Mark Waid’s the Green Hornet #3 Review


Mark Waid’s take on the green vigilante has returned with its third outing.The question is whether or not the book continues to move in the right direction. The answer would be yes, this might just be the biggest issue yet.

Here’s the official description from Dynamite:

For the first time, Kato has seen the darkest side of his partner, the Green Hornet–and the fracture between them will bring pain and suffering to both men–and to the entire city of Chicago!

This incarnation of the Green Hornet continues to be the current definitive series. Here we have a slightly tougher Hornet than the one we’re used to and a very well written Kato, the best we’ve seen. This issue has the Hornet apparently discover who the Voice is. It’s interesting cause while it looks that way, at the same time it could be that he isn’t actually the Voice. That, and we also have a very interesting plot point regarding Kato.

Mark Waid continues to write the most vigilante take on the Green Hornet yet. Would you have thought he would be bribing the police for the ‘greater good?’ It puts an interesting spin on things since the Hornet is being portrayed more as a Batman figure more than ever. Kato is the unexpected highlight of the issue. He perfectly explains what being the Green Hornet is like in one sentence, “Perhaps that is why you have come to see yourself as above others…judging them from on high.” After that line something happens which will make the following issues very interesting since we don’t know what this means in the long run. Probably the best scene in the comic is when the Hornet confronts the man he thinks to be the Voice, great writing there.

While the writing is very solid, Daniel Indro’s art is a major highlight. I was taken quite aback by how amazing the scenery and characters look in the opening pages. It has the right level of gritty and retro looked, which is perfect for the title. The cover is definitely interesting, not very exciting but at the same time it relates to the story well.

Overall, the third installment of Waid’s series is the most engaging read yet. The Green Hornet/Kato relationship is strained and what happens in the end with that will leave you speechless. Looking for a superhero comic like Batman? Check out Mark Waid’s the Green Hornet.

4/5


My name is Daniel (@Destroyer_199), the main guy for comic reviews here at Unleash the Fanboy. I was born in 1995 in the Big Apple, spent my formative years in Staten Island, and currently reside in the awesome state that is New Jersey.

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