Next: a couple pages of subplots, as Eric's ex-wife might be moving to L.A. since her football playing new husband got traded. She isn't sure she's keen on the idea, but young Kevin is devastated. And one of Eric's other love interests, Susan Austin, was having dinner with her doctor, after getting out of a coma...I said "soap opera subplots" before getting to this!
To get the plot really moving, a mysterious shadowy figure tells a lackey that Bison has to bring him the cannister...of Inferno 42! That's a blast from the past, dating back to 1966's Tales of Suspense #75, the first appearance of Batroc! It's a mind-numbingly dangerous explosive element, that could blow up all of Manhattan, and seemingly only makes appearances whenever S.H.I.E.L.D. has to move it through the goddamn city as opposed to any time it might be useful. In the rain, Cage sees Bison gazing longingly from afar at his old girlfriend, but Cage gets jumped by Thunderstrike before he can do anything. After the required scuffle, Cage recounts Bison's tragic origin, or at least some of it: he had been an up-and-coming college basketball star, hit by a tragic injury that destroyed his hoop dreams...then he somehow gained like 700 pounds of muscle and horns, Cage kinda glosses over that part. After sharing some info with the Widow, Cage and Thunderstrike make their way to another greatest hit, the old S.H.I.E.L.D. barbershop front! Which has been abandoned and/or destroyed about a dozen times, but okay.
Deep underground, they are confronted by DePaul in a Mandroid suit, furious that Thunderstrike is too incompetent to be a decent scapegoat. And they were followed by Bison, and Frenz/DeFalco Thor baddies Mongoose and Quicksand!
Aside from the S.H.I.E.L.D. callbacks, Cage is wearing a number somewhat closer to his classic apparel, including his tiara um, metal headband...thing. Whatever that was.
1 comment:
Well I definitely like the nods to past, such as using ol' Inferno 42.
Cage was only, what, 2 years removed from his own cancelled series and that so bad it's bad Punisher goes Black AND BACK, 2-issue storyline, when he basically reverts to old look, minus the blue and yellow.
Nice dig about stereotyping all blacks as using bad language. But honestly, that "reasoning" can be applied to anyone perceived as being on the low end economically-speaking.
Have Sandman and Quicksand ever hooked up? I think they've teamed up, but nothing more than that. Seems like Marvel passed up on a nice chance to do what DC did to Clayface and Lady Clayface...
And "poor" Eric. Don't know what to so with a somewhat attractive female roommate? Do the words "Roommates with benefits" mean anything to you? You're both single, so why not? Think of all the extra soap opera drama you don't need in your life if you went that route. That's at least a year's worth..guaranteed.
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