Echo #1

Once upon a time there was a long-running comic called “Strangers in Paradise”.  If you haven't heard of it and you're the sort of fan who only buys superhero books then you really ought to pick up at least one of the collections (it has ninjas – what more could a growing boy want?).  After over a hundred issues, SiP came to an end last year and it's writer and artist Terry Moore took a well-earned break.
Now he's back – and, in a turn of events that surprised me he's doing what looks like a superhero comic.  As usual, the first issue is the origin – a sabotaged military experiment, a civilian caught in the explosion and strangeness ensues.
Now we've read this story a hundred times before (Stan Lee, bless him, would have two fights, a secret identity and a rogues gallery by this stage), but the difference is Terry Moore.  Firstly, the thin, precise, confident inking and hand-lettering is unlike any superhero comic that's around at the moment.  I've missed his style since SiP finished and there's only one other artist (David Mack) who'd I'd say that about.
Secondly, Terry Moore's characterisation.  I've just cancelled Flash because I didn't believe in the characters; I've just cancelled Thunderbolts because I didn't care about the characters (Uncle Warren's really phoning that one in, but I guess we've all got to pay the bills).  Other than that she's a failing artist and getting divorced, I know hardly anything about the lead character, Julie, but I want to know more.  No-one writes or draws women like Terry Moore (but if I have any doubts, it's because Julie seems a little too much like an amalgam of Katchoo and Francine, two characters from SiP).
That nitpick aside, this is a great start and I have high hopes.  If you want a well-written comic about a woman in an extreme situation that may incidentally involve a tight-fitting costume, then add this to your pull list.  If you don't, Marvel are starting another summer crossover.