The Creators – David Pepose – Writer, Jonathan Lau – Artist, Andrew Dalhouse – Colours, Taylor Esposito – Letters

The Players – Space Ghost, Jan, Jace, Blip

The Story – Jan, Jace and Blip are taken to the Ghost Planet where they learn a little about Space Ghost and come into his good graces.

The Take – With this second issue, David Pepose and company present readers with something unseen until this moment. What would that be some might ask? Only a peek at the man behind the mask and that man is or at least was, a broken one after having lost his children quite tragically. All of this plays in direct contrast to the previous issue that found Jan and Jace losing their father, a tragedy as well and it is interesting to see how the origins of the kids and the man intertwine, almost as if it were fate. Readers know that fate has nothing to do with it though as it all comes down to Pepose whose writing is top-notch and who manages to tell an emotional tale amongst and between the action that occurs within. As the origin of Space Ghost unfolds, what little that is shown, Jan and Jace make themselves at home while Space Ghost heads off to deal with some asteroids. They of course get into a bit of trouble by stealing his ship and running into a giant energy monster, similar to the one from the old Saturday morning cartoon. Space Ghost, who was dealing with one small problem must now deal with an even larger one, yet thankfully, he discovers that Jan and Jace are not quite the burden he originally thought they would be. By the end of the tale, Pepose has Space Ghost make Jan and Jace his partners, though what that entails at the moment remains to be seen. Whether this is because he actually sees something in them or because they might remind him of his past life, one cannot truly know but it is good to see the book mirror what everyone remembers about the characters, that being they are in fact a team. Blip too. Once more, Jonathan Lau is taking this story and making it look incredible, doing the best work of his career and, hopefully, he and Pepose stay on this book for the long haul. The two of them make a great team and while there are a lot of artists one could name who might bring something to the table like Ariel Olivetti or Steve Rude who are but two examples, it is nice to see Dynamite go with somebody one might not have originally thought of. It obviously paid off as Space Ghost has turned out to be one of the best-looking books in their stable, not to mention one of the most exciting as well. Leaving off with the promise of more and giving readers a glimpse of the upcoming Jonny Quest book, this was a win on all fronts and a joy to read.

Worth It? – Yes.