But you know, hope springs eternal within the comic book lover's breast. So when I saw the ComiXology copy for From Beyond the Unknown #2, my heart leaped up.
From Beyond the Unknown #2
Story 1 - On Earth-A.D. (After Disaster), the world is a very different place-a post-apocalyptic wasteland, full of talking animals and other strange sights. While exploring his dystopian home, Kamandi, the last living human, stumbles upon a robot butler patiently awaiting the return of his human masters, who disappeared years before. Kamandi takes pity on the loyal butler and tries to reunite him with his long-lost family...however unusual that reunion might be.
(https://www.comixology.com/From-Beyond-the-Unknown-2/digital-comic/874555?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9SZWNlbnRBZGRpdGlvbnM)
Now, we're talking a 17 page issue, so minus the cover and divide by 2, that probably means an 8 pager, but still...ahmo be there on July 3rd, for sure. Besides, it's only 1 99er...and the second story is a Legion of Super-Heroes, so that might be okay. (Best news of all: the Legion story is NOT written by Brian Michael Bendis, who was so awful on the most recent incarnation of that title that I had to bail out after two issues...and I really, really love the Legion of Super-Heroes. It's written by Dan Jurgens, who is usually quite good and sometimes masterful.
Oh, and the Kamandi story is by Tom Sniegoski and Eric Gapstur, both of whom have done some decent work in the past.
Also...looks like Beyond the Unknown is one of those anthology comics that rotates through characters and creative teams, so you don't need to buy issue #1. I might do that, though, even though it features Green Lantern, because the art by Kenneth Rocafort looks pretty interesting. Check out this cover:
Nice, huh? BTW, I didn't put up a picture of the #2 cover because it doesn't feature Kamandi...and it's a shitty drawing (of the LoS-H).
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