IDW Publishing
Thom Zahler, writer and artist
For those who don't know, Love and Capes is called "the heroically super situation comedy comic book!" The central characters of the series are Mark and Abby, a young couple in love. Abby owns and manages a small bookstore in the fictional Deco City, while Mark is an accountant and secretly the Crusader, Earth's mightiest superhero. In three previous limited series, each collected in trade paperback format, Zahler has detailed the couple's romance, their wedding and the beginnings of their life together as newlyweds. This fourth series, "What to Expect," is all about Abby's subsequent pregnancy and the birth of their first child.
The world of Love and Capes is not limited to Mark and Abby, however. Abby has her extended family -- both her parents, a younger brother, a younger sister and her employees at the bookstore. Mark is an only child, but both of his parents are still living and show up from time to time. And there are also all of the other heroes in the Liberty League alongside Mark; several of these heroes make cameo appearances from time to time, but Darkblade and Amazonia are regular cast members. Darkblade is billionaire Paul LaCroix, the non-powered dark-knight defender of Chronopolis and Mark's best friend. Amazonia has no secret identity and serves as ambassador from her other-dimensional home of Leandia.
Each of the Love and Capes collections is a fun read; that's what keeps me coming back each time Zahler debuts another miniseries. He expertly mixes the humor and drama, the superheroics with the mundane details of everyday life to very great effect. And his art style is on the cartoony side, which works perfectly for the fun tone of this title. Here's hoping more adventures will follow the birth of the baby.
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