Someone should write a book about all the 4-member hero teams of the '60s, the template consisting of the brilliant team leader, his musclehead friend, the cheesecake girlfriend, and the girlfriend's kid brother. While Marvel's Fantastic Four is perhaps best known, it was hardly the first. Among the many others were Rip Hunter and the Sea Devils.
Rip was my favorite, providing an interesting time travel concept with adventures historical and futuristic, and a combination of the two. The nice thing here is the musclehead friend isn't quite as dumb as most, the girlfriend besides being cute also proves useful, and the kid brother although annoying at times is nowhere near as obnoxious as others.
I've seen occasional comparisons to Dr Who. I've never been able to get through many Who episodes, but what I've seen, Rip is must more active and involved than the Doctor, who tends to stand back and let others do the work.
If you're a fan of '60s comics then you may already be familiar with Rip Hunter. If you're not a fan you may be difficult to win over. But readers should give it a try. It's a really good series with likable characters, decent art, and good storytelling.
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