COMICS: Mark Julian Reviews The New Comic Series DAMAGED From RADICAL PUBLISHING

The ongoing series from Radical Publishing is pretty damn good! Find out why you should be reading it after the jump.

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By MarkJulian - Jan 14, 2012 07:01 PM EST

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Imagine a gritty, crime story that's centered around Jim Gordon and his partner Frank Castle and you'd have a general idea of what Damaged is all about. Make Commissioner Gordon and The Punisher brothers and you'd be a step closer. Put another twist on this concept with the fact that a dark secret has been held by both of these men for the last 35 years and you'd have Damaged nailed to a tee.

Two brothers, Frank and Henry Lincoln, were once young cops but went down incredibly separate paths the night they decided to take the law into their own hands. Now, thirty-five years later, the elder brother Frank is a Captain in the San Francisco police department but is being forced into early retirement by a scheming Mayor looking to to secure his re-election. However, the situation changes when Henry returns to town, looking to brutally stamp out crime in the city in ways that would have Frank Castle taking notes. Adding to this family reunion drama is the subplot of each brother coming across a potential protege while coming to grips with the realization that they're in their twilight years. Frank Lincoln's protege, is initially an annoyance but ultimately is taken under Frank's wing despite being the cop handpicked by the Mayor to replace him. Meanwhile, Henry see's a potential successor to his work in the form of a former policeman who was incarcerated because he decided to watch instead of help two mobsters trapped in a burning car. It's a storyline that offers a fresh spin on a tried-and-true formula and the reasoning behind Henry's harsh actions will make you question the black-and-white laws of society. The writing from David Lapham is solid, it doesn't take chances or take itself too seriously like a Grant Morrison or Warren Ellis. Instead, the writing strives for realism and the vocabulary is something you would easily expect someone like Frank or Henry to use. There's not a single wasted panel in the series! The art from Leonardo Manco and co. is what truly shines in this series. It's crisp, yet at the same time subdued which gives the series a pseudo 80's cop movie vibe channeling the visual styles of a Dirty Harry or maybe Death Wish. The brutal kills from Henry are executed with flawless precision however the small details are not sacrificed for big action panels as facial expressions are carefully constructed.

Mark Julian Rates Damaged 4.25/5.

The fully realized project will be a six-issue miniseries, check with your local comic book store or visit Radical Publishing for information on where you can buy the comic. Damaged #5 (5 of 6) is on sale Wednesday, February 1st 2012.

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Now as you may or may not be aware that Sam Worthington is serving as Executive Producer of this comic but he's stated numerous times that he isn't in this to simply turn it into a movie and is simply a fan of comics. That's too bad though because the pages of Damaged are simply begging to be adapted for the small or big screen. If anyone from HBO is reading this, Damaged would make an excellent addition to you programming lineup.

Created by: Michael Schwarz & Jonathan Schwarz

Executive Producer: Sam Worthington

Written by: David Lapham

Pencils by: Leonardo Manco

Colors by: Kinsun Loh, Jerry Choo & Sansan Saw

Lettering by: Todd Klein

Cover art by: Alex Maleev & Leonardo Manco

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6 Comments

headlopper - 1/14/2012, 8:25 PM

Wow. Good description of what it's about. It sounds worth a 'look see'. I'll check it out next Wednesday.

Thanx for the info.

ZombieOverEasy - 1/14/2012, 10:07 PM

Cannot wait for this. THUMBS UP!

HannibalKing - 1/15/2012, 1:39 AM

If only DC had've gotten teams like this together for the nu52.....

marvel72 - 1/15/2012, 3:45 AM

can't say i've heard of this,but saying that the artwork looks stunning.

croniccris - 1/16/2012, 1:14 AM

sounds cool

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