October 18, 2009
Comic Book Collection: I wish I could find a hi-res jpeg of this cover (Marvel only have one of those angled hardcover shots for the reprint), because Power Pack by Louise Simonson and June Brigman was a genuine and charming delight in the Marvel universe. It helped that I am the eldest of four brothers, so I could relate to the Powers family, and it also spoke to my teenage desire to be a superhero. The story of four siblings becoming superheroes due to aliens, but also based firmly in the Marvel universe (there were guest stars galore) and treated like a normal comic book (rather than having to aim squarely for the kids in the current incarnation), was great, until Simonson stopped writing and then it went very bad; they had to bring back Simonson and Brigman again to do a one-off special to rectify all the nonsense. This isn’t a guilty secret; there’s nothing wrong with enjoying this wonderful series. This is a scan of issue #1, drawn by Brigman (from Comics Should Be Good).

Comic Book Collection: I wish I could find a hi-res jpeg of this cover (Marvel only have one of those angled hardcover shots for the reprint), because Power Pack by Louise Simonson and June Brigman was a genuine and charming delight in the Marvel universe. It helped that I am the eldest of four brothers, so I could relate to the Powers family, and it also spoke to my teenage desire to be a superhero. The story of four siblings becoming superheroes due to aliens, but also based firmly in the Marvel universe (there were guest stars galore) and treated like a normal comic book (rather than having to aim squarely for the kids in the current incarnation), was great, until Simonson stopped writing and then it went very bad; they had to bring back Simonson and Brigman again to do a one-off special to rectify all the nonsense. This isn’t a guilty secret; there’s nothing wrong with enjoying this wonderful series. This is a scan of issue #1, drawn by Brigman (from Comics Should Be Good).

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