Armor-I #2 is a comic written by Marcel Dupree with the art done by Carlos Trigo, Gulliver Vianei, and Andrea Celestini. The high schooler Jason becomes a school-wide sensation and aliens decide to get up close and personal. This issue has lots of fighting, some arguments, and it gives us a bit more information on certain characters. Our leading man is Jason King, a teenager at a new school who finds himself paired up with some unknown being that gives him some unique abilities. He lives with his father and his sister and one of them get a much more expanded role this time around. The plot picks up where the last one left off and Jason must face the ramifications of what transpired. We have a couple side plots moving in parallel with the main future crossing seemingly in the cards. Things get hectic here with lots of collateral damage and grappling. The story is a bit fast-paced but not disruptingly so. The dialogue is very modern with it sounding like something out of a teen cartoon from the late 90’s. There are a few word-heavy pages early on but it is much lower after. This is an issue that ramps up the intensity from the last and gives us a few more pieces to finish the puzzle. Also included within this comic is Baranzu, a story taking place in Japan where some kids have accidentally unleashed something evil.

            The art style here is reminiscent of an early 2000’s cartoon geared toward teens. There are a wide range of colors but the more standout ones are primarily used for the non-human creatures. This story takes place mainly in the school which doesn’t stand out but the other locations we’ll visit have a bit more eye candy. There are a bevy of expressions here by all the characters which give them a sense of life. The faces, though cartoony, manage to show these looks well due to the amount of detail they’ve put into them. The more alien creatures look like things you may have seen before but they manage to have some measure of uniqueness. The equipment used is a sort power armor that looks like the Silver Surfer and Megaman had a baby. The action consists of smashing, punching, and grabbing. The scenes are pretty simple to follow. Baranzu features a thicker, less cartoony art style with high detail and fantastic effects.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like comics starring a black teen superhero with aliens and an art style like early 2000’s cartoons this is for you.

“What would this comic’s film rating be?”

PG.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Sorry to break it to you, but you’re viral.”

 

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***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 30

Violent Pages: 14, for 47% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic

 

**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**

 

Violence Level – 3

“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”

“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”

“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”

“This was a tournament arc.”

“All my life I had to fight.”

 

Gore Level – 1

“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”

“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”

“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”

“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”

“This is a slaughterhouse.”

 

Death Level – 1

“And everybody lived happily ever after.”

“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”

“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”

“Yeah this was a tragedy.”

“Think Gettysburg.”

 

Porn Level – 1

“Everybody kept their clothes on.”

“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”

“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”

“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”

“Oh. This is porn.”