In the last issue, a seance gone horribly wrong resulted in the death of a family in the Hollywood hills. Used in the ceremony was an old costume of deceased actor Brian Vane's. During the late 60s, Vane was a crimefighter called the Winged Avenger. Like TV's Batman, the show was hokey but it was a camp classic. It was also the last series Vane worked on when he killed himself so it's the perfect conductor to summon the actor's spirit. Only, the man leading the seance, an elderly Native American named Blackfeather had other intentions and used the costume to become the vessel for a malevolent entity called the Executioner.
Now, the Executioner in the guise of the Winged Avenger is wreaking havoc over the skyline of Hollywood. Thankfully, there's Jonathan Lord to the rescue. In the form of his most famous character, the Silver Blade, Lord is currently a fierce gargoyle with the ability to flying. Which is perfect, since the Winged Avenger can fly too!
Another really good chapter in a maxi-series that I think is finally going somewhere. Obviously, the Executioner is an enemy of the Falcon spirit and the Falcon sensing that someone was about to unleash it, bestowed special powers on Jonathan Lord in hopes he'll combat it. But only when the Winged Avengers tries to kill friends of the former actor, does Jonathan finally take action.
Speaking of action, this issue was jammed packed with it. The aerial scenes between the two flying combatants were some of the most visually stunning this side of Spidey taking on the Green Goblin or even the Vulture. Gene Colan shows that he truly is a master in those pages.
Another neat feature starting to pop up in the issues are bits of articles, selected filmographies, and important documents that shed a little light on the characters in this story. Those extras help to make this story seem like it was plucked right from the Hollywood tabloids and I suspect that Alan Moore borrowed this concept in his numerous 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' series. (He was working at DC at the time of this book's publication, so it is possible. But if I have offended Mr. Moore for this suggestion, I do apologize.)
Worth Consuming
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
Another really good chapter in a maxi-series that I think is finally going somewhere. Obviously, the Executioner is an enemy of the Falcon spirit and the Falcon sensing that someone was about to unleash it, bestowed special powers on Jonathan Lord in hopes he'll combat it. But only when the Winged Avengers tries to kill friends of the former actor, does Jonathan finally take action.
Speaking of action, this issue was jammed packed with it. The aerial scenes between the two flying combatants were some of the most visually stunning this side of Spidey taking on the Green Goblin or even the Vulture. Gene Colan shows that he truly is a master in those pages.
Another neat feature starting to pop up in the issues are bits of articles, selected filmographies, and important documents that shed a little light on the characters in this story. Those extras help to make this story seem like it was plucked right from the Hollywood tabloids and I suspect that Alan Moore borrowed this concept in his numerous 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' series. (He was working at DC at the time of this book's publication, so it is possible. But if I have offended Mr. Moore for this suggestion, I do apologize.)
Worth Consuming
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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