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Furious #5
Released by: Dark Horse Comics
Released on: May 28, 2014
Issue five of five picks up mid-freefall, with newly-dubbed Furia and newly-appeared Perfidia duking it out in the sky while a young girl falls to her death…
[I SAY, “SPOILERS,†YOU SAY, “AHEAD!†READY? GO!]
Despite her best efforts, Furia can't reach the girl yet due to Jodie/Perfidia insisting on beating the crap out of her and berating her as a former friend. Much of this final story, then, occurs in flashbacks in Cady's/Furia's memories. They first met many years prior, with Cady trying to score and, seeing Jodie getting beaten by her pimp, rescues her and the two become fast friends. Their friendship is very strong, basically now that they are the only family each other seems to have.
So after one drug-fueled night of despair at their plight in the world Cady drives her car off a bridge, in some misguided romanticism with life, death and lack of options. She's so high, though, that she suffers only bumps and bruises in the crash. Jodie, however, is carted off and Cady doesn't see her again. Instead, she's taken in by her uncle who, along with a fellow scientist buddy, get her detox through an experimental method that's drastic but, also, apparently the source of her powers. Her uncle, though, after their success with Cady, is amazed at what further possibilities might be available. When Cady says they have to use this same method to save Jodie she's led to a morgue slab with a young woman who killed herself. What's clear, though, is that her uncle's experiments didn't end with the creation of Furious.
It also gives importance to Cady claiming her public super-hero persona as Furia, making it her own and making this struggle her own. Back to the present fight and Furia's finally able to unleash her rage-fueled strength and knocks Perfidia out, saving the falling girl just in time, shielding the kid with her own body as they eventually crash to a halt. The crowd that had gathered for her press interview witness all this, along with the TV crews, so her place as their champion is now securely established. She takes off, leaving them to wonder, while, nearby, her uncle and his scientist buddy try to call out to her but figure they should wait for a better moment. This leaves Cady to return to the cute grocery man from the first issue, as just herself, no suit, no powers, no masks, willing and open to try out this new, more positive life.
Bryan J.L. Glass introduces us here to a troubled hero but in such a playful way it never gets too heavy-handed. That's a refreshing gust of narrative and a welcome change that strikes a great balance between a character struggling with their past, their present and their very identity. Likewise, the art style from Victor Santos is deceptively playful, taking cues from more exploitational fare and making it perfectly suited as an expression of a former child star coming through rehab of a different sorts. Here's to hoping the series continues!Posting comments is disabled.
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