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Looking for a new a comic that’s loaded with extreme violence dolled out by a teenager that isn’t called Kick-Ass? Look no further, because Luther Strode is here. Written by newcomer, Justin Jordan, we have a story about some sort of nerd-type guy, who lives with his mother as they’ve been living in fear of his abusive father who appears to have been recently locked-up from beating on the mother. Luther gets picked on in school, has a little nerdy buddy, and has a crush on a redheaded girl who is probably out of his league. So life is fairly stressful for the guy. But he’s fed up with that life and wants to make a change, so he sends in for a copy of the “Hercules Method,” which is essentially the Charles Atlas workout book that used to be advertised on the back of comics back in the 1940s. When Luther gets the book, he starts following the books instructions, and soon enough, he starts getting results far greater than he expect. Stronger, faster, and awesome guns! (The guns are his arms) He starts pulling a Toby Maguire-Peter Parker, catching falling items, talking back to bullies, and eventually humiliating bullies. But then it gets better. But before we see all of that, we see him a little bit in the future.

We see that he’s been shot a few times, blood is everywhere. His solution? Flex his muscles until the bullets fall out of his body. Because that’s just what you do when you’ve ripped a bunch of criminals apart with your bare hands. At least, that’s what I’d do. It totally sets the tone of the story. But what gets me most excited is that the writer created this character with inspiration from Charles Atlas and Jason MF’n Voorhees. There’s an interesting article about that and his break into comics HERE. But long story short, I share Justin Jordan’s opinions on his comparison between Jason Voorhees and Superheroes. And it’s cool to see someone put those ideas on paper and transform them into what we here and now. And I haven’t even talked about the art yet. Tradd Moore, the artist, was found on deviantart, How cool is that? And unlike a certain company that farms deviantart for artists who are OK at drawing real people and awful at backgrounds but are just happy that someone wants to use their art in a biographical comic, there’s nothing here that’ll make you feel like you’ve wasted your hard-earned money on slop. No sir. This guy was the correct choice. He has a distinct style and I’ll tell you what; this guy sure can draw some awesome violence. it’s just so… BEAUTIFUL.

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Anyway. This is certainly a new title that deserves some of your attention and your money. I look forward to the next issue, which is due December 7th. And if you’re one of the lucky folks who have already had the privilege of reading issues #1 and #2, tell your friends. Support this creative team. They’ve created something awesome.

-Fleet

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