Publisher: Dynamite
Writer: David Liss
Artist: Kewber Baal
Colourist: Adriano Augusto
Release Date: OUT NOW!
Price: $3.99

After Green Hornet: Reign of the Demon #1’s big reveal in the last panel, we get to see more of that daredevil new hero on the block, The Swashbuckler. Okay, flamboyant sword wagglers in floppy hats may not be the coolest look for a hero but let’s give the guy a chance, shall we? He at least had the good taste to make his debut helping Green Hornet and Kato rescue three scantily clad hookers from the clutches of the evil Demone, Green Hornet’s mask wearing adversary from Green Hornet: Reign of the Demon #1.

Claiming to be a creature of the inferno, Demone, or Demon if you prefer, certainly seems to be living up to that boast as he swats aside Kato and Green Hornet’s attempts to subdue him with consummate ease. I was going to say he brushed them aside like bothersome insects but I’m classier than that and if you use an insect as your masked pseudonym you must get pretty fed up with insect jokes, right?

Back to the plot.

Whilst Green Hornet and Kato provide unintentional interference, The Swashbuckler manages to whisk the young ladies to safety leaving the Demon the leap away into the night, so it’s a win for the home team whichever way you look at it. The plot then thickens deliciously with a sneak peek at Demon’s diabolical experiments and a hint at the real source of his powers.

Although a hero masquerading as a villain, Green Hornet must go toe to toe not just with against the obvious bad guys but a police department riddled with corruption as well.

Building on the Green Hornet’s voluminous history, David Liss and Kewber Baal have given us what could be the premiere hero of the twenty-first century. If Green Hornet: Reign of the Demon #2 was any better it would be illegal and if you only buy one magazine this month, make it Green Hornet: Reign of the Demon #2, you will not be disappointed

 

Reviewer: Gary Orchard
Reviews Editor: Steve Hooker