When Artemis was introduced several issues back, it was generally assumed (by
me, anyway) that she was a sister Amazon to Diana aka Wonder Woman. But that
backstory hasn’t been explored until now, as Artemis shares her past – in bits
and pieces – with her teammate Jason Todd.
Now that we
have been told who she is and how she came to be, it’s time once more for her
to resume her path in search of the Bow of Ra. However this time, she is aided
and abetted by the other two Outlaws, Red Hood and Bizarro. Sounds kind of like
the Three Stooges meets Raiders of the
Lost Ark.
I love
Kenneth Rocafort’s artwork, as if he borrowed a little from Michael Turner and
a little from Gray Morrow, and then turned it all into his own. I hope he stays
on this series as much as he can. If not, I’ll have to go looking for him. And
Dan Brown’s color work is very well suited to Rocafort’s rendering style.
So as this
issue comes to a close, we are promised another madcap adventure. Perhaps Jason
just feels he owes Artemis a bit. Or maybe he just doesn’t know where his next
adventure is coming from. Or maybe he has a deeper interest. And why not? She bears
a striking resemblance to a cosplayer I met a few years back. Either way, tune in
next month.