THE BLUE FALCON AND DYNOMUTT VOL. 1 #1
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
STORY: Jimmy Palmiotti
ART: Pasquale Qualano
COLORS: Jorge Sutil
LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry
EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt
COVER: Lucio Parrillo
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Amanda Conner; Joseph Michael Linsner; Francesco Mattina; Lucio Parrillo
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (September 2025)
Rated “Teen”
“The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt” created and designed by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears
“Love You Till Forever”
“Dynomutt, Dog Wonder” was an American animated television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It first aired on ABC from September 11, 1976, to October 1, 1977. A superhero-comedy, the series focused on “The Blue Falcon,” a Batman-like superhero, and “Dynomutt,” a robotic dog who was both his sidekick and assistant. Although Dynomutt could produce what seemed like an infinite number of mechanical devices from his body, such creations often resulted in the bumbling Dynomutt causing disaster and annoying the Blue Falcon quite a bit.
There have been very few comic books based on the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, with the most prominent being the 1977-78, six-issue Marvel Comics series. Dynamite Entertainment has launched a new comic book based on the series as part of its licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery. The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt Volume 1 is written by Jimmy Palmiotti; drawn by Pasquale Qualano; colored by Jorge Sutil; and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.
The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt Volume 1 #1 (“Love You Till Forever”) opens in the nightmares of Radley Crown, but why should that matter? Well, Radley is really the vigilante hero, the Blue Falcon. Secure in his luxurious penthouse high above the downtown streets of Big City, Crown, a wealthy inventor and art collector, lives with his beloved and faithful canine companion. It is a charmed existence, and Radley is on the verge of a technological breakthrough that will improve his ability to protect Big City.
However, this is a fateful day. A vicious gang of thugs plans on shattering his complacency, and that will bring tragedy upon the life of Radley Crown. How will he respond?
THE LOWDOWN: Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt Volume 1, Issue #1 is the latest, and it may be the first comic book based on this franchise that I have read.
This first issue of The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt Volume 1, as a first issue or first chapter, is really a taste of what is to come from the team of writer Jimmy Palmiotti and artist Pasquale Qualano. Palmiotti offers a one-two punch of the excitement of the Blue Falcon and his canine pal and the dread of the evil to come, and both are really gripping and attention-grabbing. This is a very effective way of engaging the reader's interest in finishing this first issue and also coming back for more. I definitely feel excited, more than I expected.
Qualano's stylish art establishes the very slick and futuristic setting of Big City, but most of all, it hits all the emotional highs of Radley Crown and his dog as they prepare for a bright future. Then, Qualano unleashes the pure brutality of the villains in a way the speaks to the readers and may make some of them feel slapped around (such as myself). I feel like Qualano pulls me into this story and its emotional peaks and valleys. This is some helluva storytelling.
I expect big things from The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt Volume 1. I will probably get it, going by this first issue.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Warner Bros. comic book series will want to read The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt Volume 1.
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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