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Previously: Digger robbed a bank and ran away just before the police arrived. And now…
Digger dropped warily to the ground outside his destination: an abandoned gas station in a virtually deserted part of town just a little south and east of where he had awakened …
Read More >Previously: The Voice on the Phone threatened to kill the hostage if the police didn’t dispatch cops to bank immediately. But the police suspected a false alarm, so Digger pulled a pistol on one of the tellers. And now…
Digger aimed the pistol at the ceiling …
Read More >Last week: Digger was coerced into robbing a bank by a mysterious Voice who had threatened to kill a hostage if his instructions weren’t followed. Digger called the police on his way to the bank, but they dismissed it as a false alarm. And now…
“It …
Read More >Continuing our Halloween Cavalcade of Heroes Who Are Monsters, let’s take a look back at 2007′s Ghost Rider. Written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, the man who earlier brought us Ben Affleck as Daredevil, …
Read More >Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. This was supposed to be a Halloween celebration, featuring Heroes Who Are Monsters. Isn’t The Mask the nerd who turns into a cartoon character in that goofy Jim Carrey movie? What’s monstrous about him?
Well, here’s the thing: you’re thinking about the movie. But the movie was based on a comic book, and the comic book was a vastly different animal.
Written by John Arcudi and drawn by Doug Mahnke (at least in its first few incarnations), The Mask followed the adventures of a series of characters who come into possession of a magical mask which transforms the wearer into what is basically a Warner Brothers-style cartoon character, with two major differences.
Read More >Previously: Digger announced his intention to rob a bank. Will he actually go through with it?
The guard made as if to reach for the gun, but Digger popped the Drillers into preheat. They powered up with a snap and a rising whine that startled the …
Read More >Previously: Digger called 911 to report an impending bank robbery: his own.
“Excuse me?” asked the dispatcher. “Did you say you were going to rob a bank?”
“MCP National downtown,” Digger said. “I’ll be there in about 20 minutes, give or take. Send cops.”
“Wait, you’re telling me …
Read More >Previously: Digger was ordered by a mysterious voice on a video monitor to rob a bank, or else a hostage would die.
“I don’t even know where it is!” Digger protested. “Or where I am, for that matter.”
“The phone on the table has the route,” said …
Read More >Previously: Digger came to in a warehouse after a painful encounter with Judy Buckle, the Crime Clown.
“Look at the screen and tell me what you see,” said the Voice.
“A blur,” Digger said, “with a head.”
“People say you’re funny,” said the Voice.
“I try.” Pain knifed through …
Read More >Last week: Superhero Digger was in hot pursuit of small-time crook Jeff Twain, while fellow superhero Flexo Thompson was after Digger. Digger stood accused of robbing a bank, but claimed he was set up. Was he? Two hours ago…
Digger came to in a cool, dark …
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