Outgunned
Credits: Chuck Dixon (writer), Graham Nolan (penciler), Scott Hanna (inker), John Costanza (letterer), Adrienne Roy (colorist)
Summary:
Assassins Gunhawk and Bunny target a millionaire at a social event,
killing him from a mile away. Harvey Bullock solicits Batman’s help,
and after quickly identifying the man who hired the hit, Batman
investigates anyone who could’ve made the shot. He suspects a former
Marine named Liam Hawkleigh. Meanwhile, Gunhawk and Bunny return to
Gotham to steal an experimental gun from a gun show. Batman is unable
to stop them, but after Bunny is hit by one of the audience members,
Gunhawk carries her away.
I Love the ‘90s: Bullock lectures Batman about not checking his "E” mail.
Review:
I have no idea what the inspiration behind Gunhawk and Bunny is. I
suspect it might come from an old movie, but have no evidence to back it
up. The concept of a husband and wife (or boyfriend/girlfriend)
assassin team, the man an aggressive alpha male and the wife a flighty
blonde, just sounds like one of the old romantic pairings from the 1940s
transposed to modern times. And I guess nothing said “modern” in 1994
like Cyclops visors. Regardless of the origin, they’re played as joke
characters, although slightly more deadly than the Killer Moth or
Calendar Man. There’s a good joke about them being dumb enough to rob a
gun show, but other than that, I’m not sure if they’re particularly
engaging. The rest of the issue merely consists of the new Batman
beating up criminals and continuing one of his monologues about the
animals of the city that must be tamed. Nothing new, making me wonder
again why stories like this are reprinted in place of ones that actually
advance the main plotline.
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