“Johnny Saturn: Synns of the Father” trade paperback is now available for order through Amazon.com!
This 132 page, full-color graphic novel is the first, complete story arc of the battle between underdog mystery man, Johnny Saturn, and his worse enemy, Dr. Horatio Synn, a master terrorist bent on proving his theory of creating ultimate Chaos using Johnny Saturn’s hometown of Spire City as his testing ground. And not only does Johnny Saturn have to stop Dr. Synn, he has to fight Spire City’s group of superheroes, the Squadron Premiere, lead by The Utopian, who believes that fighting world-class criminals should be left to those with meta-powers. But not even Heaven or Hell can stop Johnny Saturn from doing his job.
Described as “The best post-modern, deconstructionist, paranormal, superhero, crime noir comic with mythological overtones there is!” Johnny Saturn is the underdog who bites back!
This is from Bob Freeman’s Blog:
One of the shining examples of what is right is Scott and Benita Story’s
Johnny Saturn. Take tight storytelling and old school artwork, toss them in a blender with the best of what has come before and the hope of things to come and Johnny Saturn is what is born from that volatile concoction.Johnny Saturn, for me, is definitely a throwback to those heady days of mid-twentieth century “mystery men”, ala The Shadow, Doc Savage, and even The Batman (as originally conceived). He is the embodiment of that spartan work ethic and sure moral center that is largely missing in todays comics.
Johnny Saturn is hard-boiled, tooth and nail heroism that invokes the old school stylings of Jack Kirby, Wally Wood, Joe Simon, and Gil Kane, but matched with that peculiar blend of modern angst and classic art that has been the trademark of creators like Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons.
Johnny Saturn is larger than life in a way that can only be showcased by the “street-level” adventures of a man of mystery. It is a snapshot of reality, played out on a grand stage, with all the inner turmoil that is wrestled with by we, the readers, and that’s what makes Johnny Saturn tick. We know we are lesser men than Johnny Saturn, but his will and moral fibre are inspiring, and that kids, is what comics were meant to do. Not to be masturbatory fantasies, but inspiring tales that show us what we can be…
Johnny Saturn, in summation, rocks.
‘Nuff Said…
