Adam's Review (4 Stars) : Michael Turner.... Wow what a wonderful artist! ...And this story reads like a Hollywood Blockbuster for sure!
I came first to this book in an ironic way. During my childhood, my mom used to take me to the comic book store, and I could get however many books that day and she would pay. At some point, I saw Fathom #1 and wanted to read it, though probably primarily due to the gorgeous Aspen on the front cover. My mom deemed it "too sexy", and thus the book was "forbidden" to me. A few weeks back, I saw a Witchblade comic and remembered my mom's list (that title was also "too sexy") and decided to get these "banned" titles to see if mom was right all along.
With Fathom? Totally wrong. A little innuendo in the dialogue and maybe some smallish swimwear at times, but nothing like what my adolescent brain imagined. LOL
This Volume was very good! Proper origin story, good intro to the universe they would be in for the rest of the run, and the visuals were epic. There is a reason that Michael Turner became so famous for his artwork. I could remove all dialogue from this title, and it would still be enjoyable simply as art. However, the story is well written too.
High recommend! ( )

I'm a big fan of Michael Turner's art, which is why this gets four stars. The story was a bit spotty (I'm guessing some of the missing backstory is covered in later issues), but it's nice to run across a heroine who's not all conflicted and reluctant to embrace violence when necessary. True, she's kind of an idiot for not questioning some things, but overall it was a nice difference in characterization. ( )