HARDCORE
Some good news: made it to 1000 views yesterday which was nice, bad news: exams around the corner and feeling ill, L so short review and that’s it for today.
This is one of the new released issues for 2012’s pilot week
type thing so I thought I give it ago because the one or two worded “in your
face” titles seem to have some worth to them, so HARDCORE joins the ranks of “Forgetless,
Hell Yeah and Kick Ass” in short snappy titles.
This one does have an interesting plot though, an assassin
known as Drake using other bodies to kill targets that they originally wouldn’t
be able to get close to without years of planning; instead they use a device
called “Hardcore” which allows a person who looks like this (Drake):
Do this:
So this assassin kills someone in a totally different body, aiming for the quick and clean sort of thing. It reminds me a little of assassin’s creed, but
you invade people and completely take over them. So its more like playing a
video game with real people.
They try to add some pseudo-science which is sort
of believable, shoot the hardcore chip into back of targets neck so you can
invade brain stem and take over. Would have thought the victim would be a bit
confused by the whole something just went into back of their neck.
I also would
have thought that would cause a considerable amount of pain if there is like
some sort of bondage from within.
But that’s just thinking too much into the detail, must
remind ourselves it’s not real. Like the fact it may have been easier to just
control the actual target and make them kill themselves or whatever, but I
suppose some people are harder to get to than others, although there is no
problem with getting people who are close to said target.
In this issue you are introduced to the hardcore program,
its user, demonstrations of action sequences, which actually run quite smoothly
art wise because usually action sequences can look robotic but this pulls it
off quite well I Think:
It also introduces Marcus the antagonist, who is the original
creator of hardcore, who was thrown off the program after he made it. As well as
Drake having a better physical record than him, because you need to be strong
apparently to use the program, and if the physical likeness of the person you’re
controlling is the same as you, the easier the process. Obviously…
But yeah, Marcus invades the site location because he’s all
jealous and pull of pride etc, what all villains usually have in common, and
has left Drake within a body that is meant to kill someone, because in true
villain fashion, why take the easy way out and shoot Drake where he stands in
that tub you saw earlier. He even says “don’t
plug out, Or I’ll shoot you” basically, not a direct quote…
I dont even think Drake did much wrong, he's basically a grunt? Confused at this prospect
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| This is Marcus with a really strangely drawn face, he doesnt look like this in other panels, funny how they put effort into drawing the female face |
Oh he also has 72 hours, cause the hardcore chip dissolves
after this and if your still in the body by then, bad stuff hits the
metaphorical fan I guess.
I may pick up this comic again but it won’t be my first choice,
I did enjoy it but it didn’t convey enough in 25 pages to make me want more.
All images belong to creators and what not, but the images
stem from my copy of the issue Hardcore.
No other assorted Geekery today because I feel crappy, but there
will be more tomorrow.
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