What a fantastic book. These guys have really turned the world of "super-heroes", and comics in general, on it's ear. Hughie and Butcher have been digging in to an unsolved murder mystery. It's a gay boy who ended up splattered on a sidewalk. They're interested, because they believe a "super" was involved. They know that the Tek-Knight and Swingwing are the most likely suspects, but they just don't know to what extent they had a hand in what happened. They think that both, or either of them may be gay. But actually, it's a lot more complicated than that. Tek-Knight, we find out at the end of this issue, has a tumor in his brain. Recently it's been affecting his actions, to the extent that he's willing to fuck anything with a hole. And no I didn't say anyone, I said anything. And he does so to. He's completely dismayed by it, but he also can't seem to help his actions. Swingwing on the other hand, is straight, but his comic publishers feel that he needs to be sympathetic to their gay readers. So he goes to their support groups, and meetings and such to talk with them. He doesn't like it, but, he has to do what he has to do for sales. I mean, it's all about the revenue. Isn't it? Anyways, the young man became enamored with him and confronted him about his feelings. Swingwing freaked, forgot they were standing on the roof of a building, and shoved him. You can guess what happened next. But, Butcher and Hughie aren't going to turn him in for that. Butcher has decided that he'll be a good source of future intell. So he'll let him swing free, as long as he answers their questions when they come to ask. Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson are really doing a great job with this book. It's a creator owned title, and you can tell they really have a passion for the story that they're trying to tell here. I expect this one to win some awards. If you're not buying it . . . . you should.
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