REVIEW: The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Issue 1

Thomas Huls

2 years ago

There are few things in life we can count on. One of them is that James Tynion IV is going to create a story that will capture your attention. I say this because James has been part of the creation of some of the most popular comics you find at your LCS. He has written for DC Comics on the Batman franchise including supporting Scott Snyder In The Court of Owls of the New 52 and has written The Nice House on the Lake.

His series Department of Truth and his Eisner winning Something is Killing the Children have been some of the most popular comics in the last three years. The Blue Book and World Tr33 seem to be following in those same foot steps. So when a title like Christopher Chaos created by James Tynion IV is released you jump on it.

Christopher Chaos is about a special young man, a person that has a gift for seeing the world differently than others. Although it is a gift, not everyone around him sees the gift the same way. In this first issue we really dive into Christopher’s life, the trials and suffering he has experienced being so different from his peers.

As you read this first issue you can see the brilliance of such a gifted person while seeing the tragety it can bring as well.

The script for this first issue is by Tate Brombal, the writer and creator of House of Slaughter which spun out of James Tyrion’s Something is Killing the Children. Tate is an Eisner Nominated writer himself for his Barbalien: Red Planet series from Dark Horse.

The art was done by Isaac Goodhart who has worked on Wonder Women, Constantine and CatWomen for DC Comics, Postal for Image Comics, and Eve of Extinction for TKO to name a few.

Writing 4.5 of 5
Art 4.5 out of 5
Colors 4 out of 5

Score 4.5 out of 5

Created by; James Tynion IV
Written by: Tate Brombal
Art by; Isaac Goodhart
Colors by: Miguel Muerto
Letter by: Aditya Bidikar
Published by Dark Horse Comics