This TPB, first published in 2003 (but only in black and white), collects the early Kirkman series Tech Jacket. It’s about a kid who gets this alien tech suit which boosts his normal strength beyond measure and allows him additional powers (the usual: flight, missiles, lasers). He uses his newfound powers to save the alien race that provided the tech jacket from another evil race and his dad from a money lender. It’s pretty simplistic, even amateurish. Considering it came out only a year before Invincible and some other more skilled works by Kirkman, it’s startling just how weak it is. That said, it’s pretty easy to read and not boring and tedious in the way that other amateurish work can be. Still not something I would recommend, even if you like everything done by Kirkman.
