Point of Authority: Family Ties #3
Written by Victor Dandridge, Illustrated by Adam Fields, Colored by Kevin Anthony De Castro (Vantage Inhouse Publishing, 2022)
Synopsis
Point of Authority issue 3 is here friends! I’d like to start this critique by apologizing to my dear friend and self-proclaimed “Hardest Working Man in Comics”, Victor Dandridge because I’ve literally seen the light with this final issue.
In my previous critiques I lamented that POA wasn’t living up to its dark, noire aspirations. I described it as a hybrid of the Incredibles and Bendis’ Powers. I demanded more jump-care, squishy violence.
I must be jaded from the latest, bloody seasons of The Boys and Invincible because now I’ve done a complete 180.
Not only am I happy that POA doesn’t lean into those dark corners, I’m happy to report that POA #3 expands on the series’ classic superhero storytelling with the introduction of the superhero team Safeguard and the All-New Golden Guardian.
Good Vibes
No spoilers, but Victor and penciler Andrew Fields create a climactic fight scene that gives me Avengers: End Game vibes.
I enjoyed it so much that my only real critique is that I wish the book was brighter. With scenes set in the middle of the day ala Superman or Spider-Man. Something that inspires hope instead of despair. Fortunately, Kevin DeCastro’s vibrant colors imbues all the hope necessary to bring this story home.
Class Act
In this series I feel Victor has fully committed to the type of wholesome superhero storytelling that has become very rare in the comic book market.
Good looking out, Vic! Continue to keep it classy.
in sepia-toned flashbacks that take up most of the book’s storyline.
