The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of DAMAGED
#5 from Radical Publishing. The book is created
by Michael Schwarz and John Schwarz and executive produced by Sam Worthington.
David Lapham writes the story with art by Leonardo Manco.
Just to catch up, Frank Lincoln is the head of a special
police task force that is close to retirement. He has his hands full with training
his replacement, deal with the police and political corruption, and face Henry,
his former-cop-turned-vigilante brother who has returned to San Francisco after
the death of a Russian mob boss. Meanwhile, Henry has taken on a protégé named Isaac
Lordsman, who was a police officer sent to prison for refusing to help while a
known gangster died in a car fire. Issue #5 finds Frank retired and trying to
find his brother. Henry realizes that his new pupil is starting to lose control
and does something that will bring the entire San Francisco police force after
them.
I am a little late getting into the book, but have truly
enjoyed this mini-series. I cannot wait until issue #6 to see how this all
ends! There is a “classic” PUNISHER vibe here and a well-crafted crime drama. The
art is beautiful, almost cinematic. I can definitely see this as a blockbuster
movie. That may indeed be the case since actor Sam Worthington (AVATAR, CLASH
OF THE TITANS remake) is executive producing the comic.
DAMAGED #5 is out in stores now.
