Mark Millar is writing an incredibly compelling story here. This kid, who decided last issue to dress up and try to be a hero, got the shit kicked out of him. Literally! Then, as he stumbles in to the street, he gets run over by a car. Not a very auspicious beginning. This issue chronicles how he spends the next six months of his life going through surgeries and therapy just to learn how to walk again. He got messed up . . really bad. When he finally gets back to being close to normal, he decides "What was I thinking?". He gets rid of everything that compelled him to take on such a deed. Even to the extent of burning all his comic books. But, it doesn't end there for him. He's got the taste now. It doesn't matter what he may go through, or what may be done to him . . he has a hunger for the action and adrenaline. That or he really is an idiot. So he heads back out to the streets and again comes up on a situation where someone weak is being put down by someone stronger. There's these 3 Mexican guys beating up on this black guy. Despite the overwhelming odds against him, he grabs his night-sticks and jumps in to the fray. Surprisingly, probably through desperation, he actually puts quite a beating on the 3 guys. Now don't get me wrong, he got beat-up pretty bad to, but . . he gave out worse than he got. And at the end of it all . . he's still standing. He's bloodied up quite a bit, and probably broken some too, but . . he's still standing. And this is when he gets his real beginning, because this time he gathers a crowd of onlookers and somebody films the whole thing on their cell-phone. He's about to get his 15 minutes of fame. Like I said, I thought it was a fantastic story by Mark Millar. We really get a sense of what this kid feels and where he's coming from. Also, I really enjoyed John Romita Jr.'s artwork. I'm not really a huge fan of his. I'll admit the guys talented and has done some incredible series. I just don't think he's "all that and a bag of chips". Sorry! I really did enjoy it though. I think it's a fantastic concept.
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