Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2

 Continuing from the pages of Flashpoint: Canterbury Cricket, the supernaturally powered members of the Resistance finally meet up with Lois Lane. But more of Wonder Woman's Furies have also discovered Cyborg's only spy behind the enemy lines of New Themyscira. Which side will prevail resulting in Lois Lane revealing the whereabouts of Resistance leader Penny Black? And even more important, who will discover the location of Penny's enchanted suit which has the power to finally turn the tide of the Atlantis/ Themyscira war in the favor of the human race!

   Where the stand alone issue of Canterbury Cricket was confusing as all get out, this issue of Lois Lane and the Resistance answered all sorts of questions. it even made me appreciate the Canterbury Cricket story that much more.

    Lots of twists- lots of turns abound in this issue, including a shocking cliffhanger that I really should have saw coming a mile away. But I didn't! Kudos to writer Andy Lanning for penning enough centrifuge that I wasn't able to put my finger what was going to happen until too late!
 
   Worth Consuming

   Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.

Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket #1

 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.