r/80s90sComics

Yes, yes. Rob Liefeld. Brushing commonplace complaints aside for a moment: I will say that is single issue is genuinely unreadable. Honestly, I read a lot of low quality stuff but this is abysmal in numerous ways that I struggled to even get through it. I mean, come on, the two lady characters on the front look identical.

Did it get any better somewhere down the line?

Stories by Brandon Choi, Steven Seagle, and Tom Joyner!

Pencils by Trevor Scott, Mel Rubi, Tom Raney, Duncan Rouleau, Shawn McManus, Jeff Johnson, and Scott Kolins!

Michael goes to Hollywood to protect a starlet from werewolves, vampires, and the CIA! Unfortunately, the starlet is also a killer werewolf!

Then, Michael becomes involved in the Wildstorm Rising event, because of a souvenir he took on a long ago mission!

After this, Michael tries to protect a reporter from Kaizen Gamorra, and runs into the Cybernary!

Next, the six part Brothers in Arms storyline reunites Michael with his old friends from Team 7! He teams up with them and Gen 13 to finally take down Gamorra!

After that, during the Fire From Heaven crossover, Michael gives his life to stop Damocles from conquering the world!

The final issue shows Michael's funeral as he is remembered by his friends!

Bonus 1! A crossover mini with Wolverine! The two team up to fight evil spirits and ninjas!

Bonus 2! Whilce Portacio variant cover to issue #5! It is part of a series of eight connecting variants which I'll post tomorrow!

Written mostly by Bob Harras, D.G. Chichester and Scott Lobdell with pencils by Bob Hall, Keith Pollard, M.C. Wyman, Michael Bair and others as the series continued.

It's not Steranko but it's not bad.

Okay I admit some weird stuff happens involving a giant alien with four breasts but overall I'm sticking with not bad.

Idk who this is but I found these in the dollar bin at my LCS.

Story by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee!

Pencils by Jim Lee and Tim Sale!

Cover art by Jim Lee for the first dozen issues! These first twelve issues form one continuous story arc! The Zero issue completes the story from Darker Image #1! The HC collects issues 0-12 and was published in 2014!

Michael Cray is a government operative working for John Lynch! He was formerly a member of Team 7! He is also currently dying from cancer!

Michael is pulled into a conflict to protect the second coming of Christ from the evil Black Angel, who wants to use the child's powers to kick off the end of the world!

Deathblow teams up with Warrior Nuns and literal angels as he tries to protect the child.

When the Black Angel resurrects the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Michael receives some help from his old Team 7 comrades!

Team 7's help allows Michael to face the Black Angel in final combat! With the broken Sword of Heaven in hand, Michael defeats the Black Angel for good!

To be continued!

The only filth in this one is my withered old talons being in frame.

Anyway…this one reads more like a brochure and a “how to” (much akin to when Wizard Magazine used to have those drawing lessons) of Homage Studios. Honestly I have absolutely no clue if some of the characters ever made it past this. But all in all another fun read and look back at what was so cutting edge and new at the time.