Product Description: It had to happen: The ultimate throw-down between the two stars of the smash hits Supreme Power and Squadron Supreme: Hyperion and Nighthawk. But what could draw these two heroes into the biggest of all smackdowns? Nothing less than genocide. In this ripped-from-the-headlines story, Marc Guggenheim (Wolverine, Blade) and comic-book legend Paul Gulacy (Master of Kung Fu) explore the real-world tragedy going on right now in Darfur, Africa. The most thought-provoking and action-packed book you'll read all year! Collects Squadron Supreme: Hyperion Vs. Nighthawk #1-4.
Rare political comic book It's not perfect, but this book successfully raises awareness of the genocide in Sudan through the unlikely medium of superhero comics. Not only that, Guggenheim gives a very nuanced take on the crisis. Like most mass slaughters, it is one conducted right in front of ambivalent or disinterested publics. Governments, including the US, maneuver cynically while do-gooders are frequently misguided in their attempts to put things right. This is not an optimistic book by any means, but it's not a situation that causes much optimism. Not for people looking for a quiet distraction, but for those who like their fiction--graphic or otherwise--thought-provoking and challenging.
"Dark Knight Returns"...in Africa Nighthawk (think Batman without the cape) and Hyperion (Superman without a cape) duke it out in Darfur, Africa, in a fight straight out of Frank Miller's "Dark Knight Returns". Although I don't know who Nighthawk or Hyperion are, I picked this up because I'm a fan of Guggenheim's other Marvel work ("Blade," "Wolverine"). Can the two superheroes stop fighting each other long enough to stop the genocide taking place?
Maybe, but there's nothing here that makes me care about either of these heroes or about the crisis in Darfur. The storytelling has so many flashbacks and flashforwards that I was never sure where in the storyline a particular scene was occurring. The story itself is ultimately pointless--the crisis in Darfur can't be stopped with money, weapons, or superheroes, so it leaves the reader feeling frustrated and futile.
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