The Traveler

A mysterious Traveler is pursued by a ruthless robotic horde. Or is he? Jim Kirk must answer that question before his ship and crew are lost!

The second of the Stan Lee overseen superhero comics from BOOM! hits the shelves this upcoming Wednesday and is more action-packed and mysterious than “Soldier Zero.” The concept of “The Traveler” isn’t as easy to grasp immediately, because Mark Waid throws us into the deep end, having the hero fight against his enemies without much of an explanation. It’s a novel approach and one that grabs you right away, driving the issue forward, but also not leaving much of an impression. Without context, the action lacks meaning and a point beyond ‘hero stops bad guys for reasons we don’t know yet.’ Even lacking that context, Waid and Chad Hardin make the debut of “The Traveler” a dynamic read with enough teases and clues to entice the reader back for another look. The issue jumps into the deep end right away with one of the Split-Second Men appearing, trying to kill an innocent woman. This is the pattern of the issue: the Traveler has to stop one of three Split-Second Men from killing someone