Thursday, August 23, 2012

Supercrooks Premiere HC [2012] by Mark Millar & Leinil Yu

  

SUPERCROOKS PREMIERE HC
Gladiator chases down crooks including Johnny Bolt inside the New York City Subway system and the crooks are sent to Supermax Prison. After being caught stealing in a casino, the Heat needs to pay back the owners 100 million dollars in four weeks. Johnny decides to pull of the biggest job of their careers overseas to Spain and puts the gang back together. They include:

The Ghost World’s Greatest Cat-Burglar
TK McCabe the Telekinetic
Forecast New York City’s Weather-Maker
Roddy and Sammy Diesel The Indestructible Men       

Johnny Bolt blackmails Glenda AKA Gladiator over nude pictures he has been sending him. Johnny wants Gladiator to help the other crooks with the heist. Johnny plans to steal from Mr. Christopher Matts AKA the Bastard.

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Johnny plans to use the Gladiator to take down Bastard’s bodyguard the Praetorian
- Johnny and the gang attempts to steal from the Bastard
- Praetorian and the Bastard catch Johnny’s girl at the airport before she leaves
- Praetorian takes on the Supercrooks before Gladiator give him a beating
- Johnny’s girl tricks the Bastard using a psychic illusion
- Johnny framed the Salamander’s gang for the robbery on the Bastard

This hardcover collects
Supercrooks #1-4

RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5