This issue focuses on the character of Barricade and what makes him tick. A crowd control specialist, Barricade uses a giant battering ram called a bull. But this cop doesn’t get a high by pushing others around. His technique is very psychological and he is very mellow. That’s not always been the case, as we see in his origin story that early run-ins with rioting crowds as a child has left him with some serious baggage.
To have a cartoon tie-in comic take on some serious roles and show both guts and heart is rare. I keep coming back to the fantastic job Larry Hama did on the origin GI Joe run, where the heroes are unique in their specialties, but they are incorruptible, Plus, the villains, while totally despicable, are buffoonish in order to show kids that violence shouldn’t be glorified and that crime doesn’t pay! (Remember, everybody shoots guns but the targets never got hit- unless you were aiming at a water tower or gas tank for a distraction!)
Awesome Stuff. Soon, the entire series will be in my custody.
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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