Booknote: Green Hornet: Reign of the Demon

David Liss, et.al., The Green Hornet: Reign of the Demon. Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment, 2017. ISBN: 9781524103385.

Genre: comics and graphic novels
Subgenre: adventure, super heroes, detective
Format: e-galley
Source: NetGalley

This volume collects issues 1-4 of this series. Britt Reid has changed careers. He sold the newspaper to go into the new business of radio. Meanwhile, as the Green Hornet, he has mostly dismantled the Chicago mob. However, a  new villain, Demone, who is very well prepared for Green Hornet, rises to fill the void. As if things were not bad enough, a new vigilante, The Swashbuckler, appears, and The Sentinel newspaper has a new eager beaver reporter pestering Britt. There is a lot going on.

The story picks up right away. If you have not read this comic before, you get enough exposition to get you caught up, making the comic accessible to new readers. The comic's story combines intrigue and mystery with plenty of action. The story builds up the tension well as questions arise: who really is Demone? is the new police commissioner corrupt or not? and other questions. Some questions get answered by the end, but are also left with a cliffhanger that sets up the next part of the story arc.

We also get good, colorful art that brings the story to life. The characters look very good in this one.

Overall, I really liked this volume. Fans of the Green Hornet will be pleased. It's a good choice for libraries with graphic novel collections, especially if they want something other than the usual DC and Marvel comics fare.

4 out of 5 stars.

This book qualifies for the following 2017 Reading Challenges: