Adam's Adventures: Skaar #11 (Marvel Comics) Review by Adam P.

Who's your daddy?

Using the concept of father-son disconnection, Skaar #11 deals with the abandoned son of the Hulk, Skaar, who was forced to flee his home planet upon the appearance of Galactus. Soon after, Skaar finds himself on Earth as a human child, trying to track down his father in order to dole out some payback.




Now don’t get me wrong: the plot and book both have potential. A lot of works have been written about the damage absent fathers cause to their progeny, but the manner it's presented here lacks emotional resonance. In short, I don't find myself feeling Skaar's pain. Only the Warbound, who attempt to talk Skaar out of his murderous rampage, come close to eliciting true human sentiment, but it's quickly dismissed with a WHAKAAAAM! and a BRAKOOOM! from our anti-hero.

However, seeing Ron Lim pencilling Galactus and the Silver Surfer brings back fond memories of his work on the Surfer's title and Infinity Gauntlet from the early nineties. I enjoy Lim's cosmic work a lot, but I find he's less adept at communicating “real world” scenarios like the ones presented in this issue. For instance, the splash panel in the middle of the book where Skaar transforms into his big hulky self was too much of a comic book cliché for me.

Overall, an interesting concept poorly executed. I'm forced to admit that the burning map on the prologue page was the most interesting thing about this episode in Skaar's young life.

Either way, this is one kid who's both scarred and scary. I think someone might need a little tough love.

6.5/10

Adam P.