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Geiger, Vol. 1

Geiger, Vol. 1

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  • Author：Geoff Johns
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Summary

The critically acclaimed team of writer GEOFF JOHNS and artist GARY FRANK unites with superstar colorist BRAD ANDERSON to bring their first creator-owned hero to Image Comics！

Set in the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet， desperate outlaws battle for survival in a world of radioactive chaos。 Out past the poisoned wasteland lives a man even the Nightcrawlers and Organ People fear。 Some name him Joe Glow， others call him the Meltdown Man。 But his name。。。is Geiger。
Collects GEIGER #1-6。

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Clark Day ，

Just finished reading the first 6 issues and I'm enjoying what I'm reading。 Just finished reading the first 6 issues and I'm enjoying what I'm reading。 。。。more

Alex Sarll ，

So after 20-odd years ruining what used to be comics' best universe， even finding time to get his grubby fingerprints on Watchmen along the way， Geoff Johns finally does a creator-owned comic。 And it's。。。less bad？ Yes， it has many of his characteristic flaws， like that nasty mixture of sentimentality and viciousness， callbacks to a more innocent age of comics （which he seems to prefer， even as he fails to see that his own work is a big part of why modern comics aren't like that anymore） alternat So after 20-odd years ruining what used to be comics' best universe， even finding time to get his grubby fingerprints on Watchmen along the way， Geoff Johns finally does a creator-owned comic。 And it's。。。less bad？ Yes， it has many of his characteristic flaws， like that nasty mixture of sentimentality and viciousness， callbacks to a more innocent age of comics （which he seems to prefer， even as he fails to see that his own work is a big part of why modern comics aren't like that anymore） alternating with lots of characters watching their loved ones die horribly。 And yes， it's a long time since I saw a new story in any medium which， without clearly signalling itself as retro kitsch， had a nuclear war leading to a two-headed wolf， giant invertebrates and a protagonist with atomic superpowers - even while acknowledging that for the most part， radioactivity just gives you cancer。 From the children trying to escape across the wasteland to the remnants of civilisation， to the petty （in all senses） warlord on their tail， there isn't a single remotely original thing about Geiger – but with Gary Frank's art giving a real sense of life， and considered solidly within the sub-sub-genre parameters of wannabe-gritty， actually quite goofy post-apocalyptic SF， it's an entirely competent example of its type， and as such the best thing I've seen from Johns in a very， very long time。（Edelweiss ARC） 。。。more

Mike ，

Well damn， that was a stellar read。 Not entirely sure if this qualifies as a spooktober book exactly， as it was more sci-if than horrific （though the fate of the protagonist is certainly tragic as all sympathetic monsters have）， but let’s not slit hairs， let’s just encourage more folks to pick this up。 Moving emotional characters， cool ideas， clear action， a minimum of needless monologues， and an actual craft for writing something that compels the page turns。 Nicely done gang！Brought to you agai Well damn， that was a stellar read。 Not entirely sure if this qualifies as a spooktober book exactly， as it was more sci-if than horrific （though the fate of the protagonist is certainly tragic as all sympathetic monsters have）， but let’s not slit hairs， let’s just encourage more folks to pick this up。 Moving emotional characters， cool ideas， clear action， a minimum of needless monologues， and an actual craft for writing something that compels the page turns。 Nicely done gang！Brought to you again by the Apple Dumpling gang （hah， more like the Foul Mouthing Gang） 。。。more

Kurt Lorenz ，

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Theediscerning ，

Scientists， gangs， annoying boys who think they're kings – all subsidiary characters in this comic are responding to the Glowing Man， a guy stuck outside his family's nuclear bunker when Armageddon comes a-calling， but who has survived all the bombs and radiation because， you know， love。 That or the fact he was undergoing revolutionary anti-cancer treatment at the time the bombs fell。 Or the fact he's called Tariq Geiger， in what in any other comic would feel an unsubtle touch。 Very little about Scientists， gangs， annoying boys who think they're kings – all subsidiary characters in this comic are responding to the Glowing Man， a guy stuck outside his family's nuclear bunker when Armageddon comes a-calling， but who has survived all the bombs and radiation because， you know， love。 That or the fact he was undergoing revolutionary anti-cancer treatment at the time the bombs fell。 Or the fact he's called Tariq Geiger， in what in any other comic would feel an unsubtle touch。 Very little about this is subtle， make no mistake。Now， the problem with some comics creators is that they don't read enough comics。 Or certainly they don't read enough bad comics， to know what not to do。 Any of us at our level would have pointed to The Punisher and all his impenetrable， nanite-y-nighty kin， whose indestructible qualities just make for a yawnsome book。 Tariq is the same – so over-talented， so impossible to kill off， so unable to inject threat to him or peril into the action that they have to drag some annoying brat kids into proceedings in forlorn hope we get to care for them。 And his character ends up making little sense – he's survived because of love （that， or。。。） and yet when all we see of him is this gruff， dour， invincible survivor bloke we're supposed to be surprised he has more compassion in him than he recognises。It's a bonkers premise for a superhero， it's an exceedingly derivative book （from every post-Apocalypse trek narrative， past the Judge Dredd muties down to the hero emerging in unlikely， Terminator fashion from a blazing tanker of something flammable）， and it finishes with both closure and the intent to tell us more。 Please， no – this was the most disposable， scoff-inducing pap。 Part of me says it wasn't a horrendous one-star read， the likes of which really should never have been thought of， but a lot of me says it breaks the star rating to give it two。 。。。more

