Cosmo, The Mighty Martian #1 (Family Comic Friday)

The rebooted saga of Cosmo, The Mighty Martian continues in this week’s edition of Family Comic Friday!

Cosmo, The Mighty Martian #1
Written by Ian Flynn
Art by Tracy Yardley
Published by Archie Comics
Retail: $2.99

Evil Queen Hepser continues her plan for the planet Venus to take over the galaxy. This time around, she has assigned Battle Princess Shih to turn the people of the planet Ceres into an army of super soldiers. Standing in the Venusian’s way is the Mighty Martian, Cosmo and his friends! 

In the previous Cosmo mini-series, the brave warriors thwarted Hepser’s plans to enslave the people of Arcadea with a mixture of soap and water. But Princess Shih is too smart to use the same chemical formula to turn the Cereans into zombie fighters! Can Cosmo and his crew develop the right cure in time or has Queen Hepser finally earned her first victory in order to become the supreme intergalactic ruler?

Mega Man artist Tracy Yardley really has done a fantastic job on this book. Yes, this book is the beginning of a 5-part sequel to last year’s Cosmo miniseries. But not many people know that Cosmo was first introduced to Archie Comics readers as the ‘Merry Martian’ all the way back in 1958. In that book, he looked like a giant walking marshmallow. In this new look at the space hero, Cosmo and his friends are ultra-sleek. You can see Yardley’s work on other video game comic books properties such as Sonic The Hedgehog shining through this band of interstellar champions.

I felt a little lost with Ian Flynn’s story. There are just so many characters in The Mighty Crusaders’ writer’s script. It’s really hard to keep everyone straight. Honestly, I got confused and thought that Battle Princess Shih was Queen Hepser for a while. I found myself having to re-read the first couple of pages in order to get all the players in this epic straight. 

 The newest chapter in the saga of Cosmo, the Mighty Martian was enjoyable. But it felt like that with all the characters involved, some of the magic of the previous miniseries was missing here. It got a little confusing. Thankfully, Ian Flynn was able to salvage things a little bit with a thrilling cliffhanger. 

Kids of all ages should enjoy this book. However, you might find yourselves feeling a little confused keeping every character and their proper roles straight. Don’t be afraid to re-read the opening introduction in order to get the most of this story!

Cosmo, The Mighty Martian will debut in print and digital formats on November 13, 2019.

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.