School is back in session, and Strange Academy is kicking the school year off with a field trip to New York City to throw down against Brooklyn Visions Academy in the MULTIVERSAL MATH BOWL! When a mysterious new villain crashes the mathletics, the students of Strange Academy must team up with Miles Morales to put a stop to his plots. ONE CHAPTER OF A THRILLIING THREE-PART SAGA!
This exciting one-shot delivers exactly what it promised: a fun and adventurous magical team-up between Miles Morales and several Strange Academy students, featuring witty writing and gorgeous art. Strange Academy: Miles Morales#1 is the perfect setup for next month's Strange Academy: Moon Knight, as Shaylee and Doyle must battle against the conniving Equation to save their friends while partnering with the Fist on Khonshu. Read Full Review
All the artists deliver fun and entertaining visuals throughout the issue. The art is bright, lively and brilliantly utilizes the tone of the story to offer great imagery. Read Full Review
Tossing the Strange Academy kids into the wide Marvel Universe has some mixed results, as they semi-cross paths with the of course popular Miles' version of Spider-Man. This is a mostly solid affair that misses the mark in a few places but at least delivers some of the energy that comes with Marvel-related stories. Read Full Review
Strange Academy: Miles Morales #1 introduces two great titles that hold a lot of promise but lack character depth in the introduction issue. Read Full Review
If you want to keep the great memories of Strange Academy alive, stay clear of this iteration. Read Full Review
My expectations are at rock bottom when I start reading one of these gimmicky crossover miniseries. But this one's a pleasantly surprising gem.
An interesting plot gets well underway, complicated by a few good twists. Mr. Hernandez delivers a compelling take on the Strange Academy kids. He has new ideas about them that he deploys without contradicting their earlier appearances. And he brings a heady dose of nerdy humor to the proceedings--provided you're not too self-conscious to appreciate it.
Unfortunately, the art is the Achilles' heel that holds my rating down. The various styles don't match, and the big visual change that happens in the last act is jarring. The issue starts off looking great, though.
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