Outsiders #16 - DC

I've loved this book for a long time. Through every incarnation, really. But I thought that Judd Winick's tales in the last part were fabulous. However, after reading the Outsider's Special, and now this issue . . . I think we may be heading into a whole new chapter of greatness here. I absolutely love what Peter J Tomasi is doing with this team, and these characters. And this new direction . . fighting some 'global' menace that no one is even aware of . . I think this storyline has a ton of possibilities. Also, Lee Garbett's pencils, with Trevor Scott on inks, really give this book a fantastic look. We, but not our team, find out a little about the enemy this issue. We see that there's a half-dozen or so people around the globe that have been given a gift of extended life. In return for that gift, they are called into service this issue to help find pieces of some meteor hidden throughout the Earth. Apparently their benefactors, who look to be a dozen or so, have been around for eons. But now, something threatens their continued existence. Something that this meteor, when enough is collected, will counteract it's effects. The Outsiders stumble across this when the people, who have jumped into some kind of robotic suits, have created seismic tremors in Germany with their digging. It happens near a mine and Geo-Force shakes things up even more to cover their appearance. "Fear of a cave-in should keep everyone away for a while . . give us time to look around . . get the lay of the land . . or lack thereof." Black Lightning's argument is, "Scaring innocent people doing their job isn't the way to ingratiate us with foreign Leaders and citizens." To which Brion replys, "Who says we needed to ingratiate ourselves, Jefferson? That's a job for the JLA . . . if you feel more comfortable waving the JLA badge maybe you should reassess why you're . . ." I love that with this adaptation they're truly Outsiders. The issue end with one of the diggers finding some of the meteor and then taking off . . with Katana in tow. I thought this was a fantastic first issue. I know. It's actually issue #16. But really, it's the first issue in this series. And I think it's going to be a doozy.