Popeye #2

IDW's 2012 run of Popeye hits its second issue with a cover by Roger Langridge that captures everything lovable about the sailor man — Popeye's oversized fist connects in a spinning blur of stars as a top-hat-wearing villain reels backward, cane flying, while Olive Oyl looks on with her trademark anxious concern in the background. The cover also teases a backup feature spotlighting O.G. Wotasnozzle, whose bearded face peeks out from a portrait inset at the bottom. With Roger Langridge writing and Ken Wheaton handling the art and lettering inside, this issue promises the same cheerful, energetic spirit that made the original strip so enduring.