Review: ‘Masters Of The Universe Revolution’ #1 Brings The Ha’vok

Welcome to the table,

As a kid, Skeletor was a favorite of mine. I know you are supposed to cheer for He-Man and the other Masters of the Universe. But for me, the weird, blue-skinned, skull-faced wizard man with his ram skull staff, wacky voice, and small group of chaotic goofballs always came off as less evil and more… disruptive.

So, when what I could only describe as “robot space Dracula” showed up on the scene with an evil hoard and really did seem way more worrying than the scratchy-voiced warlord of Snake Mountain, I actually was a little worried for my blue-skinned buddy and his bumbling buffoon.

Now, ages later… so long, in fact, it makes me feel uncomfortable thinking about how old I’m getting, we have a whole new crop of Masters of the Universe content coming out on Netflix, helmed by Kevin Smith.

And as things go, the fine folks over at Dark Horse Comics are putting out Masters Of The Universe Revolution, in conjunction with the Netflix series. It’s pretty rad as well, as it dives into some of the lore aspects of the Masters of the Universe world focusing, at least in this issue, on Hordack, his evil horde, and a young man who would grow to be one of the most powerful memes of all time.

What really spoke to me through this whole first issue is this throughline dealing with prophecy and destiny. It treads new ground, and as I’m a big fan of Skeletor’s Havoc staff, the origins it’s given in these pages are fascinating, and a ton of fun.

While no new ground feels explored in the series yet, Masters of the Universe Revolution feels like it is a welcomed return to the toy box where favorite figures fight fantastic wars over who really has “The Power.”

Until next time,

Myaa-ha-ha!