Sable's rise to fame as a bounty hunter is chronicled today, both in the pages of the comic and in the pages of the autobiography that Myke, our curious book illustrator, is reading. The origin of Flemm, Sable's nom de plume is revealed, and we get a few moments that are in some ways assuaging for me the rampant gun violence that permeates the comic. Sable hates the fact that he's a successful children's author! That, right there, is a wonderful character beat, and a sign that this isn't going to simply be a Punisher proxy, or simply an excuse for violent stories. Sable has a personality that isn't always in line with the badass bounty hunter/vigilante character for which he's known.
Further in this comic, Sable finally gets revenge on the person who ordered his family's deaths. I'm glad to see this dealt with early in the series, as a less-savvy writer could have used these deaths as a constant motivator and story point for years to come. Death, be it violent or peaceful, comes for us all, and those of us left behind have to figure out ways of dealing with it. Not dealing with it is a very lazy way of developing a character, I think.
More to follow.
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