Transcript
[Panel 1] (At a nearby watering hole...)
Matt the Henchman: I don’t get it! You’re the highest-ranked hench in the biz! What’s got you down?!
[Panel 2] (Argus the Minotaur sighs, sitting at the bar with Matt, drinking beer.)
Argus the Minotaur: sigh I used to hench with a woman. She was… amazing.
[Panel 3] (Flashback of Argus thinking about the past.)
Argus the Minotaur (narration): I couldn’t bring myself to tell her how I felt about her because it woulda wrecked our working relationship.
[Panel 4] (Flashback continues.)
Argus the Minotaur (narration): When she got promoted, I left henching and just… kicked around for a while.
[Panel 5] (Another flashback, showing Argus sneakily capturing Lightning Lady from behind.)
Argus the Minotaur (narration): After years of trying to forget her, I decided to give it one more try.
[Panel 6] (Argus and Lightning Lady sit next to each other, playing video games.)
Argus the Minotaur (narration): Now I’m back where I started. I’m henching again, and she’s close enough to touch, but too far to hold.
*Caption: After a brief stint at the Silver Agency.
[Panel 7] (Back at the bar, Matt looks at Argus.)
Matt the Henchman: So… what? You’re just gonna suffer in silence?
[Panel 8] (Argus grins sadly.)
Argus the Minotaur: Trust me. You do not want to hear a minotaur suffer out loud.
The Week in Villainy: May 20-26, 2007
Who’s Up and Who’s Thwarted
The Rogues: Flash’s Rogues Gallery are taking a step towards the center of the DC universe in the early issues of
Countdown. So far, the gathering of the group and the dramatic tension (“Are the Pied Piper and Trickster actually evil or are they turncoats?”) has been a little lackluster. The stand-out scene, so far, as happened in
#48, in which Mirror Master snorts cocaine from the opposite side of the mirror it’s being measured out on. Now
that is a mastery of mirrors.
But
#46 is right around the corner, and TWIV is expecting some major movement for the Speedster’s top foes. Remember. A couple years ago and you would have laughed at anybody who would have told you that Egg Fu could be formidable again.
The Rogues have a solid “up” rating. For now.
(If you have a suggestion for “This Week In Villainy,” please let me know.)
The Rogues: Flash’s Rogues Gallery are taking a step towards the center of the DC universe in the early issues of Countdown. So far, the gathering of the group and the dramatic tension (“Are the Pied Piper and Trickster actually evil or are they turncoats?”) has been a little lackluster. The stand-out scene, so far, as happened in #48, in which Mirror Master snorts cocaine from the opposite side of the mirror it’s being measured out on. Now that is a mastery of mirrors.
