Buck Rogers meets Mack Bolan in Rick Remender’s Fear Agent. Drawn by Walking Dead alum Tony Moore, Fear Agent has the look of classic 50s sci-fi paperback book covers, with the sass and goofiness of a bawdy Playboy comic. It feels like Remender is trying to capture some of Bruce Campbell’s swagger in lead Heath Huston. And what could easily become tiresome, he manages to make work.
There’s no deep philosophical discussions, no soul searching, no moral allegory. There’s a guy with a blaster, shooting tentacled aliens and robots, and flying a rocket ship. It’s goofy and light, and often a bit naughty. A nice cure to all the mopy, depressing comics I’ve been reading lately.
The art is pretty good, with enough retro-flare to get the message across. Robots and aliens are drawn with tongue firmly in cheek, but the environments are actually quite cool. It’s obvious that while the story is ‘having a go’ at a certain type of sci-fi, it comes from a place of love.
If you, like me, need a break from all the Debbie Downer comics on the market right now, check this out. Or if you just like schlocky science fiction adventure stories. No wheel reinvention going on. No great leaps in the medium. Just old-time action stories with ray-guns and rocket-ships.
Fear Agent: Re-Ignition
Author: Rick Remender
Artist: Tony Moore
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
ISBN: 978-1-59307-764-8
-Matt
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