Sugar & Spike
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
THEY’RE TWO OF THE LEGENDS OF TOMORROW-TRACKING DOWN THE SUPERHERO SECRETS OF THE PAST! The problem with having a past is that it eventually catches up with you. Especially if you’re a superhero. And who do you call when a past indiscretion threatens to become a present-day debacle? Who do you call when yesterday’s questionable decision threatens to become today’s humiliating headline? Sugar & Spike, Private Investigations-Metahumans a Specialty! When Batman’s armory is raided by a killer foe…when a cache of Kryptonian secrets Superman would prefer to stay buried is about to be unearthed…when Wonder Woman has to face the most fearsome foe of all: her ex…when any A-list hero calls up with a case too sensitive for anyone else to handle, this odd couple of crack investigators can get the job done…for a price. Of course, there’s the question of whether they’ll kiss each other or kill each other before the job is completed-if they live that long, that is… Comics legend Keith Giffen presents two classic DC characters like you’ve never seen them before in SUGAR & SPIKE, featuring stunning art by Bilquis Evely! Collects the SUGAR & SPIKE stories from LEGENDS OF TOMORROW #1-6.
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This revival of DC's long-running humor comic puts an unusual twist on the property. Originally Sugar and Spike were two unrelated babies who could speak to each other even though the grown-ups couldn't understand them; here they're reborn as adult brother-and-sister private detectives who clean up the embarrassing little side messes that superheroes create. The main point is to add a dash of irreverence to the portrayal of superheroes, something Giffen previously did with his Ambush Bug character, though he takes this to less surreal territory. Giffen's shtick is to bring up some silly aspect of the past DC universe, such as Superman's island of kryptonite that he shaped to look like himself or Green Lantern's bizarre little flower sidekick, Itty, and turn it into a problem that Sugar and Spike need to resolve. The superhero kitsch is well-studied, aided by Evely's fanciful art, though the title characters really seem to have absolutely nothing to do with the originals.
