If an eight-year-old were to sit down and write a comic book, he would probably end up with something like I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets. He shows that originality and conventional notions of quality are sometimes at odds with one another. His work taps into the mystery and bizarreness of superhero comics in unexplored ways while maintaining the conventions of the genre. Hanks only worked in comics from 1939 to 1941, and little is known about his life or background. I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets, a new collection of Hanks’ works from Fantagraphics, showcases various stories written and drawn by this largely unknown artist. The work of Fletcher Hanks strikes me as something I could have devoted myself to had I read it when I was eight or nine. The plotlines were too predictable, the art too boring, and the ideas all seemed pretty well-worn. When I was a kid, I read my fair share of superhero comics, but in truth I was never a real fan.
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