No Hero Written by Warren Ellis
Art by Juan Jose Ryp
2010
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From the same twisted guys who brought you the delirious Black Summer (and the middle part of a loose trilogy that includes Supergod) comes even more blood-splattered superhuman action and nastiness. Obviously thinking that most superheroes get their powers much too easily (radioactive spider? pah) - Ellis and Ryp push the entry requirements to darker, more intense levels in a bid to prise open the putrid minds of those attracted to the promise of higher powers and to batter the any reader close enough with it's harsh and hellish depravities. With detailed artwork that resembles Geof Darrow (more-is-more) this is a book full of drugs, violence, gore and vigilantes all guided with typical Ellis malice to shocking climaxes and crazy depths. Yeah - ok it's another superhero comic book: but once you pull the skin off - it's a different picture.
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Links: Major Spoilers Review, Wednesdays Haul Review, Hooded Utilitarian Article, Comics Bulletin Article, GraphiContent Article: Of Humanity and Superhumanity Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6.
Further reading: Black Summer, Supergod, Crossed, The Filth, Thunderbolts: Faith in Monsters / Caged Angels, Transmetropolitan, The One, Neonomicon.
Profiles: Warren Ellis.
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