Written by Jim Starlin
Art by Shane Davis, Matt Banning and Jim Starlin
Published by DC Comics
The Factual Opinion has to confess that in an underwhelming week of comics, a funny talking bulldog will always win our hearts and minds. Mystery in Space will probably go unremembered within a year, but it's lighthearted take on the cosmic space-cop genre from the 70's is turning into one of the sort of pleasurable vacation from all of the ambition and darkness going on across the shelves. Smart, silly and incredibly well drawn, Starlin and his Space art crew have taken an ignored character (the stupidly named "Captain Comet") and thrown his exploits in "Hardcore City" into the realm of noir, opera and action; what's crazy is that the whole thing, for whatever reason, works. Mystery in Space is the sort of series that could never last for years, luckily, this series is slated to be eight issues long--long enough for Comet to figure out who's trying to kill him; short enough so we don't have to read about his relationship problems or, God forbid, angst. If it maintains this level of dumb fun and doesn't delve to far into adult themes, it could make for some of the best reading of the coming winter. Either way, this bulldog talks. In more ways than one.
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