In this week's contribution to the Master of the Funk Cosmic's four-color free-for all, the assassin-for-hire Slaymaster learns that trash-talking can occasionally backfire...
...especially when one does it to Brian (Captain Britain) Braddock after gouging out his sister's eyes.
Yeah, it's a bit clichéd (with sexist "Avenging Male" undertones, to boot), but compared to the greasy gigglefest that closes out the thematically similar Batman: The Killing Joke, it posesses far more emotional authenticity. Braddock's expression in the second panel is damn near perfect, capturing the character's conflict as he teeters on a moral precipice where the slightest pressure can make it all come crashing down.
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At (from Rooty, 2001) - A musical annotation that works on multiple levels in this case, and features a synth riff copped from Gary Numan's "M.E."as well.
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Killed by a CHUD. Yep.
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