Geek Girl #1

New To the Game

   A winning hand at strip poker gifts coed Ruby Kaye a pair of hi-tech glasses. When she dons them, Ruby gains super strength. Thanks to the glasses, she can now fly. And thanks to a flaw in the depth-perceptions of the lenses, Ruby also becomes super-klutz.

   A nerd to the core, Ruby eagerly creates a costume and patrols her city as Geek-Girl! Things are relatively easy until one of her idols comes crashing down from the Heavens right in front of her. Still new to the super-heroing game, does Ruby have what is takes to avenge a fallen comrade?

With Great Promise Comes Great Readability…

   This comic by Indy publisher AAM-MARKOSIA has great promise. Ruby struggles to balance her secret identity with her new life as a superhero. Her battle with everyday problems as well as her reputation makes her a female equivalent to Spider-Man. She even battles a Flash Thompson-like bully at her college.

    The art by Charmed’s Carlos Granda was quite stunning. Geek-Girl is extremely gorgeous with a John Byrne’s She-Hulk kind of allure. The vast array of heroes that patrol Ruby’s look amazing. The fight scenes that involves a villain with lightning powers and a grudge against the superhero community was quite crisp and electric.

A New Comic Crush in the Mix

     Sam Johnson’s creation is a visually appealing book. The first issue is a little rough but you know Batman wasn’t perfect when he first debuted in Detective Comics #27. Geek-Girl deserves a look by old and new comic fans alike. But you’re gonna have to be willing to go digital to find her. All 4 current issues are available only at Comixology. I’m a paper guy myself but there’s nothing wrong with dipping your toe occasionally in the digital end of the pool.

    Geek-Girl is smart, funny, and very sexy. But what makes her all that more appealing is that she’s not your typical damsel in distress heroine. As a rookie superhero, she may not know the ropes but she’s not some dumb blonde whose curiosity gets the better of her. A female hero for the new millennium, I think Geek-Girl could become your next comic book crush.

Worth Consuming!

Ratings: 9 out of 10 stars.

Review was originally published on July 15, 2017 on outrightgeekery.com.