Sunday, after a nice hike up, down, and around Torrey Pines State Reserve*, I had the opportunity to meet Peter Krause, an incredible artist and a very nice fellow. For those who don’t know, Mr. Krause was a fulltime artist for DC comics for a decade, drawing such iconic heroes as Superman and Captain Marvel.
He’s now working with comic book writer Mark Waid on the comic book Irredeemable, from Boom! Studios. Here’s the basic concept: Imagine Superman, pissed off at the world, and deciding to become the world’s greatest supervillain. Irredeemable is like that, but better. It’s darker than you might think too, which really appealed to my inner horror writer.
Waid’s story is stellar and the art is wonderful. I finished off the first four issues (collected into one volume) in one sitting. I can’t wait to read more, and I hope all you comic lovers out there do the same.
Zombie lovers: you can get a fix of Zombie Tales from Boom! Studios. They have a TON of other great properties too.
*My apologies to Peter if I looked (and perhaps smelled) as though I’d just come back from a mysterious island run by a man named Jacob and home to a smoke monster. That’s right, Lost is over, but I’m still gonna reference it.
