Dynamo 5 v3: Fresh Blood TPB

I'm not familiar enough with Jay Faerber's corner of the Image universe to recognize all the players in this trade, but Faerber does a nice job making Tower City feel like a classic comic location. From the agents of F.L.A.G. to the glut of silver-age sounding villains, this place likes an old time comic.

With the rest of the team moping after losing their mentor, only the powerhouse Scrap is keeping the faith and protecting Tower City. She brings in a new Dynamo 5 to help her keep up, including new hero Vigil, mother & daugther heroes Firebird, and new (to me) hero Quake. Everything feels a tad on the cheesy side, but that's ok, it gives the whole book a sort of mid-80's Marvel feel. SinceI love that, I enjoy the tone of the book.

Faerber has a nice mix of core plot and nice sub-drama for the regular cast. There may be a bunch of subs on the team, but the stars of the book still get plenty of panel time.

Mahmud Asrar has a great, dynamic style that really sells the action. He gets to draw all manner of heroes smashing things up and they look great. I do think he enjoys drawing Scrap's rear, it gets featured once an issue at least!

Good