We love the Six Million Dollar Man around here. Lee Majors and Richard Anderson are a great dynamic duo that bring a special kind of friendship to the spy game. When I learned this book existed, I really wanted to read it. Also, this says volume 1, but there isn't a volume 2.
This book is more of a modern take on the bionic man. He's using technology that definitely didn't exist when the book or the show came out, so that's something to keep in mind. The stories cover some familiar ground (Bigfoot), and some new ideas (revenge on O.S.I. for losing a job).
This entire group of comics was disappointing for me. When I read the book, Cyborg, that the show was based on, I was struck by the difference in tone. I still appreciated the book for what it was, but this was a whole other level of unnecessary.
Steve is really whiny in these comics for some reason. There are numerous times he's called out for throwing temper tantrums, and it's a reflection of what I'm thinking. I also don't know why there's so many sexual innuendos in there. The panels with Jaime at the beginning were just way too much. Then, we have the friendship between Oscar and Steve. In this, you'd never be able to tell they were best friends if they didn't tell you all the time. Gone are the little jokes and genuine care they have for each other. In its place are forced dialogue and yelling.
Mini Spoiler: Bigfoot. I don't know what the deal with that was, but anytime you're going to take a bionic dog and rip its head off, I'm out. They try to play it off like "oh, we can rebuild him," but they took his HEAD. That's where his personality's at, so I'm not sure why they were so proud of themselves.
I think if you love the Six Million Dollar Man, the show, I would stay away from this. If you were a fan of the book, you might get some enjoyment out of this, but honestly, if you have to tell the government to secure Steve's Wi-Fi so he can't be hacked, then we're probably dealing with an unnecessary level of stupid. So disappointing...
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