Bonding, drinking, and lots of debasing behavior between all of the less-than-noble champions’ blossoms in The Delinquents #3. That goat sure does come in handy, too. Having never read a Valiant comic before this series, I can attest that this is an uber-easy story to get into.
WRITTEN BY: James Asmus and Fred Van Lente
ART BY: Kano
PUBLISHER: Valiant Entertainment
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: 17 September 2014
Reviewed by: Your Friendly Neighborhood Brady
Twitter: @mrbradysteele
Hobo treasure map. Miscreant heroes and evil mutated meat making companies are chasing it down. What is going to possibly go right for anyone involved? Personally, I hope no one gets what they want here because these characters seem to become more fun when they don’t achieve their goals. Writers James Asmus and Fred Van Lente have made something truly irreverent and engaging in every way a comic should. All that plus it’s really funny how Archer, Armstrong, Quantum, Woody and the Goat stumble and bumble and pan handle their way across the country tracking down this elusive booty.
The art by Kano continues to shine in this chapter as in previous ones. It seems there’s nothing Kano can’t make truly striking. At the same time, the smaller moments where you see the heroes connect during their various shenanigans gives it unexpected warmth to these blundering, lumbering and loveable idiots. I don’t want to spoil any of the visual random buffet you’ll read but as a life-long fan, there are lots of new and original things to see here.
I concede again that I’m new to the Valiant universe. Having said that, I definitely want to learn more about it. To me,The Delinquents #3 is a great introduction to two pillar series Archer & Armstrong and Quantum and Woody. I want to know more and plan to (hopefully for Christmas). Read on now and enjoy the ride like these characters and creators do: shamelessly.