![]() ![]() Looking forward to Bloodstrike 23 and 24. You'll probably be wondering who some of these characters are or what their deal is, but to be honest its not that deep that you can't infer by plugging in some basic comic archetypes. One of the core members of the ABC Warriors. As a new reader, there isn't a ton to hook your teeth into except Fiffe's command of layouts, storytelling, and dialog. Deadlock screenshots, images and pictures - Comic Vine Deadlock Character ยป Deadlock appears in 230 issues. So really, it's hard to judge it too harshly on those aspects. But again, this series is an unashamed love letter to particular time period of a particular kind of comic. John Locke was a common man working as a repo man until a day when he got a job which consisted of recovering a briefcase that belonged to the military, instead of returning the briefcase he sold it to a gang and then proceeded to spend all the money he got from the sale in cocaine. The rest of the cast is at least somewhat interesting in personality and design. Its unfortunate that this issue uses his experience in becoming a Bloodstrike member as it's story through-line. Deadlock is a terribly designed character, looks unabashedly like Marvel's Wolverine (sans claws), even prone to that character's 'berserker' tendencies. ![]() Unfortunately by being so closely tied to the Liefeld original, Liefeld's weaknesses can't also help shine through. Establishing this 'suicide squad' of killers who if they die are just put back together again and sent back out for their next deadly mission, via a government backed cyborg resurrection program. This is useful as it gives Fiffe a chance to establish these characters for new readers like me. One, Fiffe explains in the back matter, that the series never actually had. This zero issue in particular acts as an origin story of sorts. Bloodstrike Brutalists is very clearly one man's pet project, to fill in a missing gap of an incomplete series, while also using the opportunity to resolve a few dangling threads. The guy i s overflowing with creative energy, and he wears what he loves on his sleeve. And his layouts and lettering are easily some of the best in the business. Fiffe's art is always a treat with its expressive lines, and marker style coloring. Fiffe's Copra is amazing, being both a love letter to 80s DC & Marvel and very much its own take on the modern team super book. Convinced that the government is working. Much like how I got into Brandon Graham's Prophet, Erik Larsen's Supreme, and Joe Keatinge's Glory several years ago. Deadlock Photos View all photos Movie Info Bruce Willis stars as Ron Whitlock, a wanted criminal leading a team of mercenaries on a mission of vengeance. I bought this issue, and plan to buy the next two, based on Michel Fiffe's name alone. I hear he's generally a great guy, he's contribution to the indie comic revolution can't be understated, and I hear regardless of everything else, he's a workhorse. First a note, I don't like Rob Liefeld's comic work. ![]()
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