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The Crow: Midnight Legends #3
The Crow: Wild Justice
Michael and Jan didn't plan to die - but justice is wild, and Michael is about to learn from his two crow guides just what he needs to do to see his love again!
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First published January 29, 2013
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Jerry Prosser
93 books3 followersJerry Prosser is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for his work with Dark Horse Comics where he helped create the Comics' Greatest World line and worked on licenced properties such as Aliens and Predator.
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April 28, 2018
This was one of the deeper Crow stories, and also one of the most coherent. In this one we get more shades of gray rather than the black and white good and evil we've seen in previous comics. A man and his wife are murdered and he returns to life 25 years later to set things right. However, unlike in previous stories, we find one of the two murders has spent that time trying to make up for the horrible wrong he committed. He's served a long prison sentence and tried to help as many people as possible along the way. But the Crow demands vengeance. In the past, we've always seen people totally deserve the harsh punishments the Crow metes out, but what happens when we start to question whether its truly deserved? What if the Crow himself questions it? And innocents begin to be caught in the crossfire?
This was good and different. The art is by Charlie Adlard of Walking Dead fame, and we don't have nearly as much of the confusing stories and art we've sometimes seen in the past. Worth a read for sure.
This was good and different. The art is by Charlie Adlard of Walking Dead fame, and we don't have nearly as much of the confusing stories and art we've sometimes seen in the past. Worth a read for sure.
March 29, 2024
I'm in two minds right now. Firstly, the whole visual aspect (vignettes), is even worse compared to the previous comics. However, quite unlike Joshua's story, here there is no time lag that detracts from the Crow's vengeful mission, but rather enriches its mythology and adds more shades of gray. For example, for the first time we learn that the crow draws its powers from gorgon's blood which inoculates its host (a concept which has some restrictions).
This story introduces a vengeful and depressive husband who shows facets of a villain at times, and even he's willing to include more people in his list of murders in addition to the direct perpetrators. I loved the beginning as well, with the crow (not the host, but the animal) making a reflection about differences between tragedy and myth.
3.5
This story introduces a vengeful and depressive husband who shows facets of a villain at times, and even he's willing to include more people in his list of murders in addition to the direct perpetrators. I loved the beginning as well, with the crow (not the host, but the animal) making a reflection about differences between tragedy and myth.
3.5
August 3, 2017
This story was originally released in three parts and once I was into the second part, I remembered that the story showcased three different angles:the avatar himself, the convict/criminal hoping for redemption and then the cop who found himself involved at the end. Upon reflection, even though the love story is there, but brief, you still accept it and believe it. You also honestly believe that the former criminal has regret and pain in his heart, not too far off from Skank. At first, I considered if the cop is on the same level but then you get some out of left field considerations at the end. Michael Korby, a willing participant in wanting to end his own pain by whatever means necessary and he actually questions whether it does him any good. First, his wife, then him and then the criminal...did it make a difference? There are a few spots where you may have to go back and connect it all or just make sense of whats going on. Overall, pretty good.
January 4, 2018
This is my least favorite Crow story so far. Michael was on a ridiculous rampage, taking revenge on everyone, even those that had nothing to do with his return. The crows were much more vicious than they have been before. I feel like what the Crow stands for was lost a little in this story. I also couldn't help but feel that Michael as the Crow looked too much like Jigsaw
June 18, 2023
Great story
October 20, 2020
The story takes place in an alternate reality that looks something like an even more extreme, grim and merciless version of Batman’s Arkham Asylum. Despite the cruel and unforgiving society they live in, Eric Draven and his fiancé Shelly fall madly in love and find comfort in each other’s arms. Eric and Shelly go for a peaceful, romantic drive down the open road one fine day, enjoying each other’s company when their car is suddenly pulled over by a violent gang of thugs. They drag the two out of the car and they force Eric to watch them torture his girlfriend to death before shooting him in the back of the head. Just like that, the two lovers are dead. On the anniversary of their deaths, Eric resurrects from the grave as a vengeful spirit and takes on the mantle of a supernatural avenger, tracking down the thugs that killed him and his bride-to-be one by one and slaughtering them without mercy.
The story begins with Eric violently interrogating a man named Mr. Jones, a thug with connections to the criminals that murdered him and Shelly. Here we get a taste of the protagonist’s cruelty and lust for vengeance. He’s not the sweet and compassionate man he used to be. He’s cruel, sadistic and enjoys the suffering of the people that wronged him. He’s no hero of justice and he doesn’t quite fit the definition of vigilante hero either, he’s just a heartbroken man fixated on personal revenge and he’s willing to throw away his humanity to get what he wants. The Crow does a great job of showing just how tragic and depressing revenge truly is. It’s not glorified or beautiful, but it can be dangerously satisfying, and that addiction to the pain can destroy a person from the inside.
