#h-e-r-o | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

generatorrexy · 2 years ago

Text

H-E-R-O

I read and finished this series, part of the Dial H franchise, and my god it was so cool!! It tells the story of how the Dial H affects the life of different people, some with good endings and some with tragic ones, all coming together at the end.

To understand this I think I have to explain the Dial H. It's a dial like those old phones had that when you dial H-E-R-O you get transformed into a superhero acquiring not only their abilities but also their backstory, until you dial it back and transform again into yourself. There are more dials out there in other series, all very good, but this one is exclusively about one single Dial H.

It starts with maybe the best opening of a comic ever, a guy in the phone crying, who after seeing Superman, wants to kill himself. It's shocking, the narration and art so good, making it an unforgettable scene!

And here starts this epic about human relationships, how we relate to one another and ourselves, with one story about a guy that gets transformed into a female superhero and can't change back, done with surprisingly good taste for a 2004 story.

Kano's work is fantastic, playing with panels in the most original ways, accompanied with the fantastic colors of Dave Stewart that give this comic that dark cartoon vibe that fits incredibly well, and of course the incredible script by Will Pfeifer that explores a big amount of characters and ideas every new arc!

The book also has Patrick Gleason and Dale Eaglesham for some arcs, with this last one doing the final arc, who also fit the series perfectly since their styles have all the same vibe.

The story is fantastic and I can't recommend reading this enough, it talks about depression, identity, self-image, love, all in really well executed arcs. From the guy that doesn't know why he keeps living, to the absent father, to the group of internet influencers to a killer, you get to see all kinds of protagonists with all kinds of goals and ambitions, and when I say the moments hit, they hit and hard, not only the sad ones but the happy and badass ones.

What would you do if you could turn into a superhero? What would you use that power for? Everyone has a different answer, and while we might not be able to actually do it, we can read this fantastic series about those who do.

#dial h #h-e-r-o #hero #dc comics #dc #comics #kano #Dale Eaglesham #Patrick Gleason #Will Pfeifer #Kano #Dave Stewart #superman #art #review #recommendation #read #comic recommendations

7 notes · View notes

eternvlsound · 8 months ago

Text

Neon street lights to guide you home

ig: space.ram

#v a p o r w a v e #vaporwave #a e s t h e t i c #vaporwave aesthetic #vaporwave art #aesthetics #dream core #vaporart #art #dream aesthetic #dreamcore #dreamwave #neon lights

10K notes · View notes

pintsofguinnesmakeyoustrong · 1 year ago

Text

NPMD best line deliveries

oh shit! oh fuck!! i didnt think thered be a skele'uhn here ?!? im so fucking scared of skele'uhnz!!!

dont frighten him pokey you nasssssty boy

were going to jail...and with my luck no one will even B O T H E R making me their bitch...

🐦 heyus the thing about a bãrbĕqüe...it brings folks together...from awl wawlks of laife...theyres a storhé behand everyh burrghurr...everyh kehbahhb...

but I...called God a sonofa B word...who am iaieEUGHAHuhuuuh...