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Monday, October 27, 2008

Comics' Tough Guys that Don't Play Nice

 

The Highwaymen by DC Comic's Wildstorm. Written by Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman Art by Lee Garbett Cover by Brian Stelfreeze Collecting the high-octane 5-issue miniseries! In their prime, Able 'Speed' Monroe and Ichabod McQueen were couriers capable of ferrying anything, anywhere, anytime. Now almost obsolete, they're called out of retirement to deliver some very dangerous cargo for a dead President. If only they knew what is was - and why everyone else wants to kill them for it.

 

Highwaymen

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BRIT by Robert Kirkman with art by Tony Moore for IMAGE Comics. Sex and violence have never looked so...old. Meet Brit, the government's last line of defense when it comes to the really messy parts of keeping the world safe. When super-powered menaces threaten our home soil, send in this one-man killing machine: He's indestructible, unstoppable, and eligible for a senior citizen's discount. Brit and Jessica are having a good time raising their new son, Brittany Jr. With Brit back at his job with the government, they're well off and living large. That is, until a race of vicious aliens decides the time is right to strike Earth, and their first target is the United States of America. Brit's not likely to let something like that go down in his backyard.

 

BRIT One-shots Saga

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The BOYS by Garth Ennis. The Boys is an American creator-owned comic book series, written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Darick Robertson. It was originally published by Wildstorm before moving to Dynamite Entertainment The series is set in a contemporary world very much similar to real one, with one notable exception: a number of people have some form of superpower. The series follows a superpowered CIA squad, known informally as "the Boys", whose job it is to keep watch on superheroes and, if necessary, intimidate or kill them.

 

The Boys: 1-6

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Friday, October 3, 2008