Issue #81: Comic Books For The Weeks Of Wednesday,February 17, 2010 & February 24, 2010

Comic books for the week of Wednesday, February 17, 2010:

The Tick: New Series #2 (New England Comics)
Supergirl #50 (DC)
Invincilbe #70 (Image)

Comic books for the week of Wednesday, February 24, 2010:

Superman #697 (DC)

I'm going to have to wait until this coming Saturday, February 27, 2010, after payday, before I'll have the opportunity to go to my comic book store, Acme Comics in Longwood, Florida, http://acme-superstore.com/. So, since it would not be until next week until I would review these titles, I will continue my look at the Blackhawk issues from the late 1980's and early 1990's, which I began in Issue #71:

Blackhawk Book Two (of Three): Red Snow * * * * *

The search continued from both sides, during WWII, for the sedan and its cargo, which I won't spoil here. Blackhawk and his men made a daring infiltration behind German lines, while their nemesis Lord Death Mahew got some bad news about his health. Sen. Hightower, who got Blackhawk deported from the USA because of his past Communist ties, was keeping some questionable com;any of his own. He was the British noble whose Hollywood career was cut short when his Nazi ties were exposed by Blackhawk. The sedan in question seemed to bring very bad luck for whoever got their hands on it. Blackhawk was stuck in Moscow at the British Embassy while Natalie Reed refits their planes. Lord mayhew began to make plans of his own, unknown to his Nazi superiors.

That's about all I could reveal about the plot without spoiling anything, but this middle chapter of the trilogy did a great job of setting up the concluding issue of this mini-series, without sacrificing any plot or character development that made this issue an outstanding story in its own right. This was a grittier, more ture to life look at the Blackhaws than its original comic book run. It was more fitting for a modern audience, but it had its share of humor. If you can find this mini-series it would be worth the search to read an excellent story written and drawn by Howard Chaykin.

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