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I'm really surprised that this series is as good as it is.
Whenever Marvel does comics about characters with the name "Death" or
"Die" or "Blood" in them, I usually don't give a darn. It's all
so cliche. This also comes from the Marvel UK imprint that,
despite a few titles, never impressed me. "Death 3", however, was
a really cool story that I could get into that is NOTHING like I
expected it to be.
The only thing that held Marvel's cyborg heroes from becoming immensely popular is the fact that they're so hideous and gross-looking. If you can look past that, you'll see some really neat personalities in this characters who, on the exterior, seem nightmarish and inhuman. In reality, they all have some good in them although they all struggle with themselves.
This series features the cyborg heroes Death's Head II and Death Wreck. The third star is the cyborg Death Metal who is a straightforward villain until the last issue when he snaps out of his madness and joins the good guys in defeating the ultimate demon Charnel. Issue #1 of this series marks the first appearance of the Death Metal character.
The three cyborgs wind up in the year 2020 A.D., in an alternate reality of Earth. Death's Head II had killed the villain Charnel in 1992. However, the cyborg heroes are drawn into a reality that MIGHT have happened if Charnel lived. Death Metal, the insane cyborg, wants to rule beside Charnel. He comes to tell Charnel of how he was defeated in 1992, so he can go back in time, change his fate, and make sure that his reign of power continues.
Death Metal is the one who kills Charnel in this book. Since they are both made from the same metal, Death Metal is able to rip out Charnel's heart. Once Charnel dies (again), this grim alternate reality is finished and the three heroes return to their individual points of origin before this adventure started.
It's cool to see the many alternate versions of Marvel's heroes and villains throughout this story. It's a star-studded affair. Death Wreck has the neatest personality of the cyborgs. He's kind of slow and easy-going, but he's actually the biggest and strongest of the three. Death's Head II is witty, yet extremely competent. Death Metal is just really fast, vicious, and cocky. Death's Head II and Death Wreck are certainly heroes after this series, but Death Metal is a bit different. After this series, he fights his own insanity and tries to get himself killed in battle by Marvel's many heroes and villains. Death Metal is still capable of doing good things, but he is nowhere near stable like his "brothers".
The only thing that held Marvel's cyborg heroes from becoming immensely popular is the fact that they're so hideous and gross-looking. If you can look past that, you'll see some really neat personalities in this characters who, on the exterior, seem nightmarish and inhuman. In reality, they all have some good in them although they all struggle with themselves.
This series features the cyborg heroes Death's Head II and Death Wreck. The third star is the cyborg Death Metal who is a straightforward villain until the last issue when he snaps out of his madness and joins the good guys in defeating the ultimate demon Charnel. Issue #1 of this series marks the first appearance of the Death Metal character.
The three cyborgs wind up in the year 2020 A.D., in an alternate reality of Earth. Death's Head II had killed the villain Charnel in 1992. However, the cyborg heroes are drawn into a reality that MIGHT have happened if Charnel lived. Death Metal, the insane cyborg, wants to rule beside Charnel. He comes to tell Charnel of how he was defeated in 1992, so he can go back in time, change his fate, and make sure that his reign of power continues.
Death Metal is the one who kills Charnel in this book. Since they are both made from the same metal, Death Metal is able to rip out Charnel's heart. Once Charnel dies (again), this grim alternate reality is finished and the three heroes return to their individual points of origin before this adventure started.
It's cool to see the many alternate versions of Marvel's heroes and villains throughout this story. It's a star-studded affair. Death Wreck has the neatest personality of the cyborgs. He's kind of slow and easy-going, but he's actually the biggest and strongest of the three. Death's Head II is witty, yet extremely competent. Death Metal is just really fast, vicious, and cocky. Death's Head II and Death Wreck are certainly heroes after this series, but Death Metal is a bit different. After this series, he fights his own insanity and tries to get himself killed in battle by Marvel's many heroes and villains. Death Metal is still capable of doing good things, but he is nowhere near stable like his "brothers".
