Archer & Armstrong, Vol. 3 by Fred Van Lente

Neil: Archer is a naïve assassin and Armstrong is a fun-loving immortal. Neil, Geddy and Alex sit in a café in the ice caves of Xanadu and discuss Valiant Comics Archer and Armstrong series, most specifically the 2012 volume #1 which collects the first four issues of the reboot of the popular series from the early 90s. Throw in ninja nuns, mystical Nazi monks holed up in the Himalayas, satirical jabs that were dated the minute they hit paper and a tissue-thin plot and you get a lukewarm mess, with some laughs. The opposites attract thing played for laughs works, mostly. Archer can master any fighting technique instantly and is faith bound Armstrong is fat and profane, but has a healing factor. Can two heroes share an adventure without driving each other crazy?'Īrcher’s the product of right wing religious lunatics and Armstrong has been wandering the Earth for ages, drinking and whoring. Eons earlier, Armstrong became immortal, and buried pieces to something called the Boon. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at a seedy Manhattan bar, searching for Armstrong. Deep down, he knew they were evil, but he also knew that someday, he would kill them. 'On November 13, teenage Obadiah Archer was asked to kill a heretic.

No, this wasn't a perfect comic or story, but I had a lot of fun reading it, and the religious upbringing stuff hit a funny bone for me. I wasn't expecting all the stuff to be flowy and intertwined, but I'm loving it!

Oh, and this also connects to another Valiant title I'm reading right now, Ivar, Timewalker. It didn't go down that way, though, because while attempting to rid the world of the Armstong Antichrist, he discovered his parents were (shockingly) evil. <- also, he was supposed to use his mad skills to kill Armstrong. And his reluctant partner, Archer, a teenager raised by fanatics in a religious theme park to be a Ninja for Christ. It's this weird story about an immortal named Armstrong, who's a slacker and a drunk. I honestly had no idea that all these quirky little stories were out here, and now that I do, I just want to read everything from this publisher and its universe that I can get my hands on.Īrcher & Armstrong is just fun.

Archer & Armstrong, Vol. 3 by Fred Van Lente