drive-by readings |
Secret Six #22 (DC)
Gail Simone
Jim Calafiore
Jason Wright
Travis Lanham
Daniel Luvisi (cover) |
i have been anticipating this concluding issue of the
'Cats in the Cradle' storyline since it started, and
Gail Simone doesn't disappoint me. the kidnapping of
Catman's son was a surefire way to nudge the character into a radically different direction. when
Villains United started,
Catman was the odd man out in terms of being the team conscience and eventually the team's heart, as he's become the silent leader (
Bane and
Scandal notwithstanding). and for
Deadshot to evolve into a loyal friend of sorts, that's a leader of men.
Bruce Wayne, for all the loyalty he engenders with his Bat-family and the
Justice League, still does crazy things that make his friends want to smack him upside the head every once in a while.
Catman is the strong, silent type and has a bunch of lions with him. but with him going off the dark side of the pier, will he now become a true villain? say it ain't so,
Roy Harper!
i'm also intrigued that they haven't made a big deal yet of
Ragdoll's uhh, equipment until today. i mean
Reed Richards should be the ultimate joke, and i don't know if
Sue and
Ralph joked about it overtly in
JLI.
Plas should also be the Richards equivalent, but if they don't want to smear his cutesy rep, then
Ragdoll is the candidate then. call him Brian Michael
Bendy.
and hey since we mentioned
Roy, man, this is really a blow to
Jade. so she lost
Lian, can't get a rise out of
Roy, and now lost another. no matter, she gets around anyway right? if there's a mystical process to shorten the 9 month period so she can go set off nukes right after having babies, am sure she would do that.
listen, if you're hungry
and angry,
Catman has the solution for you. will not work for everyone though.
look, the ending is ambiguous. i'll just say that his son is alive. period. the journey to the heart of darkness is front and center here.
