The Shadow, Lamont Cranston III has come back from decades of meditation and rejuvenation in the enclave of Shambhala. By going back there he is able to maintain his youth and immorality. Before he left, The Shadow set up a network of people to fight crime and maintain order. Upon his return the organization has been infiltrated and is falling apart. Not only is his organization falling apart but someone is stealing the fortune Lamont Cranston has spent generations amassing.
When The Shadow goes to the prison to ensure the man he placed there decades ago is still in jail and not behind the attacks, he unknowingly helps in his escape. Now with his organization destroyed, he must find and stop his nemesis before the whole city is destroyed.
Great start to the return of The Shadow. Now that The Shadow is back he will get a whole new group of followers. David Liss brought back an old hero in THE SHADOW NOW and has given him new life.
Having spent decades in the east to rejuvenate himself,
the
greatest pulp hero of them all, The Shadow, returns to New
York in modern times. Lamont Cranston seeks to resume his
old life, and his heroic alter-ego is ready to stand once
more as an enemy to evil. But while he slept, his foes
have
remained vigilant, and the most dangerous man that The
Shadow has ever faced prepares to rise once more... with
his
wicked progeny by his side! It's the shocking beginning to
a
new era for the Shadow!
David Liss Writer Commentary: "The Shadow is, without
doubt,
one of the coolest pulp characters of all time, so I was
thrilled to get a chance to add something to the legend.
While we are working within the long and storied tradition
of Shadow adventures, I think we're also doing something
original with this character, and that's always a great
combination. (Colton Worley's) art is stunning, and a
perfect fit for our neo-pulp tone. This story is dark and
moody, which I think a Shadow story should be, but I think
we're also portraying a very human and fallible version of
the man behind the mask. Fans who have followed The Shadow
in comics over the years are going to be very interested
to
see how we run with what's come before this."
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