Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #292011 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback

Customer Reviews

Best comic to share with your kids
I've enjoyed this comic a fair bit. What's amazing is that my 8 and 10 year old boys love it even more. This one's gone over better then Spidey, Superman, and Power Pack. I think the interactions between the kids really makes it relatable to my kids of similar age. To a large degree, the kids act like kids rather then mini adult superheroes.

Essentially, PS238 is a superhero elementary hidden beneath a real school. The kids are superheroes in training, taught by a retired team of superheroes. (People will note the similarities to the movie Sky High - this comic though came first). What's impressive is how the author combines single issue stories with over arching plot lines involving previous efforts by the Gov't to harness superpowered children, an alien invasion, and evil child genius, Zodon's efforts to travel through time.

Long-term Storyline Payoff
Aaron Williams has been setting up the ET storyline in PS238 for quite sometime, and the bulk of the payoff is here in the fifth volume, "Extraterrestrial Credit". Collecting issues 22-27, half the volume (25-27) is that storyline payoff, with assorted other sequences making up the first 3 issues.

The payoff doesn't work quite as well as it should (perhaps too many characters in too short a space to give them all something useful to do( but they're not bad issues, and the aftermath in issue 27 manages a remarkable level of drama and a great, slightly creepy tone. The first 3 issues are great as well; Williams seems to work best when handling a couple of different storylines, just not so many he has to split back and forth constantly. The first 3 issues are a good example of this.

Williams continues his character development, of course, and still has plotlines to work with after the long-running ET one is wrapped up. He's been doing this for a while now and it would be easy to fall into routine, but "Extraterrestrial Credit" shows PS238 is still worth following.

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