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Defenders #97Issue(s): Defenders #97 Review/plot: ![]() ...and tells the group that his estranged wife is working on a commune in Israel for what he believes to be an agent of the Six Fingered Hand. ![]() Hellstorm is refreshingly nasty; as the Slayer recounts the story of how he and his wife became separated, Daimon says, "This is all very... fascinating, Payne, But does this chronicle of your personal failures have a point?" It turns out that the Devil-Slayer's problem's with his wife's idol aren't just projections. He really is an agent of the Hand, although he doesn't know it; he thinks he is a messiah. ![]() As the Defenders show up and battle his 'angels', he becomes fully possessed by the demon Hyppokri. ![]() Perlin's art is generally ok at this point (often very nice)... ![]() ...but his depiction of the demons that Hyppokri commands (once the illusion of them being angels is dispelled) are very silly looking. ![]() Despite the revelations, the Slayer's wife elects to remain on the commune even after the false messiah is killed. The Man-Thing appears in a brief interlude, 'investigating' a dimensional rift. ![]() Quality Rating: C Chronological Placement Considerations: This issue starts with the other Defenders waiting for Dr. Strange as he meditates in the home of the musician from Defenders #96. So no Defenders should appear between then and now. References:
Crossover: N/A Continuity Insert? N My Reprint: N/A Inbound References (2): showCharacters Appearing: Cory Payne, Devil-Slayer, Dr. Strange, Gargoyle (Defender), Hellcat, Hellstorm, Man-Thing, Nighthawk, Valkyrie CommentsI like the idea that Hellstrom is kind of a dick to others. It feels appropriate with his background. Posted by: kveto from prague | March 19, 2017 3:28 PM "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" was a collection of essays from 1968 by Joan Didion revealing the darker side of the hippie experience in the infamous Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. When I initially saw the title, my first thought was to the book by the equally-infamous Robert Bork, "Slouching Towards Gomorrah". Posted by: Brian Coffey | June 23, 2017 11:24 PM But the title of the collection comes from Yeats's poem the Second Coming- which is probably what DeMatteis is thinking of. Posted by: Michael | June 24, 2017 12:22 AM Just to add more fun to the conversation, Dan Savage wrote a book called Skipping Towards Gomorrah, in response to Bork. His original title was going to be Skipping Towards Sodom. Posted by: Erik Beck | June 24, 2017 11:17 AM I really dig Perlin's art when Sinnott is inking him. It has that classic kind of look. Sinnott himself said in an interview that he was a little bored doing the Defenders, but "Stan wanted him on it" which I thought was odd- Stan's editorial involvement in 1981- but maybe he meant Jim Shooter. Posted by: Wis | May 20, 2018 8:02 PM Comments are now closed. |
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