Sword of the Atom #2 (of 4)

Ray Palmer awakes finding himself garbed as the Atom and permanently trapped at six inches tall. Now the prisoner of a race of aliens who now reside in the deepest, darkest recesses of the Amazon, the Atom is placed in that society’s arena for sport. His opponent is Taren, the leader of a band of rebels who hope to overthrow the despotic Caellich. Also, he’s the lover of the emperor’s daughter.

But when it’s discovered that the deck has been stacked in Atom’s favor by having Taren blinded, the people revolt. This gives Atom, Taren, and the Emperor’s daughter a chance to flee. Once safe,  the Atom becomes the de facto leader and now must earn the trust of Taren’s supporters in order to free all of Taren’s miniature people from tyranny.

All of the action that was missing from issue 1 was obviously saved for this dynamic issue. I was afraid this was going to turn into a John Carter of Mars rip-off. With strange peoples and even stranger technology and creatures, there are some elements just as there is a hint of the classic 50’s B-movie adventure, The Incredible Shrinking Man. However, seeing the Atom as a swashbuckling heroic type was kinda neat. The art continues to be first rate and I loved the thrills, the twists, and the shocks. It doesn’t get much better than this.      Worth Consuming

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars