When I was visiting Cleveland, Ohio and went to a comic book store called "Comic Heaven, I went through the bargain bins of comics and found issue #2 of "Phantom Jack." It looked interesting as it was about a reporter who developed the ability to become invisible. When he learned his brother was captured in Iraq (it was the time of the Iraq war with the U.S.) he used his powers and flew to Iraq to free his brother. It is a great story, very well written and illustrated, and always keeps the perspective of the man as a reporter, not a hero. It's too bad this series didn't go on. I would love to see more, but it ended after 5 issues. 5 of 5 Stars!! Highly recommended. Here's the synopsis:
WHO IS Phantom Jack? Phantom Jack is the character of a comic book series created by writer Michael San Giacomo. Its publication started in early 2004 as a monthly series at Image Comics, completing its first five-issues story-arc. After a creative team change and a creative difference with the publisher, the title moved to Speakeasy Comics where its first arc was collected in 2005 as a trade paperback.
ABOUT THE STORY: Newspaper reporter Jack Baxter can turn invisible. Not exactly a hero, Baxter uses his powers to scoop other reporters. His test of fire comes when his brother is captured in Iraq. Jack rescues his brother with the aid of the beautiful Madison Blue, an invisible secret agent for the group 'Miscellaneous'. Stories lean toward realistic portrayals of characters in modern world, not typical super-hero fare. The series ran in 2005 from Image and returned in November, 2007, from Atomic Pop Art Entertainment with ABSOLUTE PHANTOM JACK, which collects all the previous Image comics and about 80 pages of new stories. The all-new, 110-page graphic novel PHANTOM JACK: THE NOWHERE MAN AGENDA, where Jack confronts his evil opposite and faces his final fate, will be published as soon as a new publisher is found.
The sequel: PHANTOM JACK: THE NOWHERE MAN AGENDA, the all-new, 110-page collection of five stories, was released Aug. 18, 2010 from IDW.
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