Celebrity comedian colorist Brad Anderson has teamed up with author Geoff Johns (identified for his work on Aquaman, Superman, and Inexperienced Lantern) and illustrator Gary Frank (identified for his work on Captain America, Incredible 4, and The Untouchables) to convey their first creator-owned character to public view by way of Ghost Machine, revealed by Picture Comics.
The title of their new superhero?
Geiger, also referred to as The Glowing Man.
Who Is Geiger?
As Johns and Frank describe him, Geiger is a denizen of a post-nuclear wasteland after the Unknown Struggle. He can stroll round with out a protecting swimsuit. Residing in “the breeding floor for all of the nasties,” Geiger was seen flickering on the horizon like a candle, earlier than he turned referred to as Joe Glow, The Man of Mass Destruction, and The Strolling Bomb.
Earlier than the Unknown Struggle of 2030 (unknown within the sense that nobody took duty for beginning it), Tyriq Geiger and his household lived in Boulder Metropolis, Nevada, close to Las Vegas. In response to every day information of world unrest, Tyriq had ready an underground shelter. Geared up with hydroponic gardens and boundless provides, the cavernous haven was simply in attain when the Emergency Protection Alerts went off.
Tyriq received his household inside, however their canine Molly stopped to observe a missile flying off into area. Tyriq went to get well Molly, ordering his son to get inside.
Armed neighbors demand to be allowed into the shelter. They shoot Tyriq within the shin. They inform Tyriq they are going to kill him and Molly if he doesn’t allow them to in. Tyriq refuses, and at that second, a nuclear bomb goes off.
The story of Geiger #1 picks up 20 years later. Tyriq and Molly didn’t die. As a substitute, the radiation remodeled them into superheroes. They develop the powers they should maintain their household protected, ready for the day it’s protected for them to emerge.
Geiger Is an Pleasant Learn
Readers who benefit from the post-apocalyptic style will benefit from the Geiger collection. Even readers who will not be huge followers of Geoff Johns will like this story of a post-apocalyptic world with a superhero twist. Geiger has change into a nuclear reactor. He has cooling rods in his again. He can pull them out to unleash his wrath on scavengers who would attempt to break into his household’s haven.
Geoff Johns does an ideal job of world constructing all through this story. Not everybody has been killed within the struggle. Casinos have change into their very own metropolis states, protected throughout the partitions of the brand new Las Vegas.
Outdoors of Las Vegas there are different factions, just like the organ folks, or what’s left of the US authorities. There are mutant creatures, just like the nightcrawlers, or two-headed wolves. However what makes the Geiger collection so engaging to so many readers is that it reads like a narrative to be informed round a campfire. Geoff Johns makes Geiger sound like a Paul Bunyan, or a John Henry, a brand new American fable.