Much like Static, Rocket is a superhero obsessed with social justice. Raquel convinced Augustus to become a superhero, using technology from his ship to develop powers of her own, and together, they worked to make Dakota a safer place. Along with some friends, she broke into the home of Augustus Freeman IV, paying witness to the man using his powers to defend his home. Raquel Ervin grew up in a poor district of the fictional Dakota. In fact, the story focused on his sidekick, Rocket. However, Icon wasn't the main character of his comic. An alien, Icon, possessed incredible strength, speed, and durability, as well as the ability to produce energy bolts. Icon was meant as Milestone Comics' Superman equivalent. Wanting to escape the gang wars that plague their neighborhood, Robbie enters a high stakes street race by stealing a car from the mechanic's shop where he works, but he doesn't realize that the car has a bag of experimental drugs in the trunk. Growing up in East Los Angeles, Robbie is the sole caretaker of his younger, disabled brother. His focus on family and culture makes him perfect for fans of DC's newest live-action hero. This doesn't even speak to the depth of his character as a representation of disability caretakers and Latino superheros. More than that, he has taken the Ghost Rider powers to the next level, even once possessing a celestial. Robbie is an incredible character, one who has risen through the ranks to become a main team member on the Avengers. However, this version of the character didn't get nearly enough screen-time. He made his debut in the loosely semi-canonical Agents of Shield, played by Gabriel Luna. I can only imagine the conversation between Higgins and Costa for this issue, so about a third of the book is text only so I need you to squeeze every inch of the page to make it work.Admittedly, we have already seen Robbie Reyes' Ghost Rider in live action. Nathan’s internal debate with himself is split up by panels creating a mirror effect of call and answer. With lots of space given over to the novel and the novel development, he needs to dig deep in his artist’s bag to pull out the amazing subtle changes he draws from panel to panel which add all the needed pathos and irony this story needs. ARTIST: MARCELLO COSTAĬosta has both a lot to do and in the same breath not that much in this issue. He finally realises he is the character in his story and he needs to change his motivation to move forward after helping people rather than himself. The arc of the issue finished quite nicely with nothing and everything changing with Nathan and his story. After aliens been the word radiant into his mind he sets off to see his friend Marshall who works in a VHS/DVD rental place. Nice little distractions like his mum, social media and even his alarm to remind him to write all show the passage of time without the sentence or story moving forward. Throwing two full pages of text at readers who expect images is a bold and confident way to set your issue apart. Nathan started writing a story 4 years ago about a bank teller turned robber and has been stuck on the same goddam sentence for years. Higgins is using this issue for a little bit of catharsis here, with the classic writer’s block on full display for all to see. That’s not too much to ask for, right? WRITER: KYLE HIGGINS All he needs is some solitary writing time-no “helpful” parents, no superhero social media, and definitely, no alien voices beaming an unintelligible language into his brain. Nathan’s getting down to business today: he’s finally working on his novel.
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