Human Target by Tom King and Greg Smallwood

[The Cool Thatguy]

Everything I have read of Tom King has been terrible to me. Especially HIC...that being said I have read the first two issues of Human Target on DC Universe App and I really like it so far. And LOVE the art.

Don't worry, King never fails to face plant

[Lee Stone]

The great thing is no matter what the outcome, it's Black Label and out-of-continuity.
Whatever 'continuity' means these days.

[phonogram12]

Honestly, King is one of the only writers at DC I will give an honest chance to. I don't love everything he's written (HIC, Adam Strange, Supergirl), but the stuff of his that I have loved I've LOVED (his Batman run, Mr. Miracle, Human Target, Batman/Catwoman, Superman - Up, Up & Away).

[Frontier]

I'm curious to see how it ends.

[Hol]

The great thing is no matter what the outcome, it's Black Label and out-of-continuity.
Whatever 'continuity' means these days.

I think that’s one of the reasons I’m enjoying it.

[Hypo]

Tales of the Human Target #1 Preview
Writer: Tom King
Artists: Kevin Maguire, Mikel Janin, Rafael Albuquerque and Greg Smallwood

[Frontier]

Brother Blood is a random pull.

Skeets looks so exasperated with King's Booster.

[Eskana]

Interview + art from Tales of the Human Target and Human Target #7.

*sigh* I mean I love the art, but Tom King has to stop playing with superheroes. He just mangles them up.

No matter what, Ice would not help murder somebody, especially somebody she KNEW, and then just walk away. And neither would Fire. And Guy has problems but he's not THAT bad.


And that's just the last issue or so.

The only issue I've liked so far is Ted's. I thought that was pretty good, but honestly... I just really hope this is never considered canon like HIC.

[Riv86672]

but honestly... I just really hope this is never considered canon like HIC.

^^^I don’t even consider it canon at this point.
Over the years I’ve gotten really good at ignoring things in comics that are just …. Well, you know.

[Saithor]

The only issue is even things that are considered out of cannon can become cannon if they are considered influential or critically acclaimed enough. Books like Nextwave, the Killing Joke, or The Dark Knight Returns were originally considered non-cannon but had massive influence on the cannon regardless.

I give it even odds eventually someone is going to make Adam Strange, war criminal cannon at some point this decade if he ever shows up

[HsssH]

I give it even odds eventually someone is going to make Adam Strange, war criminal cannon at some point this decade if he ever shows up

Yeah, unless someone decides to make a TV show about Adam Strange then he is either going into irrelevance or getting turned into war criminal for real.

[Mantis-Ray]

The only issue I've liked so far is Ted's. I thought that was pretty good, but honestly... I just really hope this is never considered canon like HIC.

Dude you are worrying over nothing.

HIC was a mainline event, Human Target is a Black Label maxi-series. There is absolutely no point of comparison there beyond the fact that they both share the same writer.

Like seriously how many Black Label stories have actually looped back into effecting the main continuity? The events of King's Mister Miracle aren't ever referenced and that wasn't even a Black Label comic.

[BatmanJones]

or getting turned into war criminal for real.

Take it easy. Nothing’s happening to anyone for real. Maybe I’m out of touch but unless there have been advances in 3-D printing, it’s all still just imaginary stories and Adam Strange is a drawing.

[HsssH]

Take it easy. Nothing’s happening to anyone for real. Maybe I’m out of touch but unless there have been advances in 3-D printing, it’s all still just imaginary stories and Adam Strange is a drawing.

Yeah, sounds like you are out of touch.

[Frontier]

Yeah, unless someone decides to make a TV show about Adam Strange then he is either going into irrelevance or getting turned into war criminal for real.

Well, thankfully he wasn't a war criminal in Beware my Power.