32 of the worlds top super-powered individuals find themselves in an arena with no recollection of how or why they are there. They find themselves suddenly forced to fight again their former team-mates, lovers and enemies (with 2 down so far), again with no recollection of how they every agreed to such barbarity. Fun huh?
Deathmatch is a great first read, and whilst the premise is similar to Hopeless' Avengers Arena (which we're loving at the moment), the execution is completely different, so DM manages to standout on it's own and we aren't faced with this whole "OMG which battle royal is better!!".
One aspect that really stands out is the focus on one character - Benny Boatright - the young supe known as Dragonfly is a noble hero with a no kill policy. But at the start of the issue we find that he has not only killed a fellow-team mate, but he has also revealed his secret identity to everyone.
This whole notion of the righteous man falling from grace isn't a new one, and we really hope that this isn't all that Paul Jenkins has up his sleeve as DM definitely has the potential to be so much more than that. But who are we kidding, everyone loves a good guy.
We're really keen to see what angle Jenkins takes with Boatright, especially as the other supes are still realitively unknown to us (which is a first for us). It will be really interesting to see if Boatright will remain the character we sympathise with all the way through, or if other characters will be brought to he forefront.
What would Doom Do?
Fork out for some ringside seats at BOOM! Studios to check out this bad boy from start to finish
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