Azrael #3 - DC

This issue shows us a bit of Michael Lane's past. Apparently he was in the military, before becoming a police officer, and a night with his troop is Shadegan is coming back to haunt him. When they were stationed there, they weren't supposed to go into Shadegan. But they got some intel on an arms pipeline that was running through there. They had the best of intentions. They thought that if they could figure it out, who was behind it, they could stop it and save future deaths of their fellow soldiers stationed there. However, everything fell apart. One of their own went over the edge. He just wanted to kill everyone. And they didn't get any useful intel. They ended up having to leave, but before they did Sandshark blew up the people's house that they had stopped at. Sandshark was the code-name for one of the guys in his troop. His was EZ Squeeze. Because he was a sniper. Anyways, the other 2 guys in the troop figure out what Sandshark is doing and they call in Michael. They go to confront him, but now they don't know what to do. If they let him go, not only will he kill more people, but eventually he'll get caught and what they did will come out into the light. But on the other hand, they can't bring themselves to kill him either. After all . . he's one of their own. In the end they let him go, but . . it looks like Azrael kills him with one of his swords when he get on a train out of Gotham. I thought this was a great story by Fabian Nicieza. It really showed the personal demons that he's wrestling with, besides the ones imposed by the cult, or the suit of sorrows. He's a man with a lot to make up for in life, and a lot to prove. This should be an interesting ride. Next issue . . Batman shows up. Ramon Bachs did the art. It looked great. The book really had a good feel to it. And Jock does the cover. I don't know how long I'll stick with this one, but . . for now, it looks to be pretty interesting. We'll just have to see how it all pans out.