By now readers should have a certain idea of what to expect from a comic about Lockjaw. He's a gigantic, teleporting dog with a habit of getting into wacky adventures when he isn't busy teleporting the Inhumans to and fro. Tonally, we're not exactly talking The Dark Knight Returns here. But while this new miniseries is every bit as goofy as one would expect, it also manages to weave in a surprising amount of emotional depth in the process.
The truth is that writer Daniel Kibblesmith and artist Carlos Villa have basically crafted a stealth D-Man comic and disguised it as a Lockjaw book. Not that Lockjaw himself isn't a prominent fixture in this issue, but his own struggles are generally secondary to that of poor, beleaguered Dennis Dunphy. That swerve may disappoint readers hoping for a completely critter-focused comic in the vein of Pet Avengers. But a good story is a good story, and that's what Lockjaw delivers.
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The truth is that writer Daniel Kibblesmith and artist Carlos Villa have basically crafted a stealth D-Man comic and disguised it as a Lockjaw book. Not that Lockjaw himself isn't a prominent fixture in this issue, but his own struggles are generally secondary to that of poor, beleaguered Dennis Dunphy. That swerve may disappoint readers hoping for a completely critter-focused comic in the vein of Pet Avengers. But a good story is a good story, and that's what Lockjaw delivers.
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