#SHERIFF OF BABYLON 9 SERIES#
This seems to have faded into the background a bit in recent months, and it’s gotta be said that the series as a whole is almost embarrassingly good for a “Big Two” super-hero comic, but still - it’s pretty apparent to anyone reading that the editorial viewpoint expressed by the book is one that “enhanced interrogation” is, at worst, something of a “necessary evil.” When you combine this with the none-too-subtle stance taken in favor of vigilante murder in The Vision, it’s more than enough to suggest, at least to me, that Tom King is someone to follow not only for his talent, but also for the right-wing political messages underpinning his work. I dunno - but I don’t like the smell of it.Īnother thing I don’t like is the apparent “pro-torture” message I picked up on in the first couple issues of Omega Men. Or, hey, maybe there are some pesky leftists among the ranks of comic book freelancers than they just want somebody to keep an eye on. By getting one of “their guys” ensconced at the ground level like this, “The Company” could be in on the first- floor entryway of the next multimillion-dollar “hot” entertainment property.
#SHERIFF OF BABYLON 9 TV#
Still, you rightly ask, what possible interest could the CIA have in the funnybooks? Well, we know they’ve infiltrated the mass media before - does a little operation named “Mockingbird” ring a bell? - and that comics have been the most fertile “AAA league” for movies and TV for the last couple of decades.
Once you’re in, you’re in, and the only way out is usually in a bodybag. Kudos to him for doing quality work on all the titles he’s involved with.īut - and it’s a big “but” - he’s also a “former” CIA agent, one assigned to work in Iraq no less, and I don’t believe you can “resign” from the CIA any more than you can from, say, the mafia. I’ve never read Grayson - probably because the idea of the former Robin going undercover as a spy after his secret identity has been blown to the general public just strikes me as being absurd on its face - but folks tell me that’s a pretty good read, as well, so despite being in comics for a relatively short period of time, Mr.
There’s no doubt the man can write - his work on DC’s Omega Men has been stellar, and his newly-launched take on The Vision for Marvel is off to an intriguing start. But the idea of Tom King, well - that’s what makes me a trifle apprehensive, I guess. I’ve never met him, so I couldn’t tell you. It’s nothing to do with the guy’s personality, mind you - he could be the life of the party for all I know, or a humble and gracious gentleman, or a devoted family man, or all three.
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