The first year of the hit ongoing Geiger series ends with a nuclear showdown! As Geiger fails to take control of his explosive power surges, he must finally face the other Glowing Man! But this radioactive counterpart has a secret weapon that could destroy everything. Plus: Junkyard Joe and Nate the Nuclear Knight continue to uncover the secrets behind the Unknown War.
Geiger wraps it first year with another dynamic issue with some great characterization, solid action and an intriguing payoff to one of the bigger ongoing storylines. No need to worry the excitement and fun with Geiger hasn't even begun to cool off. Read Full Review
GEIGER #12 is a fun, thrilling issue when Geiger's training to control his power goes horribly wrong. Geoff Johns's script delivers plenty of fun and games, and the developments in this issue promise intriguing plot twists in the future. Plus, Gary Frank's artwork is next-level gorgeous Read Full Review
Gary Frank continues to put us right in the middle of the action and the emotions with some great angles and intimate framing. There's a moment when Geiger goes full on nuclear meltdown in a beautiful disaster type of way. The design of The Glowing Woman shines in the fray as an awesome compliment to Tariq's. Read Full Review
Plot
Ghost Machine and Geiger celebrate a year of surprising and exciting with this release!
May many more years to come!
Ash Arden begins training Tariq in how to control his power by removing the boro rods. According to Ash, it's a process of mental anger management. Geiger recalls the first moment she was able to control her power without the rods, when he saved those two children in Volume 1.
Ash tells Tariq part of her story. Apparently, for unknown reasons, she survived the nuclear bomb at the age of three and acquired her powers, but everyone around her died of cancer caused by her radiation. Many believed her to be a kind of goddess. She escaped for years and was persecuted for Geiger's crimes, so the more
Another good entry with a surprising ending. Curious to how this Glowing Woman leaves into the story moving forward.