Review — Dial H for Hero #10: Torn in Two (or more)

Dial H for Hero #10 — Sam Humphries, Writer; Joe Quinones, Artist; Jordan Gibson, Colorist

Ratings: Ray — 9.5/10

Ray: Sam Humphries’ dimension-hopping, hero-morphing adventure enters its last act in Dial H for Hero #10. He’s not pulling back at all from the big ideas and concepts that have defined the title. Miguel and Summer are now in pursuit of the other dials, seeking to keep them out of the hands of the sinister Mr. Thunderbolt.

What they don’t know and we do, of course, is that Thunderbolt is the other side of the split personality of Robby Reed — aka their mentor The Operator. They find themselves on a strange world of amalgams, where everyone is two heroes or villains combined into one. Superman and the Martian Manhunter are one, and their arch-nemesis is the Harley Quinitor. It’s all absurd, but hilarious and even more so once you find out who Miguel and Summer’s counterparts are. Summer’s alter-ego Lolo Kick-You is combined with Lobo, and Migyel is a sentient street. It’s not laid out in text, but this feels like a commentary on how the two kids see themselves.