Maestro: Symphoney in a Gamma Key (2020) by Peter David & German Peralta (Marvel)

I was a big fan of the original Future Imperfect storyline from thirty years ago and have reread it several times. Peter David and George Perez were an awesome pair and they would go on to do Sachs and Violens the following year.

I found this prequel of Maestro’s origin on ComiXology Unlimited. I noticed it received a 3.9 on Goodreads, 4.6 on Amazon, and 7.6 Critic Rating on Comic Book Round Up. It was nice seeing the opening pages by Dale Keown. Peralta’s art was fitting and complimentary to George Perez’s style from the original. The story was “interesting” but not something I’d likely ever reread. I concur with some of the reviews that the story was lacking. There is some stuff in the beginning that wasn’t really well resolved. If it wasn’t for the interactions with Hercules, i do not think I would ever revisit this book but that part was very enjoyable. I’m reminded of the following quote:

“What good is a story you only want to read once?” -Bill Willingham

The Maestro character and world are interesting so I may continue to see where David takes them in Maestro: War and Pax and Maestro: World War M.