The march through my movie collection continues. Today is Iron Man. Last night was Inherit the Wind, and prior to that, the first 3 Indiana Jones movies. So, in that regard at least, it's been a good week.
I bought 3 Marvel comics this week, so let's start with the one from a mini-series.
Dwayne licks his wounds after Rage whupped his ass last issue. Sil urges him to try and reach Rage, but Dwayne's going to rely on his fists. He also gets some new armor, but the design seems a lot like what he had during the "reality TV" run, with the duster over the armor. I like Silhouette's blue-and-black armor, though I'm not sure if that's new. Feels like I've seen it before.
As Dwayne does his training montage, Rage and his crew of kids prepare for another big play. Unfortunately, the cops are setting a trap, while adding checkpoints and constant patrols. And the cop in charge is of course the sort who insists if anyone objects to having their i.d. checked, it means they're hiding something. Sure, they're hiding that they don't like your face.
Rage and the kids attack a gentrified section of the neighborhood, the cops move in, which probably wouldn't make much difference if Night Thrasher doesn't show up and take down Rage, leaving the kids easy pickings for the cops, who decide to go ahead and arrest any other people who just happen to be standing around, including Night Thrasher. Good thing he's got an ex-girlfriend with access to the Darkforce Dimension, but now things are worse.
So I guess next issue, Dwayne resumes being involved in the neighborhood. He said he was back, but just being back to kick an old friend's ass isn't helping. In the early issues of New Warriors, he was marked by his obsession with fighting crime and trying to avenge his parents' death, to the point it was a struggle for him to pull away from that when his friends needed help. Batman, if being a total dick actually had consequences.
Setting aside crime-fighting, helping the neighborhood, keeping locals from being priced out, that's going to be an endless battle, too. I wonder if having died, then come back through what he defines as a fluke has taken that sort of drive out of him. And that's why he wanted to just start over somewhere else, he thought a clean slate would be an easier road to hoe.
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