The last surviving Ambush Bug, the Canterbury Cricket, has been appointed a protector of the realm of England. But without a team, he's got quite the task ahead of him. Luckily, he meets up with a group of heroes with supernatural abilities, who might be able to help the Canterbury Cricket achieve his task and liberate The United Kingdom from the Amazons.
Whether this Flashpoint version of the Ambush Bug can pull it off will have to wait as his story continues in the pages of Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance. This one-shot only does two things- establishes the completely unique character and tells his origin story. There's also the mystery of a supporting character but I doubt her secrets will be revealed as she dies pretty suddenly.
This was an okay tale by Mike Carlin (Captain America.) But between the Canterbury Cricket’s talk in riddles and Etrigan the Demon speaking in rhyme, I didn't have a clue what the hell these guys were talking about half the time. The art by First Wave's Rags Morales was pretty good but it didn't seem as gritty as the assortment of dark magic heroes that makes up the cast of players in this morality tale.
I can see visions of the New 52’s Justice League Dark but this group is a pale imitation.
Rating: 6 out of 10 stars.
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