The All New Atom #15

Simple yet thoroughly effective cover here by Ladronn showing us Choi in the palm of a giant hand.
But who's hand is it?
Why it's the evil Dean Mayland's! Kyle Lantern shows up to whisk Ryan, Donna Troy and co. away to continue the Ray Palmer search when a giant hand reaches down from the sky and plucks The Atom from all that original Atom business, so he can get back to defending Ivy Town.

And Ivy Town needs help. This is some serious geek fest going on here. The town finds itself being trampled under the feet of two giant, reptile-like monsters straight out of a Toho classic. Not too worry though. Not only does Ivy Town have a serviceable replacement hero in Ryan Choi, but he's also an avid fan of... giant reptile-like monster movies!

Meanwhile, Dwarfstar is back and has returned to his normal size since being shrunk to nearly nothing by The Atom. Oh, and he's somewhat peeved.

The team of Simone and Norton are really starting to put together a serious winner here. Choi has a very goofy charm about him, and while his greatest gift is intelligence, he uses that (and the whole shrinking, mass thing) to translate into some serious brawling. Ivy Town itself is becoming it's own character. A severely strange and unnerving character, but one I can't get enough of.

All New Atom #5

The good times continue to roll. You've got more mayhem thanks to the micro-sized alien group the "waiting," some serious fun from Dwarfstar, and some sweet gadgets. Oh, and Ricky Robot! boo-ya.
Simone continues to write the Ryan and co. with a great sense of humor that fits in perfectly with the action. Dwarfstar, while at this point a pretty straightforward villain personality wise, has some serious added coolness due to the fact that he's basically... an evil Atom. Eddy Barrows does some nice work here, but you don't have to take my word for it.

Catch up so that you don't miss out on what everyone is talking about at the water cooler.

The All New Atom #4

Eddy Barrows taking over here for Byrne in the art department.

This stuff just keeps getting better and better. #4 starts off with The Atom in an impenetrable sphere, towards the back of the throat of Giganta, the giant woman who tossed him into her mouth. Choi has to find a way to get out of the sphere, or get the sphere out of her, as she fights the smooth talking bug aliens. And it’s all so well written and enjoyable.

Meanwhile, Dwarfstar pays a visit to Ryan’s new best friend.

Did I mention Dwarfstar is badass?

The All New Atom #3

With a villain more badass than Chronos's pants, I give you...

This is a cover I can get behind, compliments of Ariel Olivetti. The Atom about to touchdown on a wide eye is a nice image.

Now, this is a fun issue. You’ve got Dwarfstar suiting up for the first time, and confirming the fact that if done properly… one can recite poetry and be completely badass. It’s not easy kids, but with hard work, it can be done.

Then you’ve got still seriously wet behind the ears Ryan Choi in his first serious action as The Atom. First in the sewers fighting buggy droids, then on a date with a forceful broad who turns out to have a bubbly, puss patch on her back and problems with turning into a 30 foot tall Giganta!

Give The All New Atom a look see people. While we’re all waiting on the edge of our seats (right?) for Ray to resurface, Ryan is having quite a run in his own series.

The All New Atom #2

I like the tone of the cover here, it’s all spooky and stuff, but Choi looks like a square jawed roids freak, and he’s certainly not that in the comic itself.

In this, the second issue, you get Ryan’s first crack at The Atom, although he’s sort of forced into the situation. As a result, he bumbles around a bit and struggles mightily with the whole size changing deal. It begins to delve into some Atom action, and you can start to get an idea of what Choi will be like as said super hero, and it promises to be a good time.

Towards the end you get a small glimpse into a guy who will become Dwarfstar, a worthy villain adversary, which the Atom series (any Atom series) severely needs.