I picked up the latest issue of Byrne’s NEXT MEN
and to be honest it is a complete joy to read. The “ending” of NM was
so good that I read through it twice before looking in detail at the
art.
If you’ve not read Next Men yet -shame on you. Buy the trades!!
So, I’m looking around the comic shop and not seeing anything I even cared about when, suddenly….is that a new John Byrne book????? Yes, Trio had slipped right past me because IDW does not send me press releases and I’m so busy writing, drawing and publishing comics that I cannot afford time to internet trawl. IDW -SEND ME PRESS RELEASES!!!!
#2…crap. I’d missed the first issue. I asked shop manager, Tim, if he could get me a copy of #1? “I think we’ve still got a copy on the shelves” he said. Yes!
So here goes the “Get up-to-date on-this” bit:
According to IDW:
This May, John Byrne will be smashing into stands with a brand-new, creator-owned superhero series, TRIO. TRIO follows the exploits of three super-powered heroes known as Rock, Paper, and Scissors on a series of explosive adventures!
Along the way, beloved inkers who have finished off Byrne’s pencils in the past will be inking variant covers for the series, starting with “Joltin’” Joe Sinnott on issue 1, and Byrne’s Silver Surfer/X-Men: The Hidden Years cohort Tom Palmer on #2.
“Trio really is Byrne’s return to superheroic form,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief. Ryall will be editing Trio himself. He added that “fans who’ve loved Byrne at all stages of his career, from his beloved and influential superhero comics to his more recent work with us on Star Trek and Next Men, will love what he’s bringing to bear on this series.”
Their code names are simple ONE, TWO and THREE, but the world calls them ROCK, PAPER and SCISSORS.
Together, they are..TRIO!
Trio #1
IDW
Story by John Byrne
Art by John Byrne
Colors by Ronda Pattison
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Cover by John Byrne & Ronda Pattison
32 pages
Price: $3.99
And at the same time…
Trio #2
John Byrne (w & a & c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant Covers:
Variant cover penciled by John Byrne and inked by Tom Palmer
His name is Nautilus, and he wants to lay waste to the surface world. Our trio of heroes feel out of their depth—no pun intended!—but they cannot begin to guess that an even greater peril is hurtling toward the planet. One that may herald the end of all life, above and below the waves.
If you’ve not read Next Men yet -shame on you. Buy the trades!!
So, I’m looking around the comic shop and not seeing anything I even cared about when, suddenly….is that a new John Byrne book????? Yes, Trio had slipped right past me because IDW does not send me press releases and I’m so busy writing, drawing and publishing comics that I cannot afford time to internet trawl. IDW -SEND ME PRESS RELEASES!!!!
#2…crap. I’d missed the first issue. I asked shop manager, Tim, if he could get me a copy of #1? “I think we’ve still got a copy on the shelves” he said. Yes!
So here goes the “Get up-to-date on-this” bit:
According to IDW:
This May, John Byrne will be smashing into stands with a brand-new, creator-owned superhero series, TRIO. TRIO follows the exploits of three super-powered heroes known as Rock, Paper, and Scissors on a series of explosive adventures!
Along the way, beloved inkers who have finished off Byrne’s pencils in the past will be inking variant covers for the series, starting with “Joltin’” Joe Sinnott on issue 1, and Byrne’s Silver Surfer/X-Men: The Hidden Years cohort Tom Palmer on #2.
“Trio really is Byrne’s return to superheroic form,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief. Ryall will be editing Trio himself. He added that “fans who’ve loved Byrne at all stages of his career, from his beloved and influential superhero comics to his more recent work with us on Star Trek and Next Men, will love what he’s bringing to bear on this series.”
Their code names are simple ONE, TWO and THREE, but the world calls them ROCK, PAPER and SCISSORS.
Together, they are..TRIO!
Trio #1
IDW
Story by John Byrne
Art by John Byrne
Colors by Ronda Pattison
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Cover by John Byrne & Ronda Pattison
32 pages
Price: $3.99
And at the same time…
Trio #2
John Byrne (w & a & c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant Covers:
Variant cover penciled by John Byrne and inked by Tom Palmer
His name is Nautilus, and he wants to lay waste to the surface world. Our trio of heroes feel out of their depth—no pun intended!—but they cannot begin to guess that an even greater peril is hurtling toward the planet. One that may herald the end of all life, above and below the waves.
This is John Byrne at his best both story and character-wise.
Art-wise…he makes my knees weak (giggle giggle)! I felt like getting
extra copies and sending them to Didio and Quesada with a note:”See?
This is how it is done!”
For me this is a return to fun action comics where the premiss may
sound odd but Byrne works his magic. I think you can still get copies
online and if you really want a good read I’ll recommend this highly!
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