Really interesting take on the Saturday Morning Cartoons I grew up with. I'm not sure that the target demographic is very broad, but I certainly enjoyed the book.

A solid trade that any fan of DC Comics can pick up and enjoy. Rebirth continues to be just that for DC and a breath of fresh air for the superhero genre.

"Future Quest" is an action-packed journey to a very nostalgia-filled place. Jeff Parker has tied together a lot of previously disconnected Hanna-Barbera properties in a clever way, and it makes me want to hunt down some of the original animation on home video. Jonny Quest (and family), Birdman, the Herculoids, a new Mightor, and many more characters take part in this story. Dr. Zin, a Quest-related villain, is threatening the universe with his notorious plans, and I am looking forward to more "Future Quest", to see how the Quest family and their new allies will band together to stop this menace. Highly recommended to new and current fans of these properties.

This concept of this comic is so cool. It remind me of a kid playing with all the toys in their toybox, not caring what properties they come from. It's the ultimate cross-over event. Many of these shows were on Cartoon Network as a kid. I was really into the 90s version of Johny Quest.

Because there are so many different properties in this comic, it drags as new characters are introduced. I wasn't familiar with some of the properties so I didn't know what was references and what was original. From the properties I did know, I liked how they were modernized.

I give this comic a 3/5. I really liked the concept, but it dragged and had too much going on. I would love a modern take on Johny Quest by himself.

Great bit of nostalgia! Lots of fun. I didn't watch all of the shows that are referenced here, but I can tell a lot of care was taken with them, and anything with Doc Shaner art is worth a look.

This is a great blast from the past! Take a walk down memory lane with some of your old comic book friends. Much love!

This was the Hanna-Barbera book I was most looking forward to. Jonny Quest, Space Ghost and the Herculoids were some of my favorite cartoons to catch when they aired in reruns.

The series starts off strong with this all-consuming creature Omnicron attacking the galaxy Space Ghost, the Herculoids and the Galaxy Trio are from. Omnicron is trying to escape to our world and Dr. Quest and Birdman are on the case. We get a lot of the classic characters from Jonny Quest like Dr. Zin, Jezebel Jade, and even the spider robots. But the story starts losing its focus once all of the backup stories start. They're too long and keep the main plot of each issue from progressing. I'd rather see all of these other characters just show up in the story as they make sense, like Parker did with Mightor and Dino Boy. Cramming minor characters like Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles into the story really lost me. By the end of the volume, the main story had lost all its steam. Nothing else had happened besides Omnicron was still trying to get to Earth.

DC has acquired rights to plunder the Hanna-Barbera vaults. Future Quest is one result. It starts with Johnny Quest and friends tracking world-wide vortexes popping up around the world. Of course F.E.A.R. is in competition. Add in an alien seeking to escape Space Ghost and the Herculoids, with many others such as the Impossibles and Birdman joining in the action. Plenty of action, plenty of fun fills the pages as storyline gets started. Now all the reader can do is wait for the next volume.

Future Quest is an 80s/90s kid's dream come true. A bunch of our favourite Hanna-Barbera cartoon superheroes are pulled into the same fight and have to work together to save the world. When I first heard about this book, I was intrigued and couldn't wait to get my hands on the goods.

Volume 1 was available on Netgalley, and I surprisingly received a copy of it! It starts off with a bang and the first couple of issues rekindle the magic of our youth. The focus on Johnny Quest and the gang made it particularly special, for me at least, as I loved that show as a kid. Plus - Space Ghost! So much awesome in these pages.

I felt the story fell away a bit during the end issues of this volume; it seemed to be getting too convoluted for its own good. It is a little hard to keep the awe-inspiring surprises going all throughout. But, given that many of our favourite shows from our childhood didn't have much diversity, DC have worked to include a little more range in their characters, even if it is in the form of new kid on the block, Ty.

Future Quest is a space opera nonpareil, and it's easy to get lost in. I'm glad the creators didn't go in for too many deviations and aberrations from the stories and characters we grew up with - that would have ruined the fun. They look exactly the same as they did on the tele and the dialogue inflections of each character are as close to those I remember from my childhood.

Some of the characters are more prominent than others, which becomes problematic if your favourites aren't in the limelight. However, I'm assuming most will be in the spotlight at some point or other.

For a fun, nostalgic journey to the past (and future), grab a copy of this series. You have a rollicking time ahead!

