Micronauts #2 –
IDW Publishing
Written by Cullen Bunn
Art by Max Dunbar
Colors by David Garcia-Cruz
Letters by Tom B. Long
Cover by J.H. Williams III
When do you know a war is truly a war? Could a false battle be conjured to cover up the real fight behind the scenes? The return of the Micronauts from IDW give us a glimpse of this war inside a war with the characters you loved from the past. After a solid first issue, it’s time to find out if we know what is truly going on for Acroyear and the gang.
In the first issue we saw the Micronauts headed towards a satellite pharmaceutical station, only to find themselves in a free fall, while still under attack. It should be know great spoiler that our heroes survive and find themselves on an unfamiliar planet in dire need of repairs. They’re also wondering if one of the people that crashed with them may know more than she lets on. Things get really complicated, really quickly and we finally get a look at the true motive of the station that they originally went to investigate. Plenty of action leads up to a reveal at the end of someone that Oziron knows all too well.
The underlying war between the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Science is a clever device that is used by Bunn in these first two issues. You really try to get a sense of what’s real, what isn’t and what is simply manufactured. The art by Dunbar is very true to the era, and certainly makes you feel the nostalgia you want to feel in this story. It also feels like we will slowly be introduced to more of the characters fans will recognize in future issues. One problem is, if you are not a diehard Micronauts fan, some of these reveals may get lost on new readers. You can easily jump into this story in Issue 1 and not be lost, but you may not feel as familiar and excited as someone who was already a Micronauts fan. This is definitely something I want to keep reading, but must caution that new readers may find it a bit more underwhelming.
RATING: PICK UP