Post by Batlaw on Jan 9, 2005 1:16:05 GMT -5
Deadshot: Urban Renewal
(6 issue mini series)
Story: Christos Gage
Art: Steven Cummings / Jimmy Palmiotti
Rating: ****
We catch up W/ occational Bat-vialain Floyed Lawton aka Deadshot and his band of baddies making a big money contract hit. Deadshot makes the kill and the group returns to the clubhouse to celerbrate. Teammate FireBug hits some sour notes W/ Deadshot and we learn he once had a son that was murdered by a pedophile.
Deadshot decides to visit his son's grave at his parents mansion and learns they have recently passed and left him nothing but old mail. Within the stack, Deadshot
discovers a letter written to his parrents notifying them they are grandparents and Floyed's the daddy!
Deadshot heads of to Star City to uncover the validity of the letter and learns its true. We discover the mother is a previous drug adict / prostetute Floyed had a brief relationship with.
The mother and daughter reside in a dumpy apartment building in the worst slum in the city which is overrun by gangs and drug dealers Etc. Deadshot confronts the woman and child and cannot deny it's his daughter. He further learns the woman has cleaned up and is struggling to make a better life for the two of them.
That being the case, she wants nothing to do W/ Floyed or his "dirty" money he has offered to help. She also tells him to stay out of their lives.
Floyed leaves behind a suit case full of dough and rents a room down the street where the Manager and locals breif him of the City's criminal food chain.
Deadshot decides to help his daughter the only way he can, by bringing the "law" to town!
Deadshot interupts a gang war and makes quick work of the lot. He ensures they understand and spread word a new sheriff is in town and this particular block is "off limits".
In issue #2, Floyed continues his quest to clean up Star City and ensure his new daughter and the remaining good people of the area can live w/o fear.
Deadshot pays a visit to the slum lord who owns the run down building his family lives in and "pursuades" him to fix things up Etc. This helps his Ex "warm up" to him a llittle.
Meanwhile, with the help of some crooked cops, the local criminal element follow the trail to Deadshot and his relations. Which, when his family is threatened, Deadshot takes no prisoners!
The baddies realise they are no match for Deadshot and wonder if there's even a "greater marksman alive"? We are then reminded of where they are, Star City, and perhaps a better marksman does exist.
In the end, its revealed the oposition has apparently contracted an outside Pro to tackle the Deadshot situation, none other than Green Arrow!
The issue ends with the two squaring off and taking aim upon one another.
I recomend this series to anyone who may have even a passing interest. The art is good and the writing is very solid and engaging. A good story (so far at least). Lots of action and well written, interseting characters.
However; be warned, this is a pretty violent series and the story involves many "adult" oriented themes.
My only complaint would be Deadshot's new costume. I prefer his old duds personally.
But overall,
(6 issue mini series)
Story: Christos Gage
Art: Steven Cummings / Jimmy Palmiotti
Rating: ****
We catch up W/ occational Bat-vialain Floyed Lawton aka Deadshot and his band of baddies making a big money contract hit. Deadshot makes the kill and the group returns to the clubhouse to celerbrate. Teammate FireBug hits some sour notes W/ Deadshot and we learn he once had a son that was murdered by a pedophile.
Deadshot decides to visit his son's grave at his parents mansion and learns they have recently passed and left him nothing but old mail. Within the stack, Deadshot
discovers a letter written to his parrents notifying them they are grandparents and Floyed's the daddy!
Deadshot heads of to Star City to uncover the validity of the letter and learns its true. We discover the mother is a previous drug adict / prostetute Floyed had a brief relationship with.
The mother and daughter reside in a dumpy apartment building in the worst slum in the city which is overrun by gangs and drug dealers Etc. Deadshot confronts the woman and child and cannot deny it's his daughter. He further learns the woman has cleaned up and is struggling to make a better life for the two of them.
That being the case, she wants nothing to do W/ Floyed or his "dirty" money he has offered to help. She also tells him to stay out of their lives.
Floyed leaves behind a suit case full of dough and rents a room down the street where the Manager and locals breif him of the City's criminal food chain.
Deadshot decides to help his daughter the only way he can, by bringing the "law" to town!
Deadshot interupts a gang war and makes quick work of the lot. He ensures they understand and spread word a new sheriff is in town and this particular block is "off limits".
In issue #2, Floyed continues his quest to clean up Star City and ensure his new daughter and the remaining good people of the area can live w/o fear.
Deadshot pays a visit to the slum lord who owns the run down building his family lives in and "pursuades" him to fix things up Etc. This helps his Ex "warm up" to him a llittle.
Meanwhile, with the help of some crooked cops, the local criminal element follow the trail to Deadshot and his relations. Which, when his family is threatened, Deadshot takes no prisoners!
The baddies realise they are no match for Deadshot and wonder if there's even a "greater marksman alive"? We are then reminded of where they are, Star City, and perhaps a better marksman does exist.
In the end, its revealed the oposition has apparently contracted an outside Pro to tackle the Deadshot situation, none other than Green Arrow!
The issue ends with the two squaring off and taking aim upon one another.
I recomend this series to anyone who may have even a passing interest. The art is good and the writing is very solid and engaging. A good story (so far at least). Lots of action and well written, interseting characters.
However; be warned, this is a pretty violent series and the story involves many "adult" oriented themes.
My only complaint would be Deadshot's new costume. I prefer his old duds personally.
But overall,
