Booyah! Cyborg returns for new solo adventures under the Dawn of DC banner. Victor Stone realizes the challenges of going home when returns to Detroit to deal with unresolved family issues in Cyborg #1. What does the first installment in this new mini-series hold for our cybernetic hero?
Official Synopsis: When a family emergency brings Cyborg back home to Detroit, Victor Stone surprisingly finds himself enjoying returning to the simpler life–where everybody sees him for who he really is and always was, rather than a larger-than-life superhero. It’s been a while since Vic’s been able to lower his guard and seek a purpose outside of being Cyborg 24/7. But a lot has changed in Detroit while Victor’s been away. An aggressive new company is turning the Motor City into an overclocked engine for revolutionary artificial intelligence…and no one knows better than Cyborg that technological transformation always comes at a steep human price!
Creative Team:
Writer: Morgan Hampton
Artist: Tom Raney
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Letterer: Rob Leigh
Cyborg #1offers a great introduction to Victor Stone, his adventures with the Justice League and Teen Titans, as well as his complicated family history. Fans of the Teen Titans cartoon will be rewarded in the opening pages as Vic has to deal with a rather random attack from Gizmo and Mammoth in his hometown. Now that his presence is known across the city, Cyborg must deal with the physical and emotional fallout from the passing of his father Silas Stone. While working through his anger issues (and dressed in a stylish jumpsuit a la the Doom Patrol television series), Vic encounters Markus Wilcox, a tech wizard and founder of a company called Solace. Silas apparently had been quite supportive of Markus over the years and attempted to pay his respects to his son. To no surprise, Victor wants nothing to do with his father’s former partner, but all that might change when a random robot makes a grand entrance at the Stone household. What secrets does this mechanical being hold, and why is it searching for Cyborg?
From a storytelling perspective, I enjoyed how the passage of time was handled in this first issue. The story moved seamlessly between settings, allowing for readers to keep up with the various plot threads being introduced in this opening chapter. Atiyeh’s coloring worked particularly well for Cyborg’s story, adding layers to the characters and new settings. As much as I enjoyed getting new Cyborg-centric content, the art (and facial expressions in particular) felt inconsistent. There were times where everyone and their environments looked amazing, but other times were a bit too distracting. Despite this note, this is a minor comment on an overly enjoyable story.
With the surprising cliffhanger at the end of the issue, readers will have a lot to look forward to with future installments in the six issue series.
Rating:
ComicsOnline gives Cyborg #1 – 3.5/5 spotlights on Victor Stone.
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