Jupiter’s Circle #6 Review

Writer: Mark Millar / Artists: David Gianfelice, Francesco Mortarino / Image Comics [quote_simple]“SUPERHEROES WERE THE SUMMIT OF AMERICAN ASPIRATION AND SO OUR CHILDREN GREW UP TO REMIND MANKIND OF EVERYTHING WE COULD EVER HOPE TO BE.”[/quote_simple] This issue right here? This issue right here is the beauty of Mark Millar. Not only can this man bless us with the action and destruction we love in comics, but he does such an amazing job of showing us exactly how these larger than life characters easily get caught up in the day-to-day trials and tribulations of the average, flawed human being. Issue 6 picks up after the fallout of George and Sunny’s relationship. The childish jokes and inability to behave like an adult led to the marriage refusal, which led to Sunny finding her way into Walter’s open arms…and bedroom. Our first image is of Skyfox suiting up and telling his enabling butler that he’s taking the Stroller out for a spin. Cuthbert thinks he’s going to see the mayor, but I think everybody in their right mind knew exactly who he was off to see.

We find Walter and Sunny strolling through beautiful Paris discussing and dreading the conversation they’ll need to have with George sooner or later. Walter sees no malice in the way that they began dating, considering she legit broke up with him when she turned down the proposal. Oh yeah, during this time, both Walter and Sunny are actually working their day jobs as Walter places part of each of their minds in this French pa…