The Uncancellable Manhunter.

books:

	• Manhunter Vol. 3: Origins (DC Comics) Marc Andreyko DC Comics, 2007 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

Okay, what???

So the first two Manhunter books were great. Seriously, they brought you into Kate Spencer's world, explained why she is the way she is. Showed you how she made the decision to become a street vigilante, even showed you her trying to quit smoking. So what the hell happened with this third one?
The story doesn't flow, and usually I am the guy that remembers all the parts to these types of books. Yet, for the life of me, I couldn't tell you where it starts and where it ends. My wife likes these stories of a female vig, but even she had a hard time following this.
Its put together from the different comic books that have been written for her, and now I am not sure if that's how the writer tried to make the story but all I got was jumps from one story to the next.
I am excited to see the new one coming out, but I am truly hoping it flows better than this little bedtime story.

for more information click here

The Uncancellable Manhunter.

The third volume of Marc Andreyko's "Manhunter" series carries on at the same level of quality as the previous two. Kate Spencer, from the start, has been a cross between Marvel Comics' Daredevil (a comparison that becomes even more apt when she leaves her prosecutorial career for a defence attorney's job midway through) and the Punisher (lacking the latter's psychosis). Kate is also a single mother and a recovering smoker, who takes to the streets to execute villains who she cannot stop within the justice system (although after becoming a defence attorney, that angle seems to have receded).

There are a couple of different stories in this volume; first, a one-issue tale that details the origins of Kte's costume, gauntlets, and staff, each tied into a past incident in DC history. Next comes the continuation of the mystery of Kate's father, a metahuman criminal with a violent past, who has need of Kate's young son, and enlists some dangerous allies to get him. This is a very personal story for Kate, but she disposes of her murderous dad with the same extreme prejudice she shows to everyone else. And finally, the series makes the One Year Later time jump with the rest of the DC universe, and we find Kate working as a defence attorney, with her personal life considerably changed in the interim. Well-drawn supporting characters like Dylan Battles, Cameron Chase, Mark Shaw (an earlier Manhunter), and JSA member Obsidian (a well-portrayed gay character) populate the book. The final OYL story does not conclude here, leaving a plotline with the devious Doctor Psycho and the Secret Society of Supervillains to be concluded in the next trade. Highly recommended for fans of witty, street-level heroing.

for more information click here

A cult favorite series written by Marc Andreko, MANHUNTER has won acclaim from fans, critics, professionals and competitive publishers. It has a loyal fan base that is rabidly devoted to this new heroine who's made her mark in a world filled with costumed heroes, villains, madmen and monsters.

After federal prosecutor Kate Spencer lost a case against a super-villain, setting him free to kill again, she decided to break the laws she's long upheld and become Los Angeles's newest crimefighting vigilante. Now, she uses confiscated metahuman weaponry she raided from an evidence locker to track down perps that have eluded justice in the courts and deliver a long-overdue eye for an eye as Manhunter.

This latest volume in the series uncovers the mysterious origins of the armor and weapons that she uses in her war on crime.

for more information click here

hot or not? What's your opinion? Write a review and share your thoughts!

recommendations

Graphic Novels Read, Summer 2007 (Part 1)
Superhero Lawyers: a Brief Bibliography

origins

The Book of Secrets: Keys to Love and Meditation
Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
The Road to Mecca
This Thing Called You (The New Thought Library Series)
The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our ...

comics

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes)
Kodansya Comics: SailorMoon
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The Complete Far Side 1980-1994 (2 vol set)
The Dog Is Not a Toy: House Rule #4

search for books
manhunter vol, comics, manhunter, origins

Impressum / about us