Kickman Returns #3
Next Week: Kickman Calls Out Superior Man!
For those unfamiliar with the nation of Corto Maltese, it’s a fictional island nation that appeared in the graphic novel Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller. The country (territory?) is mentioned once in the first Batman movie with Michael Keaton and there are apparently some scenes from Arrow that take place there. In Dark Knight, there is an uprising there against the government supported by the United States and we end up in a proxy war there against the Soviet Union (it came out in the 80’s). Superman, now a government pawn, goes there and wins the conflict against the Soviets but they retaliate with a Coldbringer nuclear missile that EMPs the entire U.S.
Anyway, if you’ve never read it you should. It was on the required reading list for Philosophy 101 when I attended Arizona State University. It’s awesome. You can also see that a lot of movie scenes from Superman V Batman: Dawn of Justice and Joker were taken from that book.
It looks like Lana is finally on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Yes, she is now required to wear the Amazon cosplay get up.