The Tigra cover probably sold this one for me, as she begins a four-parter: "Slave of Passion" Written by David DeVreis, pencils by John Czop, inks by Pablo Marcos. (Czop also did the Tigra cover, Mark Pacella and Rey Garcia the Vengeance one.) A very 80's looking Tigra has been getting her head together in Australia, which involves riding a boar, as you do. But a creepy fat sultan sends his Reaver-knockoff looking men in search of "exotic" types for his harem, and they gun down a number of the Aboriginal Australians Tigra had been staying with. A good enough start, although I'm not sure if this is even close to what Australia should look like.
Next, and apparently flipped on the contents pages, the New Warriors in...ugh..."Smells Like Teen Spirit, part 4 of 5: If you can run out of time, can you walk out on the check?" Written by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Robert Walker, inks by Scott Koblish. I really hate the title structures for this book: Main name, part whatever, chapter name. The chapter names aren't necessary, are they? Dr. Yesterday has brought soldiers from across time to New York City; although the Warriors don't seem to know why yet. Just like the last Warriors book we saw, Turbo and Mike Jeffries are front and center, along with Slapstick and special guest-star the Impossible Man, who seems to be smitten with Turbo. Yesterday reveals himself as a somewhat schlubby looking "chronal research specialist" who was dying of cancer, and decided to take the universe with him. Does that happen in other fields? Literary agent gets terminal disease, they don't try to implode the universe, is all I'm saying.
On the flipside, it's Vengeance vs. a giant spider in the subways, in "Diabolique, part 3 of 4, the Sorceress's Apprentice" Written by Chris Cooper, pencils by Reggie Jones, inks by Fred Harper. The spider is Zoraster, the pet of Diabolique, who doesn't look the part; she looks like a little French girl. But she's got creepy powers and wanted to be the apprentice of the current Sorceress Supreme, Salome! (Which puts this...maybe around Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #61? Looks like they didn't change the title for that stretch.) Not being the trusting sort, Salome doesn't want an apprentice: either she's too weak to bother with, or strong enough to be a threat later. But, perhaps a test of worthiness: kill Vengeance, since he followed Diabolique there.
Next, the penultimate chapter of Mace, "Origins" Written by Carl Potts, pencils by Barry Crain, inks by Hilary Barta and Philip Moy. There's ninjas, clones, healing factors, the Shadowmasters from that Punisher War Journal spinoff. It's like part 3 of 4 and I have no goddamn idea what's happening.
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80's flashdance Tigra is definitely a mood isn't it? Good art though.
I don't even want to imagine (had Turbo fell for Impy) what that leaked sex tape(leaked by Impy himself no less) would look like, let alone their kids.
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