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About Jonny Quest #5
Writer: Joe Casey
Artist: Sebastián Piriz
Colorist: Lorenzo Scaramella
Letterer: Taylor Esposito
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date: December 18th, 2024
Logline:
Jonny's boy-out-of-time adventure comes to an explosive end as he and the Quest family take on Dr. Zin one last time! But even if they can bring their old enemy down, how will they ever be able to return home? And even if they do find a way, will they be able to resist the urge to use their knowledge of what's to come to change history?
Where can I read Jonny Quest #5?
Pick this up from your Local Comic Shop or via Amazon’s Kindle Store.
Trigger Warnings
Asian Stereotypical Bad Guys
Grandfather paradox
Jonny Quest #5 Review:
Issue #5 brings the Dr Zin time travel dilemma storyline to a close. Despite this, Jonny Quest #5 is easy enough to get into, absorb and feel nostalgic for the 1964 Hanna Barbera cartoon. Filled with time travel mishaps, light sci-fi action and the type of humour you’d closely associate with a Hanna Barbera cartoon, Jonny Quest is the type of escapism this dystopic world demands!
With Jonny, Dr Quest, Race, Hadji and Bandit stuck in the futuristic year of 2024 (yes, I know, get out your chuckles now), they are all stuck on the evil Dr Zin’s gigantic hover ship. Under siege by his men and teamed up with the future version of Jonny Quest, they are doing what they can to foil Dr Zin’s plans to conquer as many timelines as he can.
The smart move by writer Joe Casey is having Dr Zin’s holographic self taunting Jonny each step of the way. Reminding me of the Joker taunting Batman throughout the Batman: Arkham Knight game. However, when the gang discover Dr Zin’s archaic and decrepit real body in a chamber being sustained by all manner of gobbledegook tech, the hologram taunts mostly stop.
In an epic Mustache twirly moment, Dr Zin tries trap Jonny and his friends on the ship as it self destructs while his body makes a clean getaway. But they don’t account for Hadji’s future self being a trained fighter pilot and in command of a squad of fighter jets in the airforce. Rescuing Jonny and his friends and escaping in the process. Eventually making their way back to 1964.
Throughout this comic book issue, Sebastián Piriz’s style is a delicate balance of 1960s art deco with a modern approach. With colorist Lorenzo Scaramella’s bright hues and moody pastels evoking a sense of futuristic spy neo noir. With so much colouration going on, it does distract slightly, but encapsulates the very ethos of campy 60s cartoon time travels into the future for the weekend.
Despite all this, Joe Casey’s ending as Dr Quest and Jonny perform an experiment to return back to 1964 - is too long and is in desperate need of being edited down. I probably could’ve gone without it entirely.
Key Takeaways of Jonny Quest #5
Dr Zin is probably the most memorable villain in the original Jonny Quest cartoon. Having appeared in the following episodes: Riddle of the Gold, The Robot Spy, Double Danger and The Fraudulent Volcano.
Jonny Quest is one of those many boy genius style shows that took form in the 1960s. He is the son of a scientist who adopted an Indian boy, Hadji, and they are protected by Dr Quest’s friend and bodyguard, Race.
Best Scenes in Jonny Quest #5
When Jonny Quest and his older self are pursued by Dr Zin’s armed forces they do their best to avoid them and manage to use their time by avoiding being killed and finding the device which will allow Dr Zin to time travel.
When Jonny Quest from the 2024 timeline secretly signals his bother and the older Hadji, he arrives with a squadron of fighter jets who taken on Dr Zin’s floating fortress. It’s a scene that is explosive and epic in the delivery.
Biggest Let-Downs of Jonny Quest #5
*The ending of Johnny Quest #5 is too long and drawn out. It’s a scene where the main characters run an experiment to transport themselves back to 1964. It’s 6 pages where it should’ve been edited down to 2 or 3.
My Kind Of Weird Score:
7/10
