Abnormal Ammo: Law tends to avoid using regular bullets on his Super Hero enemies.They outright state they only had him in order to have a subject for their experiments. Abusive Parents: Private Eye's parents.

Marshal Law provides examples of the following tropes: Or, of course, the governing tactic of the same name.

Or mistake this series for the late-nineties TV series Martial Law. Ironically (and in the wake of the success of The Boys in particular), the series has been subject to revisionism with focus on the humanity in the character compared to the hero hunters in The Boys and Team Achilles.Īlso, whatever you do, do not confuse this character with the resident Bruce Lee Clone of Tekken Marshall Law. Though not a huge hit in its time, Marshal Law would be Vindicated by History, and its themes would be revisited and expanded in The Boys and Stormwatch: Team Achilles. The series itself was a minor hit but has only recently had the rights sorted out DC Comics printed a hardcover collection of the core books in 2013 (although unfortunately some important bits of character development took place in crossovers with other characters that aren't collected in the edition). The series was created by Pat Mills and drawn by Kevin O'Neill. It also offered a rather scathing attack on American foreign policy under Reagan in The '80s, as Reagan's war against communism in Central America serves as the backdrop of Marshal Law's origin. The series was famous for its satirical look at super-heroes and the public's love of them, while exploring the seedy underbelly of what it means to have absolute power.

A violent Anti-Hero super-hero cop, Marshal Law's job is to kill super-heroes and other super-powered criminals, most of which got their powers from the US Government.Ī biting satire of super-hero comics, the series was published by Marvel Comics Epic line before being moved onto a variety of other publishers. Set 20 Minutes into the Future, Marshal Law is the story of Joe Gilmore, a.k.a.

Pinhead vs. Marshal Law by Pat Mills