Robert ，

A hoary old framing device to open the story leaves one a bit skeptical， but the story moves so swiftly and surely along that the cliché is soon forgotten， so much so that it is a pleasant surprise when the frame picks up again。 More tales in this 'verse are eagerly anticipated。 A hoary old framing device to open the story leaves one a bit skeptical， but the story moves so swiftly and surely along that the cliché is soon forgotten， so much so that it is a pleasant surprise when the frame picks up again。 More tales in this 'verse are eagerly anticipated。 。。。more

Sam Quixote ，

The nuclear apocalypse happens in 2030 and Tariq Geiger manages to get his family to their fallout shelter in time - but gets locked out himself。 It’s now 20 years later and Geiger has somehow survived， gaining superpowers from the radiation no less， and is waiting for the radiation levels to go down before opening up the shelter and reuniting with his family。 But civilisation has broken down in the intervening years and， after one too many vigilante interferings， Vegas villains want Geiger’s he The nuclear apocalypse happens in 2030 and Tariq Geiger manages to get his family to their fallout shelter in time - but gets locked out himself。 It’s now 20 years later and Geiger has somehow survived， gaining superpowers from the radiation no less， and is waiting for the radiation levels to go down before opening up the shelter and reuniting with his family。 But civilisation has broken down in the intervening years and， after one too many vigilante interferings， Vegas villains want Geiger’s head - as well as a valuable package two kids have stolen and are now on the run， into the Nevada desert， towards the “glowing man”。。。 Geoff Johns and Gary Frank break free from DC for their first creator-owned Image title， Geiger， and it’s an underwhelming book。 Generally I found their DC books to be unremarkable but I also understood that they had to colour within the corporate lines - they couldn’t take risks or do anything too crazy with the likes of Superman， Batman and the Watchmen characters because DC wouldn’t let them; they’re their characters。 So it’s disappointing that when Johns/Frank create their own superhero character， they’ve created something that could easily be published at DC/Marvel。 Geiger and the story he’s in could be substituted for the likes of Ghost Rider， Aquaman， Wonder Woman， or any other middling character with powers; there’s nothing too special or unique about him or his story。 Maybe this is the best they can do though - generic superhero comics？ In which case we’re seeing the extent of their abilities and their books just aren’t for me。 Or maybe it’s deliberate。 I’m sure they saw the sales of books like Doomsday Clock and Batman: Earth One and thought they’d be multi-millionaires if they owned those characters。 So maybe they decided to create similar books but with their own character， appeal to that same audience， and try to reap the rewards？ Either way， Geiger’s not a particularly brilliant book。 Contrivance is the order of the day， as it so often is with Johns。 Two nobodies happen to find the “nuclear football” which holds the locations of all the remaining nuke sites in the US （apparently they didn’t all go off 20 years ago）， and， even though it’s the most valuable thing to the people they bring it to， they put it aside to play casino games， allowing a waitress to walk away with it。 How convenient！ Then， in her tiny room， two burly men crowd in， one of whom is spritzed in the face with something， and then the other just happens to disappear momentarily （it’s a confusingly-drawn sequence）， allowing the kids to make off with the bag。 It’s all so contrived。 But it has to be this way because Plot。 The US government is still there but is weakened （plot！）， which means the gangs of Las Vegas are now in control but they’re themed gangs for no reason。 So there’s a Camelot-inspired bunch， and a roaring ‘20s group。 There was an American Dad！ episode about a Disneyland parody called Familyland where the park is locked down and factions arbitrarily spring up based on the areas of the park they’re in。 This is exactly the same thing except it’s not meant to be funny， even though it is。 When he turns into his glowing skeleton form， Geiger can melt metal （ie。 handcuffs） but not the thin cloth cape he’s always wearing （he probably shops at the same place Hulk gets his pants， right？）， or a gun when the scene requires him to pick it up and shoot it。 He finds out his family’s fate just when he needs to help the kids， who he just happens to come across （because the Nevada desert isn’t a big place or anything）。 And that’s ignoring the fact that his name is Geiger， who happened to be one of the few people with a nuclear fallout shelter in his backyard， his powers happen to be radiation-themed， and he lives in a post-nuclear war landscape！ There’s far more contrivance here but I’ll move onto the derivative stuff， because it doesn’t stop at American Dad！ The most obvious comparison is to the Fallout games， not least New Vegas， and the post-apocalyptic world is exactly like Mad Max （the organ people = war boys）。 There’s a robot soldier character called Junkyard Joe that’s just the T-1000 and there’s a Game of Thrones Joffrey-esque character as the main baddie。 Gary Frank’s art is top-notch throughout （though he’s not doing anything more impressive than in his previous books） but his character design for Geiger is just Ghost Rider but less biker-y， or a more muscular Death。 Johns just isn’t very imaginative。 He took a lot of prefabricated elements and stuck them together into this chase template。 He’s planning on a Geiger-extended universe which is set at key war moments in America’s history， starting with the Revolutionary War and going up to 2050 （ie。 this book）， so he won’t even have to try hard at all in creating most of those environments because they’re all well-defined already （US Civil War， WW2， Vietnam， etc。）。 The characters are an uninteresting cast。 Geiger is the archetypical sympathetic hero who’s all about saving his family （yawn） and is seemingly invincible when he turns into the glowing skeleton （double yawn） whose powers are vague at best。 The villains are all one-dimensional （motivation: powah！） and the kids are average kid characters （ie。 dull innocents）。 Nobody really stands out as particularly memorable。 Johns is like McDonald’s: it’s popular because it’s the same sort of thing every time， it’s easily consumed， easily digested and easily forgotten。 If you’ve liked Johns’ previous books， you’ll probably like Geiger because it’s just more of that。 The story flows effortlessly， it’s fast-paced， it looks pretty， and then it’s over。 It won’t challenge you or show you anything you haven’t seen before in pop culture。 But for readers like me who were hoping to see a more interesting， subversive side to Johns and Frank away from corporate-controlled characters， you’ll be disappointed because they don’t do anything really different or creative than what you’ve seen them do at DC。 As a result， Geiger， Volume 1 is a safely bland， generic and unimpressive superhero comic， sure to be a bestseller and adapted to a streaming service soon！ 。。。more

