The mid-90s is a period of comic book history
that I currently know very little about, nor have I read a whole look of books
from that period. This book is really no exception. There’s a super hero
intelligence agency called the DED, that is run by and deals with metahumans.
If you’ve got a super power and you get out of line, this is the group that’s
going to come and kick you’re a$$.
This is also the first time I’ve ever heard
of this group. I’ve heard of Metropolis’ Metacrimes Unit and I love any
Superman tale that involves them. There’s also Top 10 by Alan Moore about a
city of super heroes and the super powered police force that protects and
serves. The DED is similar to both ideas but by far not superior to them.
Though the premise did interest me and I would gladly read more books about the
organization.
This Secret Files also includes some of the
earliest pieces starring Resurrection Man and Stars and STRIPE. I like both and
from reading them and the DED dossiers on those heroes, I want to read more
about them too. There’s also an extensive- no make that exhaustive timeline
involving the all of the characters I just mentioned and then some. (It’s a 2
page triple columned timeline printed in a font size of 4 or less. It tired me
out so much reading the small print, it took 2 days to complete.)
A very good
issue filled with stuff I knew little about in the DC Universe, but it was
worth reading. Man, I’ve got a lot of catching up to do.
Worth Consuming.
Rating 9 out of
10 stars.
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