I may have missed out on seeing "Bloodshot" in the theaters, but I'm glad Covid couldn't stop this "Bloodshot #7 Fully Loaded Edition" from coming out. I really enjoyed Kevin VanHook's essay on the origins of his famous character. It's hard to imagine an era in which comics from independent publishers like Valiant could sell more than a million copies of a single issue, let alone that some of the Marvel, DC, and Image releases sold several times that.
His essay also contrasts the creators' thoughts behind Bloodshot and Rai: one a man enhanced by machines, the other a machine enhanced with humanity. Today, we may not be as fascinated with the idea of bionics, cybernetics, and nanotechnology enhancing our bodies as we were back then, but at least '90s superheroes like Bloodshot are still around to entertain us. Many thanks to Valiant Comics for putting out this special edition!
Oh, and just for fun, in case you're curious as to the rest of this week's pickups, here's a look:
Aside from Bloodshot, the rest were Free Comic Book Day releases, $1 books, and $5 trades. It was a fine day indeed at the comics shops.
Dragon Dave
P.S. I'll return to my Bloodshot Reread series as soon as I can.
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