Captain Kid Volume 1

by Mark Waid, Tom Peyer, Mike Marts (Editor), Wilfredo Torres (Artist), Brent Peeples (Artist)

Overview

Collecting the first five issues! A middle-aged man has suddenly transformed into a teenage super hero. If it happened to you, would you ever change back? Chris Vargas is a middle-aged man with a hacking cough, an obsolete job, and a bombastic secret: whenever he likes, he can transform into the teenage superhero Captain Kid! In this, his first recorded adventure, he encounters Helea, a mystery woman who knows more about him than he does, and Halliday, a mad businessman with a catastrophic weapon! From Mark Waid (SPIDER-MAN, DAREDEVIL & DC COMICS' KINGDOM COME), Tom Peyer (THE ATOM), Wilfredo Torres (JUPITER'S CIRCLE), and Brent Peeples (TMNT) comes the BRAND NEW series that HAD to be told at AFTERSHOCK.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935002864
Publisher:	Aftershock Comics
Publication date:	06/20/2017
Series:	CAPTAIN KID TP
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

About the Author

Mark Waid, Alabama native and current Los Angeleno, has written stories for every major comics publisher, amd his seminal graphic novel, KINGDOM COME, is one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time.

 

Peter Krause is an American comic book artist. He is best known for his work on various DC Comics titles, most notably the Superman-related titles and THE POWER OF SHAZAM! with Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family. Krause, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, currently works as a freelance illustrator.

Editorial Reviews

"It has heart, it's endearing and it takes the often idolized super-hero persona and drags it down to our level." - POP CULTURE HQ

"Sardonic wit and excellent pacing with just the right amount of humanization ..." - THE COURT OF NERDS

"Action, humor and bittersweet drama ... funA and witty twist." - BOROUGHCON

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