross and a quick look inside convinced me to grab this volume.

Project Superpowers is the story of a superhero group. This volume covers their enemies, hence the title. Each chapter (there are four) introduces a new villain, but since I was unfamiliar with the setting-new heroes as well. Without spoilers, I liked what I saw. The artwork is certainly impressive and greatly helped the enjoyment of this setting. Alex Ross has an eye for art.

The stories? They are all over the map from homicidal killer females to robot creations in service to a secret cabal. Each story is beautifully illustrated by a different quality artist and each story introduces a new villain and hero.

I enjoyed this volume. Even though I knew nothing about the source material, this volume has convinced me to see what the rest of the series is all about. I really enjoyed the artwork.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Four single issues focusing on a hero from Project: Superpowers along with a new villain. The main focus of each story is on the villains. Project: Superpowers is Alex Ross's baby, a world filled with heroes from the public domain.

[John Yelverton · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, you knew that they were going to dig the villains out eventually, but they're so evil and violent, you really didn't see THAT coming.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice spin off mini series from the main storyline. Good art and plot. Recommended

[Kris Shaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting one-shot character sketches. I especially like The Scarab's one-shot (Issue 4).

[Stuart Dean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Four of the heroes from Project: Superpowers meet their own personal demons in the form of new villains. The Green Lama faces a woman who blames him for a death in her family, The Fighting Yank meets a new patriotic power who needs guidance, Samson meets a God who is not his own, and the Scarab takes on the Supremacy of which he is a part.

You need to read the other Project: Superpowers stories first to know anything about these people. The stories are short and not overly developed. Just little vignettes to plant seeds of doubt in the heroes. Could be better if they were fleshed out more.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

The villains from Project:Superpowers take the lead role in these four stories which includes the characters Bloodlust (issue 1), The Revolutionary (Issue 2), Dagon (Issue 3), and Robot Sentry (Issue 4).

To me Bloodlust and The Revolutionary were the two best characters introduced.

Hopefully these characters will show up in the new Project:Superpowers mini series starting in March.

[Will Cooper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent, but not amazing one shots put together.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was decent. The Fighting Yank and Samson stories were my favorites. The other two not so much.