After the Cape

    (Image, 2007)
™ and © 2007 Howard Wong

An alcoholic super-hero falls professionally and personally as he fails in his responsibilities to society and his family. He ends up pulling bank heists until his partners turn him over to a criminal kingpin who extorts his services. A good concept with fine writing by Howard Wong over a Jim Valentino plot. Marco Rudy’s chiaroscuro cover hints of Sin City, but settles on something more like AKA Goldfish with better sense of shape and shadow. It’s a good fit for the story, which could be a sleeper hit if it continues as strongly as it opens.

— Brendan McGinley
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  • 1
    #1
    Mar 2007
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Howard Wong, Jim Valentino  ·  A: Marco Rudy
    B&W
    3 copies from $1.75
  • 2
    #2
    Apr 2007
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    W: Howard Wong, Jim Valentino  ·  A: Marco Rudy
    B&W
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  • 3
    #3
    May 2007
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Howard Wong, Jim Valentino  ·  A: Marco Rudy, Manny Trembley
    B&W
    4 copies from $0.72
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Sep 2007
    Cover: $12.99
    W: Howard Wong, Jim Valentino  ·  A: Marco Rudy, Manny Trembley
    Collects After the Cape #1–3
    3 copies from $12.00