Originally Posted by
Darthkostis
Yep, that's his new battle look. It's not great, but it fits Abnett's story. Herc's essentially feeling like he doesn't belong. He's a relic from another time, a hero from another place. So he tries to keep up with technology in an attempt to not be left behind. It's definitely a bitter-sweet book, as it features both Herc trying to move on, and Gilgamesh being the total opposite. Accepting his fate and that fact that he's just another hero in a world full of them, and just...giving up. It's intriguing and different from the usual "me bad-guy, you good-guy, we battle now" books. And we need different books (that's the main reason why I'm so excited for the new BP ongoing, because even though the story has been done before, a purely "political" super-hero book would be unique).