Luke Costin ，

Geoff Johns’ world building is second to none in modern comicsLoved this story and I’m excited to see the other books that were set up in the final issue。

Ben Brown ，

Over the course of its first six issues， Geoff Johns’ “Geiger” attains that oh-so-rare quality that belies all too many creator owned series: compulsive readability。 Credit goes mainly to Johns’ penchant for drawing fresh， fully realized characters within a story and world that feel fully thought out and guided by a distinct narrative direction。 Gary Frank’s gorgeous art is but a bonus， giving stark and vivid life to Johns’ creations while accentuating exactly the right beats along the way。 If o Over the course of its first six issues， Geoff Johns’ “Geiger” attains that oh-so-rare quality that belies all too many creator owned series: compulsive readability。 Credit goes mainly to Johns’ penchant for drawing fresh， fully realized characters within a story and world that feel fully thought out and guided by a distinct narrative direction。 Gary Frank’s gorgeous art is but a bonus， giving stark and vivid life to Johns’ creations while accentuating exactly the right beats along the way。 If only more independent comics were this immediately impactful。 。。。more

Sam ，

Big fallout by way of mad max vibes。 Art was fantastic。 Story was the same as every other story about a guy with nothing to lose having to take kids to a Point A， but on the way develops feeling for said kids。Side-note: Probably going to stick to comics on here until December。 Can’t read law books and the books I want to， and I definitely can’t watch tv like I used to， but I’ve found comics scratches both of those itches plus I’ve got a massive TBR pile。 Therefore comic reviews for the near futu Big fallout by way of mad max vibes。 Art was fantastic。 Story was the same as every other story about a guy with nothing to lose having to take kids to a Point A， but on the way develops feeling for said kids。Side-note: Probably going to stick to comics on here until December。 Can’t read law books and the books I want to， and I definitely can’t watch tv like I used to， but I’ve found comics scratches both of those itches plus I’ve got a massive TBR pile。 Therefore comic reviews for the near future。 。。。more

