It also gave him the ability to run through Daredevil’s Rogues Gallery and somehow up the ante on the danger Bendis’ perpetually had the character in, raising the stakes but still keeping it based in a very organic place. Putting him in Ryker’s Island was an inspired move, and it allowed Brubaker to quickly put his stamp on the character and his world after Brian Michael Bendis’ highly touted run. The way Brubaker handled Matt Murdock was unforgiving, unrelenting, and completely spot on. This arc was actually one of the first superhero books I read after getting back into comics full time years back, and man, it knocked me on my ass. Great, great stuff.īrubaker’s entire run on Daredevil was damn fine work, but I want to highlight one arc in particular: his first one, titled “The Devil in Cell-Block D,” which he worked on with artist Michael Lark. One thing that differentiated this from their work on Criminal, their other Icon title, is having a consistent lead, and Overkill became a larger than life and incredibly memorable part of their bevy of leads that existed in Brubaker/Phillips’ work together.īonus points go to the back matter, as Jess Nevins’ gave us just fantastic write-ups on the pulp hits of yesteryear. Regardless, Incognito and its lead Zack Overkill are remarkably entertaining. In many ways, this book feels the most like Brubaker completely cutting loose and making big, crazy ideas come to life out of anything he’s done. It’s about a reformed super villain living in the witness protection program, and it exists as the inverted version of their Wildstorm book Sleeper. This book, comprised of the first self-titled mini and the follow up Bad Influences, is Brubaker and Phillips going hardcore pulp. Thankfully, Brubaker and Phillips have done just that. There are some creators who just find a natural partner that they stick with, and we’re all the better for it.
One of the consistent ideas that is going to show on this list: Brubaker works REALLY well with Sean Phillips.
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