'Future Quest, Vol. 1' by Jeff Parker with art by Evan Shaner, Ron Randall and Craig Rousseau is a really great reimagining of lots of the Hanna-Barbera cartoons I watched as a kid. This book features the cast of Jonny Quest, Space Ghost, the Herculoids and some other surprises.

When a mysterious series of strange portals show up reflecting other events while Johnny, Hadji and Race are out investigating, it seems like a problem that will be a bit over their head. Fortunately, other heroes from other times and places show up. The main villains are from F.E.A.R. and Dr. Zin.

It feels like it's from the era of these cartoons, so that's why I think it works so well. I've seen other attempts to modernize classic characters that have fallen flat, but I really enjoyed this. The art is great and really reminiscent of the look of the HB cartoons.

The whole time I was reading it, I kept thinking that this is the kind of thing that Darwyn Cooke would have had fun with if he were still alive. It turns out, in an afterword by Jeff Parker, that Mr. Cooke had some influence on this project, and, for me, that's the bow on top of this fun present.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Maybe I shouldn’t have read this as I never saw the Jonny Quest cartoon so have zero knowledge about or nostalgia for the show but the recently relaunched Flintstones comic wasn’t bad so I thought Future Quest might be ok too; nope - it wasn’t!

Here’s the biggest problem: TOO MANY CHARACTERS! A whole mess of characters are thrown at you as soon as you start reading: heeeeeeeeere’s Jonny (Quest and Hadji)! - ok, they’re the main characters - Race, Dr Quest - fine, they’re the supporting characters - and then it’s an unstoppable cascade that I couldn’t follow: Birdman, Space Ghost, the Herculoids including Tundro, Zok, Gloop and Gleep, and Igoo (real names I swear!), Dr Zin and FEAR, Jezebel Jade, Frankenstein Jr and Buzz, Mightor, a monkey in a domino mask, and The Impossibles. There’s more but you get the idea - it’s a chaotic jumble of characters!

You know what it’s like? The parasites episode from Rick and Morty where you’re deliberately introduced to dozens of new characters every minute who pretend they’ve always been around. You have no idea who they are or what their deal is. Jeff Parker gives the reader almost no background to the characters so if you don’t know them, tough, you’re not getting any help from him! And the ones he does give some backstory, like Birdman, are so generic and dull.

Speaking of generic and dull, the plot: a portal or something is opening and bad guys or something are coming through and FEAR are evil and up to something? Terrible. I guess Parker didn’t have a choice and had to come up with something vague and all-encompassing to incorporate the massive cast but it’s still boring to read.

The art is wonderful, in particular Evan “Doc” Shaner and Steve “The Dude” Rude’s - very clean lines, lively panels, eye-catching colour, and, despite the pandemonium of having so many characters, well-ordered. I was also impressed to see Jeff Parker’s art, which isn’t bad, as I thought he was just a writer.

It definitely looks like a fun world to be involved in and maybe the tumultuous style of this book is similar to the original show’s and so fans, in addition to nostalgia, might like it for that; though as someone unfamiliar with the show, I found Future Quest to be totally inaccessible and uninteresting - this book is definitely for pre-established fans only.

From the publisher: When worlds collide, it's up to Hanna-Barbera's most well-known adventure-seeking heroes to save the galaxy! Johnny Quest, Space Ghost, The Herculoids, and more are re-imagined here in this new action-adventure thriller!

When the adventurous and inquisitive Jonny Quest and his adoptive brother Hadji make a startling discovery in the swamplands of Florida, they are pulled into an epic struggle between the Space Rangers and a dangerous villain who threatens the galaxy. Now it's up to the combined forces of Jonny Quest, Space Ghost, The Herculoids, Birdman, Frankenstein Jr., The Impossibles, The Galaxy Trio and Mightor to stop him and save their universe! Collects FUTURE QUEST #1-6.

Jeff Parker's Future Quest Vol. 1 sounded like it would be a fun book. It had a lot of Hanna-Barbera characters that I have fond memories of. Creating a world threatening crossover that would bring them all together seemed like a nice chance to revisit the characters and have a nostalgic read. However, what I discovered is that I'm not really the audience for this book.

When mysterious portals begin opening around the world, particularly in Florida, Johnny Quest, Hadji, Race Bannon, and Dr. Quest begin to investigate. Birdman is brought in to help, as well. Dr. Zin and the agents of F.E.A.R. are trying to get ahold of the power source that is behind the portals. A quick jump takes the reader to other planets and universes where we discover that pieces of a world destroying creature called Omnikron is causing the portals, which it plans to use to take over the Earth. Meanwhile, the Herculoids, Space Ghost, and others are battling the creature where they find it. As events progress, more and more characters are brought together and the story expands its scope. Finally, the reader is left with a cliffhanger, as I assume there will be at least another volume of this series.