Matty Dub ，

The first product coming from Geoff Johns’ new Mad Ghost imprint over at Image comics comes out of the gate with a banger in Geiger！The idea of a radioactive man in a post-nuclear war America may not sound like the most original pitch but this book gives you so much more than the action fun you would expect to get from that idea。Our radioactive man protagonist is such a cool and relatable dude that’s defined more by the love he’s still able to give than the loss that seeks to define him througho The first product coming from Geoff Johns’ new Mad Ghost imprint over at Image comics comes out of the gate with a banger in Geiger！The idea of a radioactive man in a post-nuclear war America may not sound like the most original pitch but this book gives you so much more than the action fun you would expect to get from that idea。Our radioactive man protagonist is such a cool and relatable dude that’s defined more by the love he’s still able to give than the loss that seeks to define him throughout the story。 He’s a noble man who’s only pushed to action when he needs to protect the vulnerable。I really enjoyed him and the world built in these six issues， you don’t get a dramatic amount of world building but enough so that the table is set for at least a few more arcs。Lastly this isn’t the amazing book it is without Gary Frank’s insanely beautiful line work， he is so good and he delivers on every single panel。 Brad Anderson’s colours are as always a perfect match for his art。This is an incredible beginning for an exciting new series， I can’t wait for more！ 。。。more

Alan ，

Lets get this out of the way。 I am well aware that there are some out there who believe Johns ruined the JLA movie， and you know what？ That movie was such a disaster I have no inclination to subject myself to a director's cut （let it be known I do not feel the need to invest time in director's cuts of Blade Runner and Apocalypse Now-at least I am consistent）。 I did not expect to give this a 4 star rating。 Based off Johns' prior attempts at creator owned work， I was expecting a meh feeling。 Admit Lets get this out of the way。 I am well aware that there are some out there who believe Johns ruined the JLA movie， and you know what？ That movie was such a disaster I have no inclination to subject myself to a director's cut （let it be known I do not feel the need to invest time in director's cuts of Blade Runner and Apocalypse Now-at least I am consistent）。 I did not expect to give this a 4 star rating。 Based off Johns' prior attempts at creator owned work， I was expecting a meh feeling。 Admittedly， there's not a lot new， but Johns' strength if that he can take old concepts and give new new twists and create compelling characters。 Tariq， arguably a Muslim male （I don't recall if that was ever clearly stated）。 Is a devoted family man。 But The Unknown War destroyed much of America and Tariq with it。 For unknown reasons doctors help Tariq and he does not die of radiation poisoning， and his overall physical health has been enhanced。 Now two young children find Tariq and old enemies from what's left of Las Vegas are after after the children and eventually Tariq。In the final chapter Johns drops multiple hints as to the world he created， both its past and future， and in a brief afterword he mentions how becoming a father affected the writing of this story。Not your typical Mad Max riff。disclosure; read as digital floppies。 。。。more

Subham ，

This one was so good！！It tells the tale of a man named Tariq Geiger who in a nuclear attack gets infected with glowing powers and he is the Melting man but he did all of it to protect his family and 20 years later in 2050 he is trying to survive hoping that his family is still alive and protecting them but well reality is different。In some other place we see the landscape of Las Vegas and The Child King and the hate he has for Geiger and their origins of enmity but the main thrust of the story i This one was so good！！It tells the tale of a man named Tariq Geiger who in a nuclear attack gets infected with glowing powers and he is the Melting man but he did all of it to protect his family and 20 years later in 2050 he is trying to survive hoping that his family is still alive and protecting them but well reality is different。In some other place we see the landscape of Las Vegas and The Child King and the hate he has for Geiger and their origins of enmity but the main thrust of the story is him trying to rescue these children named Hailee and Henry and we follow their adventures to survive in this world and how they meet Geiger， one of the Unnamed fighting the Unknown war and the big mysteries of the world and the final face off on all sides and a surprise cameo by another hero！Plus an epic ending。 This is a great book and has so many things it does right like focusing on the hero in a post apocalyptic Americana and the effects of that plus big revelations about the origins and motive of Geiger， this world and hint to various heroes and all。 I like how this volume took its time to build up into something big and will continue to do so but in of itself its a contained story and is so awesome plus I like how Johns connects theme of family here and redeems the character too in a way and all that。 Its a very nuanced and at times may feel pretty slow but the world building is immaculate and just makes for an amazing read and he is complemented by Frank his longtime collaborator and this pair delivers once again on an amazing book！ 。。。more

John Funderburg ，

I enjoyed this one quite a bit。 Johns is building a new mythological universe， and I'm excited that this first journey was as great as it was。 It gives me hope for the others to come。 And Gary Frank's artwork is flawless， as usual。 I enjoyed this one quite a bit。 Johns is building a new mythological universe， and I'm excited that this first journey was as great as it was。 It gives me hope for the others to come。 And Gary Frank's artwork is flawless， as usual。 。。。more

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