Soldier Zero #2 (Boom! - Cornell / Pina)

STAN’S BACK! THE PUBLISHING EVENT OF THE YEAR! Stan Lee, the most colossal force in the history of comics, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics! The great innovator of our industry brings his inimitable talents back to the direct market in an explosive line of comics that nobody is prepared for! His epic superhero series with Paul Cornell (ACTION COMICS, DOCTOR WHO) and Javier Pina (SUPERMAN, BATMAN) continues in SOLDIER ZERO! Half man. Half alien. All weapon! Stewart Travers struggles to understand his Trauttmann power as he battles against an enemy alien force that has turned Earth into a battlefield!

After reading the premier issue last month, I just thought that Soldier Zero was born in the moment that Stan Lee (in between taping segments of the History Channel’s Stan Lee’s Superheroes) said “How would I tweak Green Lantern?”.  Now, while I am not wholly convinced that wasn’t the origin of Soldier Zero, I am convinced that Paul Cornell should get top billing on this book.  He ends up being the true hero of the story by doing some tweaking of his own and fleshing out some phenomenal details in this series!

What Paul adds is the emotion and subtle story nuances that move Soldier Zero’s details  from simply being predictable arch-type scenarios into recognizable but interesting sci-fi plot devices.  The readers get a much deeper backdrop into the intergalactic war that has brought the armor to Earth and what else is coming!  The art is solid and added to my renewed intrigue for the book.

The Bottom Line: If you put put down issue #1 with disinterest, do yourself a favor and pick up issue #2

Issue Grade: B+