Strange Adventures #2 Review

Writer: Tom King / Artists: Mitch Gerads and Evan Shaner / DC Comics Strange Adventures #2 follows up with the absolute dour revelation from the debut issue when we learn that someone was murdered, and Adam Strange is suspect number 1. The first issue left us with a cliffhanger. Someone is going to investigate this murder (duh). And that someone wears a leather jacket that says “Fair Play” on the sleeves. But before we get to that Terrific and unexpected news, we need to get into this series as a whole. For one, it is a reunion of Tom King and Mitch Gerads, the team that brought us a melancholy reimagining of Mister Miracle. That comic was what everyone was talking about for the entire year that new issues were released. It was an inevitability that these two would work together on a book again.  And lo and behold, we’re getting a new melancholy reimagining, this time following the hero of Rann: Adam Strange.

The first issue frames the story and sets up the conflict. Adam Strange is back on Earth after his time on Rann, where he saved the world from war and destruction. He’s written a book about his time on Rann, and he’s currently on a publicity tour promoting it. It sounds like a pretty chill life, all things considered. But one day, an aggravated fan visits Adam at one of his signings. These things happen. It’s part of the job. But the problem is, that same person is found later with his head blown off, and an energy signature matching a space weapon emanates from his he…