Hey guys, you can come back. This is the good Fraction. I promise.

I don’t know much about The Defenders and if you’ve read any interviews, neither does Matt Fraction. But that’s okay, cause this comic was great. The last of the Worthy is making the world go screwy, and the skeeviest Doctor Strange in ages has to recruit a bunch of his old friends to help him. It’s taking more than a few cues from Grant Morrison, but it works completely. And the bonus this comic has it that it’s actually quite funny. Strange getting a ride on an airplane is fantastic, and the image of Silver Surfer in a polo shirt is one for the books. It has a lot of tiny touches that really make it special.

Which comes to the art. I haven’t seen much of Dodson’s work before, but he really shone here. It’s cartoony enough to convey the truly bizarre things that happen in this issue, and it’s also is a major part of what gives it such a unique feel.

This comic is fast-paced, funny, great to look at, and looks like it’s got some big things coming down the road. I think it’s gonna be fun.