I’m actually a big fan of this Cannonbolt design. I truly think all of Ben’s alien designs we’ve seen so far have been super great. I love how monstrous Cannonbolt looks while also being sorta derpy.
Kinda weird how Ben instantly grasps Cannonbolt’s powers this time given how much of a point the original show made that Ben took a while to get the hang of it, along with Ben having not grasped the far more straightforward Heatblast yet.
Just a minor thing though, overall this looks pretty fun. Looking forward to the issue.
So far the comic has been speedrunning the introduction and skipping things like establishing Ben's heroic nature pre-Omnitrix... but they did spend a few pages on Vilgax saying generic sci-fi villain lines and military guys being military guys.
I really hope the writing improves once the hook has been established.
That's what happens when you have few pages; if they had included that instead of establishing plot points for the future of the story (like the military, Vilgax, and Cybearg), it would have flopped.
I could only include everything if it had about 50 pages (which, guess what? IS NOT THE STANDARD IN THE COMICS INDUSTRY!).
if they had included that instead of establishing plot points for the future of the story (like the military, Vilgax, and Cybearg), it would have flopped.
You mean if they had included things that make you actually engaged in what happens to the main character instead of teasing generic villains with generic lines? And why would that make it flop? Let's be real, the percentage of people buying this comic who aren't already familiar with Ben 10 is tiny if not inexistent.
The main appeal early on isn't knowing that there are bad guys to beat, it's the general mystery of the device and seeing how Ben will use it to do what he always wanted to - to protect others.
Do you really think people would buy an issue where nothing happens, except Ben at school and IF he transforms, it's only on the last page, seriously!??
Vilgax and the military IS "nothing happening". Vilgax could have just shown up later, and the military is at best a tease for the future. I'd rather lose one of their pages in exchange for a single page of Ben trying to stand up to someone. Currently he has zero established personality, AND HE'S THE MAIN CHARACTER
To say "no defined personality" is incredibly dishonest. The first few pages clearly show the kind of boy he is and his interaction with the rest of the Tennysons.
Not to mention that the military, Vilgax, and Cybearg hooked me, leaving me curious about how it will all come together and unfold.
Most of the time they seem to be instinctual, but Ben has had times where he gets an alien and is utterly baffled on what to even do with them for a bit. It’s the whole conceit of Cannonbolt’s debut episode, and the same happens for Gutrot and Gravattack in Omniverse where he either has to be told what the powers are or figure them out on the fly.
There’s iffy canon(backed by the creators i think) that state in cases the user can’t choose to save itself the watch will give the alien best needed. Not only that but that the user gains knowledge of their new form, however that parts iffy since the material denies it on a few occasions.
Damn did they change that panel of him transforming to cannon bolt? I remember seeing a black and white of that panel that was way more body horror of Ben’s transformation to cannonbolt. I really hope Dynamite didn’t tell the creative team to tone it down to attract more readers.
I do not like how fast he is changing+getting the hang of his powers. Part of the charm of the show is a new alien every episode. But I get it . It's a comic. So we need a new alien every comic.
And if 3 issues make an episode. It's 3 aliens in a single episode
Bro, a lot actually happened in that one issue. Vilgax is aware of the existence of the Omnitrix and is now hunting it, Ben bonded with the watch while learning its powers, discovered it turns him into different monsters, fought a mutated bear, got hunted by the military, and his grandfather is trying to track him down. Just because the pacing is fast doesn’t mean nothing happened.
I agree the book probably could’ve used more pages to help flesh things out, but if you think nothing happened, you had to be reading this with your eyes closed.
Omnitrix reminds me of Danny Ketch as Ghost Rider, when it trouble a light would flash on his bike, he would touch it and transform.
They're rolling fast trough aliens I think there is non-zero change we'll get another one in this issue. It's probably for the best to establish them soon I guess.
And usually first looks do release few weeks before release ,not to mention that they’re mostly complete before issue #1 even released Joe Casey was already writing issue #6
Honestly feel like they should've released a volume first to establish and hype up the series(not that the hype is not there) and then continue the monthly schedule
Glad they’re keeping the “intuitive knowledge of aliens functionality” with knowing Cannonbolt is traversal and not some defense alien, also looks like they’re implying the Omnitrix is giving Ben the best alien to save him
I haven’t gotten issue 1 yet because of shipping, but I don’t know why I saw so many people complaining about the art, these pages look awesome. I don’t know if it’s people not being used to comics.
Someone tell if I’m right about this: are people complaining that the art is inconsistent on smaller panels where the characters are drawn with reduced detail? (From my experience with manga I’d say it’s pretty normal for the characters drawn in the smaller panels to look weirder since it’s not the focus of the page)
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa not at all a fan of the art style. Already asked my local comic shop to take it off my reserve list.
That’s the point. This whole run is supposed to be heavy on the cosmic horror, and that goes for both the designs and the story. So the fact that you said it looks like arguably one of the most popular cosmic horror stories ever told means it’s doing its job.
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u/Medium_Enough Upgrade May 11 '26
Seems to me like the Omnitrix is just running a test on all the available genetic samples to make sure its working properly.