That’s the gist of the plot. A man resurrects from the dead and hunts down the men that killed him and his girlfriend. It’s a very simplistic revenge story with a unique gothic-horror aesthetic. Eric often goes into insane ramblings where he randomly babbles out dark poetry and edgy quotes like Edgar Allan Poe hopped up on drugs, vengeance and a rockstar charisma. Speaking of Poe, this story is pretty much what you would get if John Wick was written by Edgar Allan Poe. The villains are fairly one-dimensional, but it suits the mood of the story. This is about a broken man lashing out at the world because he's unable to contain his grief. It captures how one truly feels toward people that steal everything that was once precious away from you. There's no mercy or sympathy, there’s no attempt to see eye to eye or try to understand why they did what they did, there’s only a spiral of despair, rage and a self-consuming lust to give them the punishment they deserve
The story feels more personal and intimate when you read it knowing that it’s loosely based on the author’s own experience and feelings of losing his significant other. You can feel his rage and despair pouring out from the writing and the bleak black and white pages smothered with rain, blood and grime. It also has an extremely good movie adaption featuring the late Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee. It’s rich with a gothic atmosphere and has that nostalgic 1980’s action hero that throws out cool one liners vibe. I heard it was recently released on Netflix and I would definitely recommend giving it a watch.
The original comic is a short and sweet self contained story, but there are quite a few spinoff stories where James collaborated with other authors to show off the dark avenger in action once more. In most of these stories, Eric resurrects other unfortunate souls that died tragic deaths and gives them the opportunity to avenge themselves like he once did. None of these stories are quite as good as the original in my opinion, but I thought they were worth mentioning for people that really want to see more from this cool character.
***
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The story begins with Eric violently interrogating a man named Mr. Jones, a thug with connections to the criminals that murdered him and Shelly. Here we get a taste of the protagonist’s cruelty and lust for vengeance. He’s not the sweet and compassionate man he used to be. He’s cruel, sadistic and enjoys the suffering of the people that wronged him. He’s no hero of justice and he doesn’t quite fit the definition of vigilante hero either, he’s just a heartbroken man fixated on personal revenge and he’s willing to throw away his humanity to get what he wants. The Crow does a great job of showing just how tragic and depressing revenge truly is. It’s not glorified or beautiful, but it can be dangerously satisfying, and that addiction to the pain can destroy a person from the inside.
That’s the gist of the plot. A man resurrects from the dead and hunts down the men that killed him and his girlfriend. It’s a very simplistic revenge story with a unique gothic-horror aesthetic. Eric often goes into insane ramblings where he randomly babbles out dark poetry and edgy quotes like Edgar Allan Poe hopped up on drugs, vengeance and a rockstar charisma. Speaking of Poe, this story is pretty much what you would get if John Wick was written by Edgar Allan Poe. The villains are fairly one-dimensional, but it suits the mood of the story. This is about a broken man lashing out at the world because he's unable to contain his grief. It captures how one truly feels toward people that steal everything that was once precious away from you. There's no mercy or sympathy, there’s no attempt to see eye to eye or try to understand why they did what they did, there’s only a spiral of despair, rage and a self-consuming lust to give them the punishment they deserve
The story feels more personal and intimate when you read it knowing that it’s loosely based on the author’s own experience and feelings of losing his significant other. You can feel his rage and despair pouring out from the writing and the bleak black and white pages smothered with rain, blood and grime. It also has an extremely good movie adaption featuring the late Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee. It’s rich with a gothic atmosphere and has that nostalgic 1980’s action hero that throws out cool one liners vibe. I heard it was recently released on Netflix and I would definitely recommend giving it a watch.
The original comic is a short and sweet self contained story, but there are quite a few spinoff stories where James collaborated with other authors to show off the dark avenger in action once more. In most of these stories, Eric resurrects other unfortunate souls that died tragic deaths and gives them the opportunity to avenge themselves like he once did. None of these stories are quite as good as the original in my opinion, but I thought they were worth mentioning for people that really want to see more from this cool character.
***
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May 17, 2013
better than v. 2. very cool and confirms to the rule.. a must buy!
December 16, 2017
It's like they got the shittiest artists on board for this one.
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