Lockjaw #2 starring D-man with cameos of lockjaw
Storytime
Grayson Harris
Xavier Butler
Jose Phillips
so this is gay heaven
Ryan Clark
Zachary Scott
I have the sudden urge to read dinotopia
Camden Rodriguez
Austin Scott
Thomas Parker
Lockjaw and the pet Illuminati
Nathaniel Davis
Henry James
Really?
Spiderham?
Zachary Howard
it has a dog protagonist and hamster villains. It can only get sillier.
William Lopez
Man D-Man really branded himself huh?
Christian Robinson
Lucas Hill
Michael Brown
Oh awesome a Lockjaw book
>Read blurb on the cover
Nevermind
Christian Reyes
Christopher Reyes
Cooper Allen
Cooper Brooks
Ryan Torres
Josiah Moore
We can't all be farmers like foom and Thanos
Colton Jones
Kayden Brooks
Ryan Nelson
Easton Morris
I'm not too sure about this cover
Asher Gomez
>Really
>Not "What The--?!"
You had one job, man.
Xavier Butler
Another good issue. Lockjaw is Best Doggo.
Brayden Hill
that was so awful it made america look like kino
Benjamin Bell
Another fun ride and terrific follow up the wonderful first issue of this series. D-Man, with his depressed, existential crisis, had been the unexpected heart of that first issue. Though he gets much less time to wallow in his angst, he plays off really nicely with Ka-Zar; who himself has arrived at something of a transitional crisis.
For many, the path of life and development can seem quite clear. You grow up, go through education, get a job, get married, have children, raise those children, get old, et cetera. This path works for a lot of people, but not everyone. And for those for whom the path isn’t for them, adulthood can come to feel quite like something of a savage land, a frightening realm that’s quite difficult to navigate.
Despite his chiseled body, incredible good looks and impressive capabilities, Ka-Zar is coping with many of the same problems as Dennis. Having adventures and fighting dinosaurs was fun in his youth, but now he yearns for the next step and isn’t quite sure what that next step is.
He’s tried farming, but is terrible at it and the various threats of the Savage Land has made it quite difficult.
Connor Perez
Dennis and Ka-Zar are kind of in the same boat; two men heading toward middle age with no clear path of how to get there; no roadmap to show them the way to fulfillment. Yet whereas Dennis had taken to this crisis by wallowing in his sorrow, in a darkened apartment, watching gameshows and eating cold pizza, Ka-Zar had taken a different approach. He tried new things, sought out something that might bring him fulfillment. Yeah, he sticks at farming, but at least he tried… he’s put in the effort to find that thing, to discover a new path. It’s a lesson that doesn’t seem lost on Dennis.
Granted, seeking out one’s path is frequently easier said that done. Dennis is a rather depressed guy and one of the many hardships of depression’s is that it can completely sap a person’s energy. Getting out there and trying to find what it is that will make you happy is a near impossible task when simply getting off the couch feels a herculean effort.
Still, it was likely heartening for Dennis to see a veritable adonis like Ka-Zar coping with a similar plight.
Although this ‘path’ in Dennis’ case may seem illusive to him, for us readers it may appear rather evident. He is not ready to stop being a hero. Powers or not, Dennis still wants to be a hero, to have adventures and make a positive difference. This is his path toward actualization. he wants to be D-Man… not ‘D’ as in depression, or dysthymia, dimwit, or even demolition. D as in determined, daring and destined for greatness.
And Dennis steps up when Ka-Zar decides that the savage Land is no place for farmers; it is a realm of hunters. He picks up his spear ready to fell one of the wolves as it walks away. Dennis intervenes, preventing Ka-Zar from spearing the animal in the back.
Chase Rivera
The Savage Land may be a realm of kill or be killed, but Dennis is not about to sit back and watch a defenseless animal taken down from behind. Preventing Ka-Zar from doing so is what heroes do… Dennis’s ‘path’ is to be a hero; and it is quite possible that his adventure alongside Lockjaw is just what he needs to accomplish this task and find that path and become the hero he needs to be.
Again, the art, inking and colors are top notch. Villa and company excel at depicting the Savage land with the same verve and dynamism as they had Arctillan and Bushwick, New York. It’s quite a testament that these artist can jump around such a variety of setting and not miss a beat, maintaining a visual continuity despite the great differences in settings.
While the issue offers up a fun and thrilling adventure, it doesn’t offer much in the way of clue regarding the overarching plot. There’s still no breadcrumbs indicative of what it is that has Lockjaw’s siblings in peril. Although I suppose that is likely to be made evident int he next issue which looks to see Lockjaw and Dennis traveling to another universe where they’ll team up with the amazing Spider-Ham. Definitely looking forward to that.
Ian Long
>gamble a stamp!
Leo Collins
>purple dragon
Claremont's fetish for things with the word 'lock' in them is ineffable. Lockheed (the plane), Lockheed (the dragon), Miss Locke (Arcade's sidekick), Warlock…
Alexander Garcia
>just processing
Offhand isn't the Savage Land pretty much common knowledge in the MU by this point, or is that somehow only known to A-lister superheroes?
Kevin Wilson
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Brandon Watson
This is the exact type of shit that feminists would complain about if instead of Ka-Zar, it was a half naked woman on the cover being “objectified”. But it’s ok when you’re gay, I guess.
Leo Foster
Go back to bed, Rich.
Owen Martin
user that has been a thing forever, just like how boobs are censored even though there isn't a whole lot of difference between male and female nipples.
Kevin Rodriguez
I couldn't tell where that was copy-pasted from. Couldn't understand why that user chose to post it either.