SATURDAY WARS

An action-packed crossover in which heroes from Saturday AM’s TANKS series join forces to defend the multiverse.

With universes being obliterated right and left, the godlike Gwaliin assembles a squad of warriors to fight the threat. However, they’re attacked before they can plan their first move, and the brutal onslaught puts an end to the elite team before it’s even officially launched. In a last attempt to fight Chillian Veyn, the cosmic alliance activates the Saturday Protocol, recruiting new heroes from their various worlds. Their chances of success are slim, and they’re going to have to set their egos aside and work together, which won’t be easy. Even if they’ve never fought side-by-side before, another surprise attack forces them to do their best. Chillian Veyn might be the worst threat the multiverse has seen so far, but a postscript teases even more sinister forces that await them. Although some of the relationships could have been developed more fully, the banter among the team members is entertaining, and the twists work well with the narrative. The first few pages include some pops of red, but the remainder of the pages are illustrated in black-and-white. Frye’s action-packed artwork includes numerous sound effects. In the prologue before they’re recruited via the Saturday Protocol, the heroes are depicted in the styles of their original series entries.

An exciting superhero adventure.