Radiant Black Volume 1: (Not So) Secret Origin (Massive-Verse) Paperback – August 17, 2021

Instant love. I guess those two chosen words say it all.These words are associated with a feeling I felt often in my 40+ years of collecting.The first time was when I discovered Spider-Man, closely followed by Batman. I was 8 then.I remember feeling this for the new X-Men, Claremont's run.I remember this too when picking up Valiant's titles like Shadowman, Archer and Armstrong, XO-Manowar and their take on Magnus: Robot Fighter and Turok, then a dinosaur hunter. Throw in some Legion of Super-Heroes (5YL, Bendis) and you can start having a mental picture of what I like.Radiant Black checks all my boxes. Great characters, cool powers, a rather unorthodox debut and a few good twists.This is world building and it seems they are doing just that.I don't think the art is the best there is, but it is dynamic and the coloring takes it up quite some levels. It just makes everything blend together quite well. Congrats to the art team.I just want to add the fact that at one moment it made me compare Radiant Black to Knights on Broadway (Jim Shooter).The premise is very similar.

A proper game changer for comics as a whole for the next generation. The explosion Radiant Black has had is more than deserved and here’s to more of success to come. Cheers

I took notice of this book after it received an Eisner nomination for Best New Series. Like most Image books it has a great introductory price point. The writer (Kyle Higgins) also wrote Power Rangers for BOOM! Studios and it appears he was inspired to put his own twist of that story and marry it with some concepts that made Invincible work so well. The art was adequate and likely patterned after Ryan Ottley’s style from Invincible…but (coming from a big Invincible fan) this finished product just doesn’t resonate with me. The characters, scenes, and story were just "OK" and didn't seem fresh or strong enough to really justify its inclusion into the category.Comment

This series is amazing!!

I loved this story fun and engaging characters with a harsh reality mixed in with crazy cosmic powers a sure fire hit and soon to be Cult classic.

came on time and in great condition as well the story is really engaging and fun

Great story! I got this on sale thinking it would be like a superhero / power ranger book and it did not disappoint. The author does a great job building the character from the moment you start reading. I had to read it in one sitting and now I’m ordering Vol. 2 after I hit submit!

Loved the first volume. The art is modern and crisp. The story is pretty good so far. My only wish is that this would be a slightly more mature line of comics.