Eight Page Preview of Dark Circle Comics’ The Shield #1

Last week, Archie Comics’ superhero imprint, Dark Circle Comics, released a five page unlettered advance preview of The Shield #1, which you can find by following this link.  Today, Dark Circle releases an eight page lettered advance preview of The Shield #1, which will give curious prospective followers the chance not only to look at the updated patriotic hero in more depth, but also to listen in to what is happening on the pages.

If you know absolutely nothing about The Shield, the character was the first patriotic superhero, beating Captain America to the newsstands by eleven months (January 1940 for the former, and December 1940 for the latter).  The Shield was Archie Comics (then called MLJ)’s first big hit, but the hero was put back on the shelf when the formula in their humor comics proved to be more profitable for them at that time.  The series creators have updated the character for a new generation by changing a few things, which will no doubt serve to make the Dark Circle character a starker contrast with Marvel’s Johnny-come-lately.  For instance, in the preview below, we can see The Shield battling Revolutionary War forces, which makes us wonder whether the creators are borrowing from The Phantom (i.e., a hereditary hero) or Vandal Savage (i.e., an immortal) for this trick, or have they invented some new fictional formula to imbue their archetype with this rich history?

The Shield #1 hits comic shops Wednesday, October 21st.

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