A few years after Hargreeves’s death, his Umbrella Academy is scattered but their past is coming back to hunt them.

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Jen Keith recommends Casanova: Acedia #1

“What else have I forgotten I remember?” 

Once upon a time, Matt Fraction (mattfractionblog), Gabriel Bá, and Fábio Moon (10paezinhos) came together and created a cross-dimensional sci-fi spy story featuring thief turned double-crossing secret agent, Casanova Quinn. In Casanova: Acedia #1, Casanova Quinn returns as…Quentin Cassiday?

If you haven’t read the first two volumes or don’t remember what happened, then…don’t worry! Casanova doesn’t remember either. He’s a stranded amnesiac in Los Angeles, working for a rich criminal with a past, or lack thereof, similar to Casanova himself. Some things haven’t changed: Casanova still loves his job even if he doesn’t exactly recall why he’s so good at it. With mysterious occultists claiming the world is about to end, familiar faces showing up, and the secret to his and his benefactor’s lives still mired in mystery, Casanova will have plenty of chances to prove he’s still the man he doesn’t remember he is.

Writer Matt Fraction, to the surprise of no one, writes an engaging, rhythmic and playful story from page one. There are two distinct voices, the bodiless narrator and Casanova himself, giving us insight into the inner goings on of both characters and scenes, and Dustin K. Harbin’s lettering does a great job of delineating the two for a smooth read. Artists Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá create a beautifully graphic noir atmosphere for LA, and colorist Cris Peter is the cherry on top of setting the mood with careful thought to the gorgeous color palettes of each scene. This perfect storm of talent is rounded out with Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon writing the backup story about a rock band of fierce ladies known as The Metanauts.

As a sucker for word play and surrealistic sci-fi, I plan to stick around for more multi-dimensional shenanigans. Casanova Quinn aka Quentin Cassiday has a new job, and I can’t wait to find out how he’s going to love it.

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Jen Keith is a Digital Editor at comiXology, comic artist, music addict, and regularly stays up way too late reading comics even after looking at comics all day.