Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

Supergod #5 of 5
Avatar Comics
Ellis & Gastonny

Warren Ellis' look at physical gods created by man concludes with this issue. While an entertaining read it has some obvious portions of the book that don't quite click or, in some cases, seem overused. The drawback of the book is its heavy reliance on one character's narrative. It's very difficult to completely submerge in a story being told in this manner. When you line this story up with Ellis's Black Summer and No Hero this runs a distance behind but is still worth picking up.

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Supergod #3 of 5
Avatar Comics
Ellis & Gastonny

With two issues of mostly origin stories about some of the main super powered beings, or Gods, I had assumed this issue would finally bring about some conflict. It does not. Instead it introduces another character and moves pieces in place to potentially battle each other and destroy the world. Going in, I would have been very disappointed at the prospect of more set up, however this comic actually brings something different to the table that made it very enjoyable. The comic book is very entertaining despite the lack of action.

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Supergod #2
Avatar Comics
Ellis & Gastonny

The second issue of Supergod moves the characters closer to the ultimate confrontation that apparently destroyed Earth's civilization. This issue seems to take more of a look at government's attempt at making a controllable force, or even weapon, than creating some sort of deity. The comic continues to tell an impressive story despite being told as a series of flashbacks as recalled by a single narrator. This comic isn't nearly as origin-based as the previous issue as the acts of the characters begin to play out. This is another good issue as the suspense builds in the overall story.

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Media Release -- PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: SUPERGOD: praying to be saved by a man who can fly will get you killed. From the creator of THE AUTHORITY and PLANETARY comes the craziest and most horrifying superhero comic you’ve ever read! In the world of SUPERGOD, superhumans are the ultimate expression of the Messiah complex, and scientists can build Messiahs who will fly down from the skies to save the world. No-one thought about how they’d do it — or even if they’d want to. So begins the apocalyptic tomorrow of SUPERGOD — the story of how supermen killed us all and ended the world just because we wanted to be rescued by human-shaped things from beyond Science itself! Take every superhero comic ever published, shove them into a nuclear-powered blender, soak it in bad vodka and set the whole thing alight — and SUPERGOD will crawl out and eat your brain! This five issue color series is drawn by Garrie Gastonny with colors by Digikore. SUPERGOD is available with a Regular cover painted by Felipe Massafera, a Wraparound by series artist Garrie Gastony, and a special retailer incentive Church Of Supergod Edition!

SUPERGOD #1
Retail Price: $3.99 US
Cover: Felipe Massafera
Writer: Warren Ellis
Art: Garrie Gastonny
Readership: MR
Format: Full Color, 32 pages, 1 of 5