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Revenger #2

Revenger #2 is out!  Charles Forsman’s (charlesforsman) ultra-violent action tale has had me on the edge of my seat since issue #1 came out back in January.

My colleague Harris Smith wrote up a great review of issue #1 when it came out, but if you’re just hearing about Revenger for the first time, let me tell you that you’re in for a treat.  The book follows a badass leather-clad androgynous black woman who “travels a broken United States helping the weak and exploited through the use of extreme violence.”

Revenger takes inspiration from the gritty and violent action films of the early 1980s.  And Forsman’s love of the genre shines through.  There’s some fascinating tension here, though, in that Forsman is clearly delighting in the fun of playing in this style and bringing this sort of story to life, yet “delightful” and “fun” aren’t the sort of adjectives you’re likely to find in the pages of the book itself.  Revenger’s world is dark.  Its characters are compromised and vicious.  Its action is brutal and frightening.  It can be hard to look at.  But it’s also hard to put down.

Issue #2 features our heroine making her escape from captivity in the brothel she had been investigating in the previous issue.  We’re also introduced to some of the villains who run the place, and are treated to some great characterization of some seriously slimy folks.

All-in-all, Revenger is a fantastic crime action story from a wonderfully creative and singular talent.  You need to pick this up!

[Read Revenger #2 on comiXology]

Mike Isenberg is an Associate Production Coordinator at comiXology, co-writer of First Law Of Mad Science, and contributor to the New York Times bestselling FUBAR anthology series.  He lives in Harlem with his cats, Tesla and Edison.