The All New Atom #1

The cover by Ariel Olivetti says it all with striking visual wit: a sequence of the same man shrinking progressively — from full-sized civilian down to a costumed, blue-and-red-suited hero encircled by atomic rings — all fist-raised and defiant, accompanied by the bold declaration "Size Isn't Matter!" It's a confident, clever visual statement for a #1 issue arriving "from the pages of Brave New World," promising a fresh take on the Atom mythology under the creative team of Gail Simone, John Byrne, and Trevor Scott. If you've been curious about where DC's smallest hero is headed in 2006, this opening chapter — "My Life in Miniature: Part One: Indivisible" — looks like a genuinely fun place to start.