Radiant Black, Book One (Massive Edition) by Kyle Higgins and Eduardo Ferigato (2024)
I read the first Radiant Black volume back in 2022, and have been intending to circle back and complete the series ever since. Having finally read the first book, which contains the first twelve issues, I’m left a little underwhelmed. Nathan Burnett is thirty, in debt up to his ears, living with his parents, and trying (and failing) to get his writing career off the ground. His life seems to take a big turn for the best when he acquires mysterious cosmic powers, but of course, things are never that simple. There’s nothing bad about Radiant Black, per se, and it has some fun touches — e.g., Nathan using his ridesharing gig to track down foes, a heroine’s side gig as a Twitch streamer — and I’m always a sucker for cosmic power stuff. That said, its story about down-on-their-luck heroes trying to manage their powers alongside their everyday lives while facing a bigger threat, felt all-too familiar.
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