Delta Dogs: A Comic Book worth Checking For

Delta Dogs. I want you to remember the name. Delta Dogs by Millennial Comics, is a comic book title, created and written by Vonnell Young. Mark and Marvin Marvida handle the art and color work. Delta Dogs is the story of a family of cousins who were on their way to a family reunion only to be sidetracked by an encounter with an alien being. This encounter causes them to develop superpowers. I do not want to give the story away because it is a fascinating story that should be experienced firsthand. The story in short, is a coming of age tale about a group of young Black men who must navigate through life with superpowers and potential threat of being exposed. They face difficulties in mastering their powers as well trying to develop their confidence through it all. These characters are relateable and have distinct personalities. The age range of these characters are from ages 11 to 17.

Vonnell Young has put together a group of characters that you can invest in. Delta Dogs current run has 18 issues. This is almost unheard of for an independent comic book title. It a book that you can get digitally and physically as well. All the Delta Dogs issues are action packed and book is definitely a page turner. As an independent book, Delta Dogs is professionally done but it does have an underground feel to it. I want you guys to know however is that book gets better and better with each issue. You can tell that Vonnell Young really desired to make Delta Dogs better with each issue. The first couple of issues in the run had some editing challenges but definitely improved soon afterwards. Millennial Comics worked hard to improve and you will certainly notice. Delta Dogs starts off fast and in fact you might say too fast but it comes to a cruising altitude where the story starts to really take shape and you begin the process of understanding the story and the characters themselves. In short, this book is worth your time and money. If you are looking for Black love in the form of Black family love, this is the book for you. The cousins are like natural cousins, they argue, they fight but at the end of the day; they have each other's back. What makes Delta Dogs a good buy is the fact that the story even though its up to 18 issues has room to grow. Some of the cousins you will get to know right off the bat and others are still layered to where you will want to know more about them. Too often we are told that we need our own stories told by our own people. Millennial Comics is Black owned and Delta Dogs is created by a Black creative. So do yourself a favor, go to Millennial Comics website www.millennialcomic.com order a couple of books or just be 10 toes down and buy the whole run, either way you will be glad you did! - Richard J Wright