Things look bleak for
the Challenger former known as Red and now going by “just Ryan, bub!” After
being not so subtly told to get out of Gotham by a dark knight, Ryan went do to
South America to offer his services as a soldier of fortune. Too bad he chooses
the wrong side. Now undergoing months of torture, he’s finally ready to make
his escape.
Or maybe things look
even bleaker for the Challenger formerly known as Rocky and now going by his
Christian name, Les. Fame as an action movie super star has taken its toll on
Les. Fast cars, even faster women, and a raging addiction to alcohol have put
this former adventurer in a sanitarium.
Then we’ve got Moffett,
the reporter who lost his job covering the Challenger’s exploits. With no job,
no prospects, and no way of ever bedding the hot new reporter who replaced him,
things must be terrible, right? That would be if only a giant pile of gold doubloons
didn’t just fall on his do step along with a mystical message to solve who or
what did actually blow up Challenger mountain.
This issue was full of
drama, mystery, and excitement. Oddly, Ryan’s tale seems to be a strange merger
of the origins of the Punisher, Iron Man, and Wolverine. I know it’s a bit of a
rip-off, but I really like the treatment Loeb and Sale have given the
character. Plus I can’t wait to find out what happens to him and Les- how is he
going to get out of that institution?
Hey, wasn’t there a
third challenger? I wonder where he’ll figure into all of this. This series is
awesome!
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 10 out of 10
stars.
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