FREE! Take One! Volume 14 #1 “News, reviews and opinions from the world of comics” Winter 2010 Pulp Heroes Return in “First Wave” With last year’s Batman/ Doc Savage special, You didn’t think First Wave would be relegated to a Azzarello showed us single book, did you? Here’s a look at a couple of a new DC Universe, other titles that reside in the First Wave universe! where in the ‘20s Batman is a beginning crime- fighter packing a .45, and Doc Savage is the Doc Savage true power on the scene. This was the intro for Writer: Paul Malmont a new setting of pulp- Artist: Howard Porter styled action, bringing together all of the action Pulp fiction’s greatest heroes of DC, from the hero returns in his gun-toting Batman of the very own monthly early Detective Comics, to series! Will Eisner’s detective The Spirit, and the international ace pilot team of the Black- hawks. In this gritty world, there are The Spirit no supermen, just mortals trying to fight against the Writer: Mark Schultz rampant corruption of the Artist: Moritat Golden Tree cabal. Expect two-fisted action and heroics, The adventures of all drawn by Rags Morales Will Eisner’s most in some of his best work yet enduring creation (samples have been popping continue! up in DC books, but they will be all-color in the series!) “OLD MAN LOGAN” CREATIVE TEAM RETURNS WITH “NEMESIS”! Missing Kick-Ass, now that it finally criminal/terrorist/evil-doer in the wrapped up? Have no fear, Mark world does all kinds of bad things Millar is back--this time with his in Asia, then sets his sight on our old partner on Civil War, Steve very own Washington, DC. Much McNiven. 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