Move over, comic super brains. There’s a new top noggin’ in town, and his name is Jonas Quantum. Arrow writer and executive producer Marc Guggenheim brings his own busy brain to Legendary Comics with his latest debut, The Infinite Adventures of Jonas Quantum. Joined by artist Freddie Williams II, Quantum #1 is a rapid fire debut filled with alien space monsters, expansive pocket universes, and a whole lot of sensational science. While the overarching structure of the read appears to be a work in progress, this is nonetheless one adventure we’re looking forward to getting back to.
Jonas Quantum is pretty smart. In the time it takes most of us to wake up, make coffee and spend too long in the shower, Quantum has invented space travel, miniaturized himself and, oh yeah, beat death. From the opening panel writer Guggenheim does an excellent job of introducing his adventurous titular lead, utilizing a day-by-day approach to spell out the time it takes for Jonas to move on from one impressive feat to the next. Not only does said structure allow for a fast track in character development, but it also allows artist Williams free rein to deliver some amusing and inventive set pieces.
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Jonas Quantum is pretty smart. In the time it takes most of us to wake up, make coffee and spend too long in the shower, Quantum has invented space travel, miniaturized himself and, oh yeah, beat death. From the opening panel writer Guggenheim does an excellent job of introducing his adventurous titular lead, utilizing a day-by-day approach to spell out the time it takes for Jonas to move on from one impressive feat to the next. Not only does said structure allow for a fast track in character development, but it also allows artist Williams free rein to deliver some amusing and inventive set pieces.
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