Hero Cats of Stellar City #1-all ages comic that isn’t all cats

Hero Cats of Stellar City is the story of 6 cats with super hero powers.  All of them can read and communicate, but some of them can build robots, read minds or have other super powers.   You’re not into cats so this all age’s comic isn’t for you or your children?  Don’t worry because it turns out that Stellar City also have a couple of humans with super powers, in addition to some baddies that will come forth in future issues.

Cassiopia is one of the cats who was adopted by a famous author and then re-homed to a scientist.  His wife was also a scientist, but ended up getting lost in space.  He was affected by a meteor which gave him super powers, turning him into Galaxy Man.   Their daughter Suzy also fights crime, but it’s unsure exactly what her super powers are.

Belle can read minds, Midnight is a street cat all about justice, Rocket thinks he’s from outer space, Rocco is a street tough guy cat and Ace’s owner is in the military.  These are the Hero Cats that you’ll meet.

If it were just the cats and no human presence or story then my eyes would roll and this comic would only be cute for aspiring cat ladies.  The reason that it can be enjoyed and recommended for young readers is that there are human heroes and bad guys.  It’s also the human elements, i.e., the lost rocket ship and so forth; that drive the bulk of the stories.  If it were just Hero Cats fighting crime mouse bosses and hiding from eagle predators I’d get bored very quickly.

The art in Hero Cats is sharp and fun.  There isn’t too much action in the first issue, but it sets up what will happen and introduces young readers to the cast.  It should be enough to inspire their curiosity enough to at least get them to issue 2, at which point the action will need to pick up.

Girls will certainly like the first issue of Hero Cats more than boys.  If there is more action in the second issue then it’ll cross over to boys or girls.

Side story:  I was at our local comic book store today when they answered the phone.  “HeroCats, yeah, that’s by Action Lab, we just got it in I think”, the clerk said.  She then pulled and saved the comic for the person on the phone.  “It’s good when people call about all ages comics”, I commented to her.