The Demolisher's arm on the cover reminds me of something--it's basically a big gun with a knife stuck to it. Also, now I'm annoyed that I have a mess of Deathlok figures, but they don't have modifications like that! I oughta at least get them some ratty cloaks or something. From 1994,
Deathlok #32, "Cyberstrike, part 2 of 4: Into the Past" Written by Gregory Wright, pencils by Kevin Kobasic, inks by Greg Adams.
We mentioned this one
years ago, when we looked at the last issue, the conclusion of this storyline. Now I've got two of the four issues of "Cyberstrike," and the
Captain America issues this is running in the background of; and I
still don't have a firm grip on what's happening. The cyborg formerly from the future, formerly known as Deathlok, now the Demolisher, was working with Timestream to alter their future, starting with killing Cap and the clone of Luther Manning. The Demolisher isn't really sure about this, but his future
does suck pretty bad, so...They are stopped by the present Deathlok Michael Collins, shirtless future redemption-seeker Godwulf, and big Marine cyborg Siege. Lot of cyborg scrum this issue, Cap's mission goes on uninterrupted (in the distant past of 1983, hence the
Return of the Jedi poster seen in the subway!) and the issue ends with several characters sent to maybe an even worse future.
Last time we also mentioned the USPS Statement of Ownership: "C. Total Paid and/or requested Circulation (sum of 10B1 and 10B2): Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 106,938. Actual no. copies single issue nearest to filing date: 54,385." The book was running out the clock at this point, I'm afraid; even though Wright would use the Demolisher again in
Daredevil #336.
I should probably go back and read these because I actually remember when these were first out on shelves at my then local comic store (one of them anyway. Vero Beach FL had a couple comic book shops even back in the early 90’s)
ReplyDeleteand they had all the chapters but I was too intimidated to buy them bc I didn’t know what the hell was going on, plus it was clear the series was ending anyway, so no point in investing in them. Anyhoo I will now.
I do remember Seige from his 1993 Marvel card, so there’s that. Here’s a link to see it in case you never saw it:
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Hmm, that Demolisher cover kind of reminds me of Dr. Piranoid from Street Sharks. They had a miniseries recently-maybe that’s what you’re thinking of?
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting that Gregory Wright wrote Deathlok too. I’m so used to recognizing him from Silver Sable and the Wild Pack that it’s jarring to see him on such a different series.