Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth

Dystopian future? Check! Talking animals? Check! Humans as slaves? Check! DC Comics has now made available digitally, through it's DC Comics App, the classic Jack Kirby series, Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, originally published in the 1970s.  Kamandi depicts a young boy and his adventures in a post-apocalyptic future.  After emerging from his underground bunker with his only grandfather's stories and information to guide him, Kamandi meets the most unusual friends, strange enemies and even experiences wilder adventures.

The series actually predates the classic Planet of The Apes movies and the comparisons are obviously there.  Jack Kirby's amazing artwork brings to life the terrifying and strange new world Kamandi has to journey through. Humans are slaves and the animals have taken over the world.  It's been quite fun to read Kirby's classic material and his interpretations of the future.  The designs of the characters, vehicles and the settings are quite nostalgic and reminiscent of his early Fantastic Four work, only a decade removed from this series.

A glimpse of the future

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