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The Highwaymen
Originally published in single magazine form as The Highwaymen #1-5.
Paperback, 112 pages
Published
March 5th 2008
by WildStorm
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This is a straight male bff-in-denial testosterone-filled camaraderie fest. As in they totally are best friends but are too straight to admit any such thing. Well. Unless being chased by rockets, death cyborgs and getting shot at by armies of special agents and/or militias.Maybe. Sort of. At least one of them is. I'm a total sucker for this type of thing.
Able Monroe, the big, black American dude in dark clothes is the driver. Alistair McQueen, the schwei white British dude with white hair in whi...more
Able Monroe, the big, black American dude in dark clothes is the driver. Alistair McQueen, the schwei white British dude with white hair in whi...more
An homage to interracial cop-buddy action flicks of yore, complete with bullfight showdown, bionic evil dude with a solitary red X-Ray eye, New Orleans as corporate theme park, and a buxom heroine in a jumpsuit who is innocent of her status as biological weapon. This is a real page turner, and as usual the gruff "buddy" element is really a love story between two brave straight dudes. Lots of great visuals from Lee Garbett too -- I imagine it's actually pretty tough to convey the suspense and exc...more
It's a buddy action movie, only on the page. The story, dialogue, and characters are all fine for the genre, but I wish this book, and these creators, did something to make this idea fit into the comic book medium.
This book is nothing more than a typical buddy action movie in comic form; a touch of sci-fi, a dash of government conspiracies, a kick ass car, an old person used as a projectile weapon, clever one-liners, gratuitous violence and lots of very cool action scenes. It definitely doesn't push borders or explore new ground or combine genres in interesting and different ways. It stays firmly within the action genre, and does a very good job of telling an enjoyable story about two former special agent...more
Something of a sleeper series, this mini-series is a the best action-spy-thriller Hollywood hasn't made. Quips are exchanged, plots are twisted and many things either go boom or get shot or stabbed. I almost feel like saying too much else gives it away. But, yes, it's so good it makes me want to kick Michael Bay in the throat. Again.
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