Here, we get an example of Zena slipping into meta commentary about the place of superheroes, voicing some of the criticisms about modern superheroes as a whole through her criticisms of The Standard. We get this a few times over […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here, Zena Zarthos finds herself once more face-to-face with The Corpse. Why is The Corpse in Zena’s home? Could it be that he is the killer after all, and he’s looking to cross another name off his list and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
CHAPTER 5: DADDY’S GIRL Writer: John Lees Artists: Jonathan Rector & Will Robson Colorist: Mike Gagnon Letterer: Kel Nuttall Editor: Steven Forbes As we embark on Chapter 5, and enter into what would likely be considered the third act […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here we go, the penultimate chapter of THE STANDARD! It’s fascinating to look at how Jonathan Rector’s art style evolved over the course of the series. If you were to look at this page, and set it aside one […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember this guy? That’s right, it’s the Destructo-Bot from way back in the first flashback in Chapter 1! I remember getting a real nostalgia blast when I saw this. For you guys, it’s maybe only been a few months, but […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is perhaps the flashback where the Silver Age narration feels the most out of place, given that here we have a flashback without any real old comic book pastiche flourishes. Here, we once again return to Zena Zarthos’ backstory, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Harsh! If I’d had more space, it would have been fun to have a BREAKING BAD “Walter White returns to buy the carwash he got fired from” moment to let us see Zena crushing the Maguire Institute underfoot, but sadly, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here, Zena Zarthos begins to tell her story to The Corpse, unlocking the motive behind the mass murderer targeting her and beheading those associated to her. The full exposition dump comes tomorrow, but here, we see one crucial element that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here we discover the truth behind The Dawn: he is an imperfect clone of Alex Thomas. Of course, the implications of this are that the villain of THE STANDARD is in fact a version of the modern day Standard, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the beginning of one of my favourite Zena Zarthos scenes, as she meets with her ailing father in prison. The years may not had been kind to Zachary, but even in this state, his mind was still working […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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