Issues:
#2: October, 1993.
Death Metal fights superhero Ghost Rider in this possible reality of
Earth's future. Before that, he kills Doctor Doom, Doctor
Octopus, and Kingpin, among countless, anonymous opponents.
Meanwhile, Death Wreck meets up with Iron Man and other good
guys. Iron Man uses technology to draw Death's Head II into this
reality from Death Wreck's body. This is the first time Head and
Wreck meet each other. The core group of heroes for this series
is now together. This issue stars the following characters:
Alicia Masters-Grimm (The Thing's wife)
Black Widow
Doctor Doom
Doctor Octopus
Ghost Rider
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Jarvis (Iron Man's butler)
Kingpin
Thing
#3: November, 1993. Death Metal kills Ghost Rider in the early pages of this issue. Our major team of heroes teams up with various Marvel heroes we know in a group called the X-Saviors. They fight Charnel's forces. The issue ends with our heroes finally confronting the twisted cyborg Death Metal. This issue stars the following characters:
Alicia Masters-Grimm (The Thing's wife)
Archangel
Black Widow
Cable
Ghost Rider
Hulk
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Jarvis (Iron Man's butler)
Storm
Thing
#4: December, 1993. Death's Head II and Death Wreck fight their evil brother, Death Metal. Ghost Rider returns! Although killed, he was able to regenerate himself. After the good cyborgs beat Death Metal senseless, Ghost Rider gives the twisted cyborg his famous "penance stare" and makes him realize all the evil he's done. Death Metal now sees what he has done was wrong and joins the heroes in the fight for good. They fight Charnel, but it's Death Metal who kills him. The two were made out of the same metal, so Death Metal was able to rip out Charnel's heart. Shortly after the battle, this would-be reality of Earth erases itself, and the three cyborgs are returned to their individual points of origin from before this mission began. Archangel is not seen in this issue. It is presumed by the heroes that he was killed when the battle began last issue. Alicia just isn't seen. This issue stars the following characters.
Black Widow
Cable
Doctor Evelyn Necker (creator of Death's Head II, Death Wreck, and Death Metal)
Ghost Rider
Hulk
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Jarvis (Iron Man's butler)
Storm
Thing
Alicia Masters-Grimm (The Thing's wife)
Black Widow
Doctor Doom
Doctor Octopus
Ghost Rider
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Jarvis (Iron Man's butler)
Kingpin
Thing
#3: November, 1993. Death Metal kills Ghost Rider in the early pages of this issue. Our major team of heroes teams up with various Marvel heroes we know in a group called the X-Saviors. They fight Charnel's forces. The issue ends with our heroes finally confronting the twisted cyborg Death Metal. This issue stars the following characters:
Alicia Masters-Grimm (The Thing's wife)
Archangel
Black Widow
Cable
Ghost Rider
Hulk
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Jarvis (Iron Man's butler)
Storm
Thing
#4: December, 1993. Death's Head II and Death Wreck fight their evil brother, Death Metal. Ghost Rider returns! Although killed, he was able to regenerate himself. After the good cyborgs beat Death Metal senseless, Ghost Rider gives the twisted cyborg his famous "penance stare" and makes him realize all the evil he's done. Death Metal now sees what he has done was wrong and joins the heroes in the fight for good. They fight Charnel, but it's Death Metal who kills him. The two were made out of the same metal, so Death Metal was able to rip out Charnel's heart. Shortly after the battle, this would-be reality of Earth erases itself, and the three cyborgs are returned to their individual points of origin from before this mission began. Archangel is not seen in this issue. It is presumed by the heroes that he was killed when the battle began last issue. Alicia just isn't seen. This issue stars the following characters.
Black Widow
Cable
Doctor Evelyn Necker (creator of Death's Head II, Death Wreck, and Death Metal)
Ghost Rider
Hulk
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Jarvis (Iron Man's butler)
Storm
Thing