Landon Cole’s a hard workin’ blue collar guy, with a pretty wife and a baby son. He also happens to be one of Park City’s ex-super heroes, forced into retirement and relocated into normalcy. The drugs given to him by the CIA to suppress his super hero memories aren’t working as he’s plagued by “flashbacks” at work. Landon suffers all of this AND gets harassed regularly by the small-town redneck superhero-hatin’ cops that are sworn to serve and protect their Mayberry utopia.

Disconnected: Tales of the Sovereign, written and illustrated by both Jason Stephens and Eric Boswell, is an entertaining and compelling synthesis of Watchmen and The Incredibles. Its concept is well-worn these days, only Disconnected plays it with a humorous and salty tone. The writing is tight and fast paced and the black and white art is bold and kinetic while embodying an appropriate “cartooniness”.

This is a must read for good humored fans of the television series Heroes as well as the other aforementioned stories. I’ll be following this one.

Issue #2:

Landon Cole, formerly known as The Sovereign, continues to fill us in on how he went from a super hero in Park City to Joe Six-pack in the tiny town of Rickton. Sitting around the fishing hole with old man Russell, the one trusted friend in Landon’s new life, we told the rest of his story from issue one.

The public blamed The Sovereign for some serious collateral damage by way of a super villain beat down during which Landon lost his powers and nearly died. His identity was revealed during his hospital stay which compromised his safety from the angry mob. Landon was relocated and the rest is history.

Instead of protecting him and his from super villains, it’s the redneck cops he has to worry about now. Is that enough to compel Landon to don the tights, despite his lack of powers? Stay tuned.

The writer/artist duo of Jason Stephens and Eric Boswell continue to bring the quality with Disconnected: Tales of the Sovereign issue #2. The writing blends subversive comedy with a touch of heart and this issue is topped off with vibrant full-color artwork.

This series reminds me of A History of Violence, only funny. It’s an irresistible premise well worth checking out. I’m hooked.