I’d blogged previously about this one shot and how much I enjoyed it, so I was very glad to see the news on Newsarama that Twighlight Guardian was one of the two one-shots to get picked up for a full series.
Congrats to the creative team, and I’m looking forward to reading what comes next 
On the other hand, that’s another monthly I’ll be picking up. So much for cutting down 
Part of Top Cow’s “Pilot Season”, I picked up this one-shot after reading a few posts on the ComicBloc about it and being intrigued.
It follows the Twighlight Guardian. A regular girl who’s taken it upon herself to become a real-life superhero. Every night, she dons a mask, and patrols her neighbourhood looking for trouble, be it keeping an eye open for people casing houses, or helping old women change a flat tyre.
The story is told entirely from Twightlight’s thought balloons, and I found it a really rivetting read. You get drawn into her world, as she’s taken this role incredibly seriously. She has her neighbourhood mapped out on her wall, and every night she’s sure to pick a different patrol route to avoid the possibility of ambush. You get the impression there’s something really not right with this girl. While helping others is comendable, there’s obviously a larger story behind what’s driven her to do this. While, in real life, there are those real life superheroes who don capes and masks to help change tyres, hand out food to the homeless etc, you get the distinct impression that this character has gone beyond that somehow, and there’s some kind of trauma in her life that she needs to face.
Its an excellent read, and I’ll definitely be looking to pick up further issues if it wins the pilot season vote.
The great news is that the complete issue is now up on Newsarama (typically, after I just bought it ). So if you’re interested, you can read the issue here.