The art is nice and is very reminiscent of the animation from the various cartoons where the characters originated. There are also several short background features that provide more insight into characters who aren't given enough time in the main storyline.

Overall, I thought Future Quest Vol. 1 was just okay. Steve Orlando is doing a nice job, but I think this book is for younger readers. I was hoping for more depth to the story and characters. Also, there were way too many people to keep track of for my tastes, and the story didn't draw me in. I would definitely recommend this for younger readers (late elementary or middle school age).

I received a preview copy of this book from DC Comics and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

GEEK OUT! THIS IS AWESOME!

It is great to be in a time when it's fashionable to admit to being a geek. In my youth I often tried to hide the fact that I was 'into' geeky things, but the geeks have taken charge (thanks Steve Jobs and Bill Gates) and we can cop to our geeky passions.

Being a product of the 1960's, I grew up with some pretty awesome television programming. TV was my babysitter (as it was for many latch-key kids). And if television was a babysitter, Hanna-Barbera was the sitter I most relied on to keep me entertained.

<em>Future Quest</em> takes many of Hanna-Barbera's finest sci-fi/adventure characters and brings them together in one series under a very believable (given sci-fi storytelling) plot. Essentially - a rift in the space/time/alternate universe continuum threatens multiple worlds and is bringing a wide variety of creatures and heroes to Earth. Dr. Benton Quest is on the case, but so is the evil Dr. Zin, who is hoping to tap into the power for his own nefarious purposes.

If there's a heroic character more attuned to the teenage boy than Jonny Quest, I'd love to know who it is. Centering the story around the Quest family is ideal and will hopefully bring new, young readers to the graphic novel format and should appeal to we older folk who can renew our early geek days as Jonny Quest followers.

My other favorite from the Hanna-Barbera canon is The Impossibles. Most people don't remember them, but they had a mighty impact on the pre-pubescent me so to see them again was a real thrill.

Author/creator Jeff Parker has clearly done his homework on all these H-B characters and has managed to give us an origin story for them - origins that were pretty opaque prior to this. Although the story-line for The Impossibles did not fit as clearly in the over-arcing story as some of the others, it was still very enjoyable and fun to learn of an origin for their abilities (and the addition of the new member is quite welcomed).

We jump right into the book with a whole lotta action and a ton of questions. The action eases up only for the necessary background information to be delivered and the occasional origin story, but Parker does a great job to deliver all of this fairly seamlessly so that it doesn't feel like a massive interruption in the narrative. He is clearly familiar with the comic-book/graphic novel format and works well within it.

The art by Evan Shaner, Steve Rude, Ron Randall, and Craig Rousseau is quite good. It captures the essence of the 1960's television characters to which so many of us are familiar, but steps it up to a <em>slightly</em> more realistic look.

Reading through this book, my excitement level was on high and I really felt like a kid again. This is just an all-around wonderful graphic novel. The story is incomplete here, which I don't mind in the comic/graphic novel format. In fact I'm hoping that this series never ends because I want to keep living in this pure, adolescent joy for as long as possible.

Looking for a good book? The graphic novel <em>Future Quest</em> brings together many of the wonderful Hanna-Barbera cartoon heroes into one universe to fight off a common foe. It is an exciting story, well-told and drawn and will appeal to the new reader as well as to those who remember when these heroes first graced the airwaves.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

I think this may be a fun series but this book has to deal with a lot of the set up.
Jonny Quest and Hadji are testing out some sort of jet packs in Florida trying to get ahead of energy vortexes (vortices?) that are opening up all over the world. Dr. Quest is studying these as is his nemesis Dr. Zin. What they don't know is that these vortexes are actually part of an energy being that is trying to take over the world. Or all the worlds. Because not only do we see Birdman, Frankenstein Jr., and the Impossibles in this series, we get travelers from other dimensions like Space Ghost, the Herculoids, and Mightor. In other words, if you were a child of the 80s, this book is worth at least a look.

Three and a half stars
This book comes out February 21

A great mix of iconic classics including Space Ghost, Dino Boy and Jonny Quest expertly blended in the action packed nature of the originals. Definitely worth a pick up for any fan..
(Also loved the brief mention to Scooby Apocalypse!)

What a gas and a giggle. Can't recall the last time I had so much fun with a book--drawn right from one of the sweetest spots in my formative pop culture years.