Malignant Man #1

Malignant Man #1
Boom Studios
Written by Michael Alan Nelson
Art by Piotr Kowalski

Cancer is a vicious, uncaring, evil decease. I’ve said this in the past on one of my other reviews. But in this new offering from Boom, the question comes up, what if it wasn’t cancer that a person has? What if it was something that could save your life and give you something more in your life than what you had previously? That’s what you have here. A man who thought he had three weeks to live, sacrifices himself to save someone he doesn’t know. In so doing, things happen that gives him new meaning. Believe me, I’m not trying to spoil this because I want you to read it.

The story is something that hasn’t been done in a while and gives it new life. It takes you on a ride that leaves you wanting more when they get to the end (stupid cliffhangers). The art works really well. When you look at Alan, you can see the toll that his illness has taken on him, both physically and mentally. The conversation he has with the reader really resonates with you, especially if you’ve talked to cancer patients or survivors. Also, the paneling is easy to follow. Overall, everything worked.

This book caught me, maybe it was just the right time, maybe it was the subject matter or whatever but I really enjoyed this. I want to see what happens next, why are the events unfolding for Alan and every other “why” question you can think of. I think you will too. This doesn’t give you all the answers (typical first issue and again, stupid cliffhangers!) but it gives you a little more than just enough. In my humble opinion, get this and take the journey. I give this a 4.5 caps out of 5.