The hit superhero saga that's Watchmen meets The Wire returns from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum and superstar artist Scott Hepburn. Frankie Follis AKA the costumed criminal Playtime has won. Twilight City's greatest hero The Insomniac and its greatest villain The Stickman are dead, allowing Frankie to unify the super crook underworld and assert herself as the Queenpin of Redport. But Frankie is feeling the pressure from every side. Rival gangs are challenging her authority, Scalpel her consigliere is pushing her to legitimize her empire, and the act of murdering The Insomniac has broken something deep inside her. Frankie more
This comic has combined two things I absolutely love: fantastic mob stories, and unique spins on superhero stories. It's Sopranos meets The Boys (but much less gory). If you're suffering from what many are now calling "Superhero Fatigue this is the comic to cure you. Read Full Review
Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down #1 expands upon one of the most interesting superhero books on the stands, and it isn't afraid to shake things up. This comic alongside other titles like Radiant Black and Local Man prove Blum's point that superhero fatigue is only a state of mind. Read Full Review
As before, the tone is kept fluid here, switching from drama to comedy and all stops in between, and it's that fluctuating approach – not to mention the clear affection for the genre from the entire creative team – that really helps this series sing. Effortlessly dispatching the concept of ‘superhero fatigue' one exploding Rubik's Cube at a time, this is a fantastic follow-up series that demands your immediate attention. Read Full Review
Minor Threats is back with a vengeance, with The Fastest Way Down refusing to pull a single punch with its over-the-top (yet delightful) debut. Read Full Review
Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down #1 kicks off the second series of this title in a mostly strong way. Getting to see Playtime facing the reality created by her actions in the previous series is a good evolution of her character and the world she lives in. There's a strong character driven story happening here. But I can't say that this has what it takes to make anyone want to jump on board who weren't already familiar with this universe especially with it failing to stick the landing like it did. Read Full Review
Plot
Frankie, alias Playtime assumed a new empire, she managed to defeat the most lethal superhero and now earned the fear and respect of the city, with the help of Scalpel she begins to legalize her businesses, of course, criminal gangs like The Holiday Squad are going to seek to roman their territory.
On the other hand, Brain Tease is still paying her sentence for having eliminated The Stickman and The Insomniac, so she was a kind of celebrity.
However, Frankie's emergence as the new leader has brought her many enemies, such as the new band The Action, but she is not an easy rival.
This second volume continues to deconstruct the superhero genre, mixing it with the mafia genre, with a new vision of red more
A solid entry into the next story arc.
Its very different tone wise from the previous, as the profagonist is now a crime boss trying to protect her territory. Still, there's plenty of surprises and thrills to be had, and the art by Scott Hepburn is always awesome.
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