Comics! Creator-Owned Heroes #6

Creator-Owned Heroes #6 

Jimmy Palmiotti, Steve Niles, Justin Gray, Darwyn Cooke, Jerry Lando, Jay Russell, Paul Mounts, Andrew Ritchie

The Solicitation

STARTING: a monthly feature featuring graphic strips and material by DARWYN COOKE.

"KILLSWITCH," Part Two

Locked in a Peruvian Prison, Kill Switch awaits a Mexican hit squad as he tries to discover who put a bounty on his head and why. The bullets fly as our hero is led into a deadly game of death against the world's best and most eccentric assassins, but the gloves come off when they threaten his family.

"BLACK SPARROW" Part Two

His only son is dead, tried and hung for crimes the boy may or may not have committed. Now a father waits by the graveside. All he can do is pray and hope that his only son is not the evil the townspeople claim.

Plus: Interviews, contests, art galleries, con photos, and original articles all celebrating the creator-owned spirit.


Preview

Why I Bought It
When hasn't there been an issue of Creator-Owned Heroes that I haven't enjoyed?

What I Liked
I can't re-iterate how, month in and month out, this is a magazine that is devoted to any one interested in knowing more about comics beyond the superhero stuff. Yea, that thing sells, but in this type of magazine, creators get to tell you the chance as to why. Each and every article does nothing but express gratitude, love, and a commitment for comics and sequential story telling to reach its maximum potential.

I don't think there has been one article that I didn't like. And then there was the bonus of having some comic stories in here as well. Black sparrow concluded the two part story that started last issue and wrapped it up in an unexpected, but chilling way. Kill switch had that turn of events that makes you wonder how things will be concluded from here. And I didn't even get to Darwyn Cooke's contribution this issue.

I seriously don't know how the team that puts this book together does it. My hope is to spread the word for the simple amount of material that you get for $3.99, which far exceeded anything that any single issue of "Insert Name of Latest Big Two Superhero Event Here" book ever does. Seriously, insert your own pick for a title there and Creator-Owned outweighs it by colossal metric units of weight.

What I Didn't Like

Panel to Remember
The third to the last panel of Black Sparrow. It is the one that gives away the twist and will stick in your mind for a bit.

Quotable
"Write what you know in your heart is true." - Sound advice for any up and coming comic writer.

Grades
Words: 9/10
Pictures: 9/10
Buy Next Issue: Until the day it stops printing.