When this series first came out, I bought it solely for the Jonni Future stories, which were drawn by Arthur Adams.



Jonni is a young woman who discovers her uncle was secretly some kind of cosmic defender. He intended for her to follow in his footsteps, and though she is dubious at first, she ends up loving the adventure.

But I did read all the features and they were good escapist fun. Apart from Jonni, I enjoyed the Tom Strong stories the most. Tom appears to be a throwback to a golden age when heroes were properly heroic, before the greyer modern era. (Even the series title has a quaint, nostalgic feel.) The Young Tom Strong stories, which chronicle Tom's adolescent years, were my least favorite but they weren't bad.

I'd recommend this if you feel bogged down by overly complex and "dark" modern comics. ( )

Top-rate boys own style adventure with many a twist. ( )