THE LAST WHIZ KIDS STORY PARTE III, REVIEW POR J.R. LOFLIN

Uno de los placeres de crear historias es encontrar a lectores que las valoran, las comprenden y con los que acabas teniendo una amistad, aunque sea digital. 

¡Y ojo, que Loflin ha seguido nuestros pasos y amenaza con su propio universo superheróico! Esto es vida.

When I first started reading Big Bang Comics, the attraction was two-fold. First, it promised me old-fashioned superhero fun, the type I grew up reading and even moreso, the kind that existed prior to me existing, the wacky golden and silver age fun that is rare to see in this day and age. 

 Secondly, I began reading because it promised a vast fictional history of this comic book universe, a sort of pseudo-Marvel/DC that had decades of stories under its belt, and characters I could become attached to, and care about, just as I care about the ones of the Big Two.

Some of the first books I read were by Pedro Angosto, specifically the Knights of Justice story from BBA #8 and the first two parts of "The Last Whiz Kids Story". I was blown away by the depth of the storytelling in these, and this latest installment is no exception. Pedro has a clear love of myths and legends and this is very evident in these issues. 

 In my head, Pedro Angosto is the Spanish Neil Gaiman. The level of research and knowledge used to make what could seem like throwaway references that go over the head of the reader, are anything but inconsequential. Each reference, each legend invoked in this tale is carefully chosen, and even if you are not familiar with most of them, they add a rich flavor to make a most hearty broth of epic proportions.

The entire story really does feel like the end of an era and the culmination of so many years worth of stories. It serves as a love letter to the Wolfman/Perez Titans run, but also to comics and their storytelling process as a whole. 

 Where else, over the span of decades, can you get a continuing story, boiling to a tremendous, tumultous conclusion that takes the years of development, the various creative voices and gives them a resounding, triumphant conclusion that makes you feel like you have just taken the best ride of your life? "Something like a John Williams score," indeed!

Every panel, every page, makes me so glad I took that plunge a year ago and dove head-first into Big Bang Comics. To Gary, Chris, Bill, Pablo, Jorge, all the creators who have told these tales, I thank you and salute you, but the first place of pride and of gratitude must go to Pedro.  You never forget the one who brought you to the dance, and as the song says, "I've had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you!" 

 I have so much I want to say about this issue, but I don't want to give too much away. I will say that we do finally find out what happened to a long-lost character, we do see epic confrontations, titanic transformations, and the salvation of a lost soul. 

 I am very much looking forward to ordering the completed comic from IndyPlanet in both its digital and print editions. It may truly well be the best Big Bang yet!