Black Terror #3 - Dynamite Entertainment

To me, so far this was the best issue of the Black Terror yet. Bob is still searching for his 'side-kick', Tim. His search has now taken him to Washington DC, and President West. There he finds himself in a battle against the people he thought were his friends. They were all trapped in the urn together, right? Anyways, he finds that many of the 'American Freedom' themed heroes have rallied to President West's side. He finds himself fighting the American Eagle, the Super-American, the Flag and the Liberator . . among others. Because of the zealousness to the President's ideas . . it almost seems as if he possess' some sort of sway over them, and their spirits. However he does get some information. When he's captured he's put in a holding cell with others. There Doodle, another side-kick, relates a story of how, while in the urn, the Boy King had told them all of how his kingdom would fall after they were released. Which in turn gave them all hope that they would eventually get out. When that happened, they rallied to his side to help him protect his homeland. However, they were to late. His kingdom, in the mountains of Germany I believe, ended up falling. It's people's spirits were broken and then the land was buried under an avalanche. As far as Doodle knows, he was the only one to survive. This in turn gives the Black Terror new hope. Or at least a new direction to look in. But they have to get out of the laser cell that they're in first. He uses the Liberator's body as a shield. They break out, and he leads them all straight to President West's office. The issue ends with the President making a startling revelation . . "I am from your future, and you don't belong in it. By the way, in this future, we have weapons that can kill super heroes. Really, being bulletproof doesn't matter at all where I come from." Overall, I thought it was a pretty thrilling issue actually. Alex Ross and Jim Krueger did a great job on the story. But what I was really impressed with was Mike Lilly's art. This whole issue was fantastic. I'm not sure what he did different this issue, but it really came across great. To tell you the truth, I really got into this whole 'project' because of Alex Ross. I love the guy's work. But as we move along, I'm beginning to like these books more and more for their own merit. If handled right, this could turn into a pretty big, and dynamic, franchise.