Writer/Artist: Kieron Gillen, Kano, Dan Brereton
Publisher: Marvel, $14.99
Beta Ray Bill is one of my favorite Marvel characters so I'm going to be a little biased towards anything starring him. The great thing is the bulk of comics in the past five years that have starred or guest-starred Bill have been nothing but great fun, and this volume is no exception. Following Beta Ray Bill after his torture during the Secret Invasion, this volume tells of his exploits with religious Skrull zealots who believe him to be their new god. The next story after that follows Bill as he decides to destroy the threat of Galactus once and for all as retribution for the destruction of his race.
Gillen offers up a good couple of stories that follow up on a few remaining plot threads of previous Bill adventures. Gillen also has a pretty good handle on cosmic storytelling, and manages to create a good epic scale adventure without getting lost with too many characters and detracting from Bill.
The Brereton art, while solid, is fairly basic in comparison to his Nocturnals work. For the purposes of this story, it tells a solid story without detracting and compliments the overall pacing. I feel that the Kano art compliments the overall story and character more since it’s a little bit more vibrant and fast paced. Kano is one of those talents that I have always felt deserved a lot more attention so I’m always happy to see him get good work, especially considering how much I just like Beta Ray Bill
If you like this then try: Avengers Dissassembled Thor, Stormbreak, Omega Flight, Thor Visionaries Walt Simonson
Related Links: Marvel Comics
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