Heroes At Home is a Marvel Comics quarantine special out on December 9. Comedy writer Zeb Wells brings some cartoony stories about the human side of Marvel heroes. It’s something artist duo Gurihiru are all too eager to showcase. Selective use of lettering by Joe Sabino and Jay Bowen make these quick and easy stories stand out from one another.
Heroes At Home: Satirical Character
Throughout Heroes At Home, readers see some of their favorite characters go about their domestic lives. While Spider-Man is certainly no stranger to these depictions, it is nice to see other characters get the treatment. It’s hilarious seeing Captain America face the dilemma of eating spaghetti fresh or doing dishes when he’s out of plates. Then there’s something endearing with Wolverine doing a puzzle out of a picture. It’s like wanting to connect with the friends in that picture and making an effort to do so. Zeb Wells certainly knows how to balance comedy with endearing tales, as his resume suggests.
Easy Expression
Gurihiru gives Heroes At Home an efficient use of their art styles. For the scenes where characters don’t need to speak, their expressions and situations tell all the story needed. For example, with Panther’s mask looking ever stoic, his body language makes his actions all the more appealing. Compare that to the Venom segment where Eddie and Venom’s facial expressions display their dynamic, especially when Eddie runs out of toilet paper.
The lettering in Heroes At Home by Sabino and Bowen go hand-in-hand with communication. The Captain Marvel segment has the most dialogue, which serves as an elaborate joke. Because along with the background and resolution, witty dialogue makes it all the more entertaining. It’s the little things like that that make a difference for fans of all kinds of visual storytelling to love.
Keep Your Heroes At Home
Heroes At Home is one of those stories that serve as good fodder for mainline comics. It’s a special little episode fans like myself enjoy for how each character expresses themselves. With so many stories focusing on the action, it’s nice to relax and see superheroes be people. It even serves as a decent Marvel equivalent to Dear Justice League for these depictions. That’s not even including how the creatives make full use of their roles in the production. Several segments make every use of comic art elements to tell their story.
