Evil Empire #10
Boom! Studios
Words: Max Bemis
Pictures: Victor Santos
Man, Max and Victor show just how repulsively attractive (or attractively repulsive) evil can truly be. I’m serious. They show just how seductive even the most whackadoo ideas can be if properly positioned amongst society.
Black Market #4
Boom! Studios
Words: Frank J. Barbiere
Pictures: Victor Santos
Well I didn’t see that coming. Frank J. Barbiere wraps up this first arc (at least I hope it’s just a first arc) and completely changes the dynamic between Ray and Denny with this one issue.
Without giving away too much, Ray is way more on top of things than I ever imagined. Up until now, I’ve pictured Ray as the poor sap who’s just trying to help his girl and save his brother and has found himself in the deep end of the pool while barely treading water. Well, that’s not exactly the case. Ray is kind of the man in this issue. Technically, he’s been the man the whole time, but now we all know it.
Black Market #3
Boom! Studios
Words: Frank J. Barbiere
Pictures: Victor Santos
I can’t help but feel for our hero Ray as we delve deeper into this story. He didn’t want to be dissecting super heroes for profit, he was just trying to do the right thing. But this poor dude just keeps falling that much short of complete success.
Black Market #2
Boom! Studios
Words: Frank J. Barbiere
Pictures: Victor Santos
I’m not going to lie, I jumped into this book for two reasons… ok three reasons. 1) I liked the name, Black Market: 2) Frank J. Barbiere: 3) Victor Santos. I didn’t even know the first thing about this book, but the creators alone were enough to draw me in, and I’m glad I gave it a read.