Return of the Super Pimps #4
Richard Hamilton obviously remembers what comics are supposed to be about. In this age of cynical characters, pointless cross-overs, and editors in chief who dictate abysmal storylines, he has given us all a breath of fresh air in “Return of the Super Pimps.”
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I first met Mr. Hamilton at the San Diego Comic Con where he had a small booth. He was both pleasant and passionate as he tried to sell me his labor of love. With a title like “Return of the Super Pimps” I had to give it a try. I picked up the first three issues and promptly forgot about them. Six months later, I found them on the bottom of my to be read pile. I wish I had found them sooner.
In one way I’m glad I waited. As it turned out, by the time I finished those three issues the fourth was just coming out. That meant I had one more issue to enjoy. It was the best of the bunch.
Super Pimps is as silly a book as you’d expect it to be from the title. It features practically every cliche you could think of from the black exploitation films of the 1970s, but it does so with a lot of heart.
The story goes that the man who would one day be the Super Pimp known as Blackbeard grew up in the Hood. As the descendant of the biblical Samson he found he had super powers. At first he took the easy way and turned to a life of crime, but he as he found others that had amazing abilities, they realized that they could become a force for good. Giving up crime, they became the Super Pimps.
The series actually takes place years later when the characters are coming out of retirement to defeat one of their old foes. I’d like to see them stick around so that I can see them fight such dastardly villains as Honkey Kong, The Mo-Foe, or One Bad Mutha.
All in all, Super Pimps is a fun book. If you don’t take your super-heroes too seriously, give it a try.
Return of the Super Pimps
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