The All New Atom #3, November 2006
John Byrne pretty much wrapped up his 21st century run at DC with the launch of The All New Atom in 2006. Great art and storytelling, but John only drew the first three issues in the series (with nice finishes by Trevor Scott) before departing.
This might have been bad news for DC’s Byrne fans, of course, but, selfishly, it was good news for us at IDW Publishing. Byrne’s Next Men ultimately returned, and John found time for some additional Star Trek series and a fun Jurassic Park mini, among many others.
Gail Simone created the character and wrote this Atom series, and like all of Gail’s work, it was a fun take, with Ryan Choi as the Atom’s alter ego, replacing Ray Palmer.
Also, Gail is one of the liveliest and funniest (and prolific) comics creators on Twitter.
Trust me on this.
See you back here next Tuesday. Have a safe and fun Holiday weekend!
