Written by: Mark Waid
Art by: Peter Krause and Nolan Woodard
Publisher: IDW
After a stellar start to a new superhero series, Mark Waid needed to keep the momentum going with continuing issues of the series. More importantly, Waid needed to continue some new storylines that weren’t really touched on during Insufferable #1. The second issue of Insufferable may have started slowly, but this same issue turned into a wild ride with unexpected events and new characters.
Issue #2 of Insufferable continues the story of Nocturnus and Galahad, the father/son duo with a lot of issues. After Galahad took to the Internet to defend his honor, he was distracted by a very strange event. For some reason, the urn that held his mother’s ashes erupted with water and left a cryptic message. Strangely, Nocturnus also had an identical urn erupt at his house and leave the same message. The only explanation for this crazy event was that Galahad’s mother didn’t actually die like everyone thought.
Of course, Nocturnus and Galahad were forced to team up once again to figure out the answer to this crazy mystery. Unfortunately, this team-up wasn’t a perfect partnership because of the heroes’ methods. Nocturnus preferred old school detective work, but Galahad became impatient and started using social media as a means to rally his followers for some assistance. This method of investigation slightly worked in that it led to a villain named Malvolia, but it also caused some more issues.
Insufferable #2 was a pretty enjoyable continuation of Galahad and Nocturnus’ reuniting. Obviously, there are a lot of issues between the two characters, but they actually help keep the story moving in the right direction. In fact, the relationship strife became a huge plot point in the later portions of the issue and went to some unexpected places. Insufferable #3 can’t come soon enough, especially now that a new character named Praetorian randomly appeared out of nowhere. This former serial killer’s purpose is unknown, but he will probably be a major player in the upcoming issues.
C’mon, Mark Waid, we are waiting for answers!
