Cave Carson has a cybernetic eye

Jon Rivera

Book - 2017

Cave Carson was once the world's greatest underground adventurer, but that was a long time ago. When he settled down with his wife, Eileen, to raise their daughter, Chloe, he traded the controls of his vehicle, the Mighty Mole Mark 1, for a desk and keyboard. Since then he has led a quiet life, even with the distraction of his otherworldly cybernetic eye. But when a sudden illness claims Eileen's life, Cave's tranquil existence is shattered--and he and Chloe soon find themselves hurtling down a terrifying tunnel of danger, discovery, mayhem, and madness. At the bottom of that tunnel lie secrets buried for decades--secrets that hold the key to thwarting a conspiracy that threatens to consume the surface and subterranean worlds... alike.

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vol. 2: 1 / 1 copies available
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Subjects
Genres
Comics (Graphic works)
Superhero comics
Science fiction comics
Published
Burbank, CA : DC Comics [2017]-
Language
English
Main Author
Jon Rivera (author)
Other Authors
Gerard Way (author), Michael Avon Oeming (artist), Nick Filardi (colorist), Clem Robins, 1955- (letterer)
Item Description
Cataloging based on volume 1.
Collects: Cave Carson has a cybernetic eye 1-6 [volume 1] ; Cave Carson has a cybernetic eye 7-12 [volume 2]
Physical Description
volumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience
Suggested for mature readers.
ISBN
9781401270827
9781401277475
  • volume 1. Going underground
  • volume 2. Every me, every you
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

One would expect rollicking, madcap adventure from a comic series with a name like this, and the creative team-writers Rivera and Way and artist Oeming-partially delivers, but zaniness comes at the expense of intelligibility. The story opens with underground explorer Cave Carson, more than a decade in retirement, mourning the death of his wife, Eileen. Meanwhile, his cybernetic eye, which provides information about his surroundings, is fritzing out and causing hallucinations. An alarming message from Eileen's underground ancestral home yanks Carson out of retirement and sends him tunneling back into the earth alongside his daughter, Chloe, and sidekick, Mad Dog. The tone, which mixes pulpy adventure with serious family melodrama, resembles Way's Eisner-winning comic The Umbrella Academy, but that series had a narrative clarity that this lacks. The comic is bogged down by backstory and Oeming's cluttered art; it's not always clear what's going on, why things are happening, or what motivation drives each character. (July) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.