KITTY

“Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde” #2 pits the titular co-stars against the New Mutdroids in a fight to the finish that just so happens to take place in a pizza shop. Written by Sam Humphries, drawn by Alti Firmansyah, colored by Jessica Kholinne and lettered by Joe Sabino, this adventure occurs under a romance comic send-up cover (complete with BenDay dots) from Yasmine Putri. The pair coupled together in the adventure aren’t the Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde that came together in adventures like “The Black Vortex,” where the duo crossed over from “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “All-New X-Men.” Well, not entirely. Kitty Pryde works for the Doom Foundation, overseen by Valeria Von Doom (nee Richards, pre-Doom). Humphries dives deep into the history of this version of Pryde but, for sake of keeping it light here, she’s from another time and place. Her role in the Foundation is to find anomalies. Star-Lord just so happens to be one of those anomalies, and he’s trying to avoid Doom’s rule as he re

In the first scene of “Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde” #1, Sam Humphries and Alti Firmansyah make it clear that this “Secret Wars” title is going to be light-hearted. The first two scenes are the funniest, best parts of the issue. Star-Lord’s opening line, “If I tell you about my new job, will you promise not to laugh?” delivers amply on its promise. Humphries and Firmansyah’s version of Drax for this universe is hilarious, and so is the joke about Disney movie songs. The Disney reference is apt, too. Firmansyah’s clean style and big-eyed faces make the whole cast look like Disney characters, and Jessica Kholinne’s bright palette reinforces that impression. The plotline is like a romantic comedy: boy loses girl, but then she walks back into his life and doesn’t remember him. Of course, he must win her back. Very little actually happens in the first issue, beyond establishing the basics of who and where. Some of Firmansyah’s reaction shots don’t fit the pacing and feel unnecessary, like