Cloudia & Rex #1: A Black Girl with the Power of a Hundred Gods? Take All My Money

Writer: Ulises Farinas, Erick Freitas / Art & Cover: Daniel Irizarri /Lion Forge Comics Editor’s note: This is an Advanced Review as Cloudia & Rex #1 drops next week on NCBD! I remember seeing the cover for Cloudia & Rex #1 on Twitter some time ago and dropping whatever I was doing. Look, I wouldn’t lie to you, the cover had me hyped. I like seeing Black girls in comics, I like seeing Black girls on comic book covers. Speaking of the cover–I had no clue what was going on but it looked hella intricate and I was hell interested. Cloudia and Rex are two sisters who are traveling with their mom, maybe a road trip, but it looks to me like they are moving, after just recently losing their dad. It’s a somber mood in the car and no one is truly happy at the moment. Teenage angst and the almost overwhelming presence of grief set the stage for some explosive panels that transitions to real life explosions in another realm where Gods and other beings of varying shapes and sizes meet with each other. All these beings are frazzled and looking for a solution to a very serious problem: their survival. Daniel Irizarri serves up the art for this comic and I’m going to strongly suggest a reread for those who pick up this issue solely based on the artwork. You may focus more on the otherworldly beings and their place of origin or the gorgeous landscapes on Earth on your first read through. On my second read through I paid more attention to the fine coloring job that enhanced the mood …