PREVIEW: Wayward, #1

[CBR News]

Writer Jim Zub (SKULLKICKERS, Samurai Jack), penciler Steve Cummings (Legends of the Dark Knight, Deadshot), and color artist John Rauch (INVINCIBLE) team up to create a rich and vibrant Tokyo in WAYWARD. However, this Tokyo just so happens to be filled with monsters of myth and legend laying in wait for one Rori Lane's arrival.
Rori's a misfit teen who travels halfway across the world from Ireland to make a new home in Japan with her mother. From the get-go there are some cultural adjustments to be made and Rori feels like a fish out of water-but things take a turn for the weird when she begins glimpsing things, creatures, that no one else can see.


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[InformationGeek]

Preview's way too small for me to read, but the artwork looks fine (weird transition between pages 3 & 4 though).

[Dorktron]

Hmm, this was not what I was expecting from Wayward. This feels super cheesy with the guys tearing their faces off to reveal they are horrible monsters. I will wait for reviews to see how it holds up. The art is very good though.

[Endro]

I agree, not really what I was expecting - seems a little lame. But it is a very short preview, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[Blacksun]

there is a good preview on comics alliance.

this book really looks very good. Don't know very much about jim zub writing, but from the preview I like the premise of the story

[Dr. Cheesesteak]

there is a good preview on comics alliance.

this book really looks very good. Don't know very much about jim zub writing, but from the preview I like the premise of the story

He hasn't really done anything for the Big 2. I think just the Amanda Waller 1-shot for DC. And I guess a new Disney series for Marvel...

He's done 25+ issues of Skullkickers which is a favorite series of mine. He's also doing a Baldur's Gate and Samurai Jack series. Both IPs I like, but I haven't checked out those books yet (guess Baldurs Gate isnt even out yet), will probably get in trade.

Anyway, I've only read his Skullkickers and the Waller 1-shot. As said, I really like Skullkickers - it's a humorous, action-filled book. Waller 1-shot was more serious and I thought it was "okay" at worst. Point being, I'm not sure how to interpret Wayward. I was thinking it'd be more serious in tone, but it seems like it may be closer to Skullkickers in style? I'll give it a couple issues. But I trust in Zub to provide solid work.

[Fuzzy Barbarian]

It was okay, a little cheesy, but the art's still nice. I'll give it a few issues, but. I'm starting to have second thoughts about this series.