Dial H for Hero #11

Dear Dad

Writer – Sam Humphries

Artist – Joe Quinones

Colorist – Jordan Gibson

Letterer – Dave Sharpe

Cover – Joe Quinones

Editor – Brittany Holzherr

Group Editor – Jamie S. Rich

Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster.

By special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family.

Our cover shows the hero of this book, Miguel, split into four alterations of the Reign of the Supermen characters: Steel, Superboy, Cyborg Superman and the Eradicator. It's a pretty cool concept that is expertly executed by Joe Quinones, who has emerged as one of my favorite artists. Throughout this series, Quinones demonstrated an ability to perfectly mimic every different style imaginable — from Golden Age comics to Japanese magna. Every issue is such a treat.

As fun as this series is, this is an Impulse blog, and he only makes a quick cameo in this issue. So I'm not going to break down everything that happens in this issue. Suffice it to say, the H-dial is a device that can transform people into random superheroes. But there are actually four dials, and Miguel is manipulated by a man named Mister Thunderbolt to give him all four dials, which he uses to tap into the Multiverse itself. This action sends a burst of energy throughout different aspects of reality, and is noticed by a handful of characters, including the Monitor, Darkseid and our lovable Impulse. Bart can feel something is wrong with the Speed Force, saying it feels like crazy people who build trebuchets ripped right through it.

Sadly, that's the full extent of Bart's involvement in this series. He experiences a momentary "blip" in the Speed Force, but that's it. I highly recommend this series, though. It's an imaginative story with gorgeous, diverse art on each page. Let's close with the new house ads:

Hell Arisen. Lobo "The Main Man" vs. Kara "Supergirl" Zor-El.

Wonder Woman: Warbringer. The action-packed thrill ride that inspired the graphic novel!

A DC Nation interview with Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti on Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey.

Next time: One more quick cameo in Justice League #39.