Mike Kunkel may be one of the greatest creators working in comics today. I say this after reading the first few issues of "Billy Batson and the Magic of SHAZAM." The third issue came out this week, and here I have found a preview of a few pages from it.
Kunkel's writing is clever, funny and easy to read. (Granted, "Billy Batson" is a comic aimed at a young market, but it is easily read and enjoyed by adults.) Doing both writing and art, he combines them seamlessly, and even has found some unique ways to move the story along.
His art is expressive, and with it he manipulates time and pacing interestingly. Take a look at the preview page three, panel ... uhhh, depends on how you count ... well, the second tier from the bottom. There's technically only one panel, but to show movement and time elapsing, there's three figures of Captain Marvel and two of Mary Marvel. Kunkel shows in one panel what other writer/artists may take three. The other key point is that it's very clear what you are supposed to see and read first and second and so on. That's good storytelling.
Enjoy the preview. You may find some other interesting things in there I didn't.
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