Lynx #1 Review

Lynx #1 Review

After a weird dream I had, where my spirit animal, the jaguar, confronted me, I’ve been really biased toward cat-like characters, whether in TV, movies, games, or comics. In the positive sense that is, and my astrological symbol is Leo, so I all big cat/small cat-themed anything. I even published my own cat-like character in honor of that dream and my grandmother, Iron Jaguar (Power Company, Champion Comics, Advent Comics), and soon a novel.

So imagine my surprise casually scrolling the galleries of Kickstarter a few years back, I would discover Lynx one word—two kickass fighting married crime fighters. Lynx is the Mr. and Mrs. Smith of the G-Men comics universe, probably the most unique crime-fighting duo in all of indie comics. Their sleek white suits, the symbol of purity, followed by their deadly claws.

If you haven’t heard of G-Men Comics, then you should check out their website and grab a copy of the Handbook of the G-Men Universe. Inside the handbook, Rick has put together a table of hero and heroine knowledge invaluable to new fans, especially lovers of the bronze age page-turners.

Lynx #1 was spawned, by popular demand, from Agent Kirby #1 when the couple first debuted. Mateo and Maya’s whirlwind romance led to her abduction by a cartel to pressure her father, a notable judge, to release a drug kingpin.

Maya was eventually rescued by Sgt. Flag and Mateo; she picked up self-defense and became good enough to patrol the streets of Washington with her husband. In this issue titled Night at the Museum, a play on the cult classic film, Maya is called upon for a simple escort gig by Agent Kirby to fill in for Mr. Mystery, who was killed during Sgt. Flag #2.

The gig was supposed to be simple: help security transport the remains of a mummy exhibit. Sound familiar?

After Agent Kirby promised her entire kindergarten class free tickets and Mateo left for business, what else is a crime-fighting kindergarten teacher supposed to do with her free time? When Maya arrives at the museum, everything appears fine, but soon things change when a guard discovers the back of the box truck filled with corpses.

Of course, when all the bad guys look like extras from the Mummy Returns film, it’s not hard to spot weirdos moving a giant sarcophagus. As Maya goes to check on the exhibit, she notices one of the Egyptians chanting ancient incantations. After a few fight scenes, the mummy rises, revealing a beautiful but deadly magical princess from Al-Jizah, Egypt.

Her name is Ankhmari, a spell caster, and her resurrection was meant to give this unknown group of Egyptians her magic. Thankfully, they failed, and after experiencing Ankmari’s abilities, Maya learns she’s not a force of evil but of wisdom.

And just like a classic ending, the day was saved; kids got to visit the museum where a real Egyptian princess resides, and it only cost the lives of five guards. I’d hate to be Agent Squires right about now.

Now, if you’re a fan of adorable chibi-style storytelling, then you’ll enjoy Who Killed Terror Noir, which introduces the character of Kid Terror, the son of Terror Noir. I would say it’d be the coolest children’s book, but don’t let the art fool you; Joshua Holley is bringing the PG-17.

This 8-page short is a lot of fun but brutal spy thriller that sees Kid Terror rise to power after—you guessed it—Terror Noir is killed. Terror Noir made his first appearance in G-Men United back in March of 2021 as a pharmacist from Atlanta. Other than his chest plating being bulletproof and a decent set of hand-to-hand combat skills, he is your typical street-level defender.

His caveat, though, to offset not having superpowers, is his keen scientific knowledge, quick wits, and computer savviness.

This particular set of skills is why Agent Kirby reaches out to Terror Noir for assistance after a series of unfortunate bad-guy run-ins and losses, which makes it clear that the FBI has a mole. Agent Kirby needs someone he can trust. Unfortunately, before Terror Noir could tell Agent Kirby about the mole, he was shot point blank with an armored, piercing round.

A funeral was held in memoirium, and it wasn’t long afterward that Agent Squires helped convince Agent Kirby and Odessa, the mother of Kid Terror, that he’d take on Jamaal Rashed’s training and protection. We don’t get to discover the identity of the traitors that Terror Noir killed, nor do we find out who the mole is, but we do get the sense that we’ll see this in what appears to be a cute buddy cop big brother-little brother spin-off.

I hope that Agent Squires and Kid Terror keep the art style of Joshua 1:9 Holley’s because it’s fun and gives a fresh style to the hero genre.

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