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Having Chato finally meet up with Jorge and take
the battle to him while Lazarus fought Vorpal,
also great.
And that's all I want to talk about.
Nitz, Hester and Parks have created a character
that I can only hope gets to stick around in DC
continuity for years to come. Yes, El Diablo
might seem like DC's answer to Ghost Rider as he
is a Spirit of Vengeance, but who cares? Who
says that both universes shouldn't have Spirits
of Vengeance (especially since Ghost Rider could
just be a rip-off of Deadman or Spectre anyway)?
Being that they have created a minority
character, I fear for this story being taken
seriously as the years pass on. I fear for the
character of Chato Santana getting his rightful
place in the DC universe, the same way I fear
for the new Unknown Soldier. The world is not
fair to minority characters, so I keep my
fingers crossed in the hope that it can be
something new and awesome.
But not only is he a minority character, he's
also handicapped. He's a hispanic man in a
wheelchair and he's DC's Spirit of Vengeance.
How awesome is that? Just completely insanely
awesome.
So, as always, I love this book. I hope for the
best with it. There are a few more issues left
and it's still easy to be part of the ground
floor with this one. Get out there and read this
awesome issue and fill the need for new
characters in a universe with a few too many
white-bread cookie cutter characters. This
should be one you read.
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