20 For 20! Celebrate 20 years of BOOM! Studios with the epic science fiction magnum opus, collected in its entirety for the very first time.

From the minds of comic book legend Stan Lee and Eisner Award-winning writer Mark Waid (Kingdom Come, Daredevil), Tom Peyer (The Wrong Earth), and artist Chad Hardin (Harley Quinn) comes the greatest hero of all-time! 

When quantum scientist Ronald Lessik’s experiment went wrong, he was transformed into the time-manipulating superhero, the Traveler! Now, he seeks to find his true love, herself lost in time and space, and defend the world from threats like the Split-Second Men, temporal ghosts, the time-lost planet Anachronopolis, and even comes face-to-face with fellow hero Soldier Zero! 

A gripping sci-fi superhero adventure by industry legends and from the mind of one of the most prolific creators in all comic history, Stan Lee! 

—NetGalley, Publisher’s description

This was a ride I thoroughly enjoyed. Time travel has always been an interest of mine, but I’ve never been able to quite wrap my head around it. THE TRAVELER makes it accessible but also doesn’t overdo it with exposition or explanation in order to keep the pace as fast and even as possible. The story and action doesn’t let up for one second.

I think what makes this story particularly unique to me, besides the time travel/quantum theory aspect of it, is that, at its core, its focus is love. It’s about a man, Ronald Lessik, who takes for granted his relationship with his partner Julia, and spends ages and times to look for her after a tragic accident sent her somewhere in space and time. Ron tries to set the world aright while also trying to save the love of his life, fighting a great number of villains, one of which happening to be the scientist that messed up the huge experimental project they were working on, and created the chain reaction that sent Julia into a timestream.

As the story progresses, the villains get more and more cosmic in their horror (my favorite being the mysterious Inheritors, who have a really cool design and concept), and the conflict gets even larger…while Ron’s attempts to bring back Julia center the story and keep it from being too grandiose.

I also liked the sense of humor THE TRAVELER had, and it helped ease some of the tenser moments without fully diminishing the urgency of the scenes.

Chad Hardin’s art is incredible, with characters looking completely unique in their design…the weirder the creatures and villains got, the more fun I had with the work. But also, people from history make appearances in the story, too, and their renditions of their appearance are faithful to who they are in real life, while being consistent to the art style.

Mark Waid and Tom Peyer did an excellent job crafting the story, with interesting characters, a dynamic and fast-moving plot, and overall, a coherent and colorful world where time can be stopped, shaped, manipulated, and weaponized. I really enjoyed myself with this series and appreciate that the collection gathers all the issues together in a complete volume for a complete story. I highly recommend you give this one a try.

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Stan Lee’s THE TRAVELER: COMPLETE COLLECTION was released December 30, 2025 and is available in print from the publisher and wherever you can order books online.