![]() ![]() It's only eight pages, but it helps to cement in a couple of the characters shown in the feature story, as well as providing a nice bookend for it. The backup story is the tale of Race Noble's birth, as drawn by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti. This artwork matches the story just fine, and doesn't have any awkward parts that would turn you off completely. Characters seem to stand in the extreme foreground simply to cover up as much space in the panel as possible, or to keep from drawing full bodies. There are a few times when things felt a little cramped. Overall, it's a good handling of the material. Patrick Gleason handles the penciling chores of this issue, with John Wycough on inks. ![]() The wedding does give us a nice excuse to be introduced to a variety of characters in the book, from ex-super villains turned friends to spiteful mothers to trampy sisters. Even after death, they attract attention.) (Heck, there's even a new allegation in the papers just this past week about the sordid sexual affairs of Michael Kennedy. The world probably hasn't had that since Chuck and Di, but it seems that everything else the Kennedy Clan does becomes big news. From schools to offices to bars, the world is watching. Faerber's original tag line for the series was "The Kennedys with super powers." This first issue opens with a wonderful example of that, as the wedding causes the world to stand still, glued to its television sets. ![]()
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