By Greg Rucka, Judd Winick, Joe Bennett & Matthew Clark (DC Comics)
ISBN: 978-1-84576-737-2
Set after and resulting from the events of 52, this slick, fast-paced thriller combines the UN’s superhuman monitoring force Checkmate and the Outsiders – a team of “rogue†superheroes who proactively seek out threats and ignore political boundaries.
Collecting a six part crossover (Outsiders #47-49 and Checkmate #13-15) it all starts when the super-spies capture the renegade heroes to use them for a mission too dirty for their own rule-bound agents. Not wanting to spoil your fun, I’ll simply say that if you love outrageous action, sexy heroes and truly vile bad-guys (many of them working for “our governmentâ€), this dark but fast-paced blockbuster for older readers, has great pace, superb dialogue, loads of gratuitous violence and really cool art.
Utterly Gung-Ho and pure undemanding pleasure for Guys (although I’m sure lots of girls will love it too)!
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