The Creators – Alex Segura and Henry Barajas – Writers, Federico Sorressa – Artist, Lesley Atlanksy – Colours, Taylor Esposito – Letters

The Players – Green Hornet (Britt Reid), Miss Fury (Marla Drake), Kato (Hayashi), Silver Shrike, Detective Dan Carey

The Story – Costumed heroes are being found dead. The Green Hornet and Miss Fury are on the case.

The Take – Returning to the stands of finer comic shops everywhere is this team-up between Green Hornet and Miss Fury by Alex Segura, Henry Barajas and Federico Sorressa. One could say team-up, but that term would be used in the loosest sense as the two characters only come together through pure chance, with neither of them being overly fond of the other at first. Investigating the man called Silver Shrike, the two end up fending off a mob of toughs before being rescued by Kato after which the book cuts to the past where readers see Shrike taking care of an injured Britt Reid. From there, it is learned that Silver Shrike was Britt’s mentor and now, years later, he may just be the one behind the latest casualties to hit the city. Barajas and Segura craft an interesting tale that jumps from the present to the past and back again while introducing readers to the story’s lead characters through both action and their personal lives. The more famous of the two is Britt Reid of course and readers are more likely to know more about the man than they are of Marla Drake and it would have been nice to see a little more about her but there are further issues in this series to come so the authors of this tale may have something forthcoming. What truly makes this book a good read though is the artwork from Sorressa who gives it a retro feel by using some sort of ink/colour wash on it. It is a little grainy, a bit rough and almost feels like one is watching television from long ago. Some might be turned off by it as it may not be as flashy as some other books but different is good and it is some of the best artwork to grace a Dynamite book in some time and it is hopeful that whenever this series wraps up, Sorressa moves on to something else so that readers might be graced with his talent continually. As for the story, it could have used a little more punch despite being as intriguing as it was. All of it does manage to end on a cliffhanger though which definitely perks things up a bit and it does make the reader want to see just where things might be heading which leaves it on a win. All in all, this first issue was off to a fairly decent start.

Worth It? – Yes.