Prowler Vol. 2

Sean Ryan

No rating yet

Series: Prowler

Summary

This volume is issue #2 of the five-issue 2016 Marvel miniseries Prowler, a tie-in to the Spider-Man event "Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy." The Prowler, Hobie Brown, was accidentally killed in The Amazing Spider-Man by the new Electro, Francine Frye, and then resurrected by the Jackal through cloning technology, becoming an enforcer for the new U company's order of "clone villains" and depending on medication supplied by the Jackal to stay alive. At the end of the previous issue he was struck down by a mysterious hacker, and this volume reveals that person to be Julia Carpenter, formerly Spider-Woman and later the new Madame Web. The two clash over the truth about New U: Julia tries to persuade him to leave the Jackal, while Hobie wavers between trust and doubt and turns around to destroy her equipment. Meanwhile, the resurrected villains inside New U brawl without restraint, and the Jackal sends the new Electro to hunt down the Prowler. Amid the fighting and flight, Hobie misses his dose, his body begins to break down, and the Electro standing before him already looks like a corpse. Written by Sean Ryan and drawn by Jamal Campbell and Javier Saltares, this volume is key to understanding the Prowler's motives and predicament at this stage.

Editor's review

徘徊者的个人刊是「克隆阴谋」大事件中视角最特别的一条支线：主角既不是英雄，也不是纯粹的坏人，而是一个死了又被「重新制造」出来的人。他坚信胡狼在新 U 做的事情是对的，可这份信念建立在一个脆弱的前提上——每天按时吃药，否则身体就会崩解。这让整本漫画带上一层黑色幽默与存在主义味道：一个靠别人的药片活着的人，如何谈论正义？第 2 期把上一期埋下的伏笔一口气揭开，朱莉娅·卡彭特登场让「阴谋」的范围从旧金山扩展到整个蜘蛛宇宙。画面上，贾马尔·坎贝尔的色彩与构图极具辨识度，动作与情绪都很张扬。对于正在追「克隆阴谋」主线的读者，这一册补足了主线中一笔带过的角落；对于喜欢蜘蛛系配角与街头英雄的读者，也是一次不错的补充阅读。需要提醒的是，本系列评价两极，剧情推进偏慢，更适合抱着补完剧情的心态来读。

Who it's for

A good fit for

正在追「死亡不再：克隆阴谋」大事件主线的漫威读者
对徘徊者、蜘蛛女侠、蜘蛛夫人等蜘蛛系配角有兴趣的粉丝
喜欢街头英雄与身份认同主题的成年漫画读者
想补齐蜘蛛侠 2016 年前后连载脉络的美漫收藏者

Not a good fit for

没有读过前情、希望单册独立成篇的入门读者
偏好完整故事、不适应单期漫画连载断点的读者
低龄儿童（含打斗与死亡、克隆复活等情节）

Reading tips

建议先阅读《神奇蜘蛛侠》相关期数与《克隆阴谋》第 1—2 期，再进入本册
阅读时留意霍比的「服药」设定，它是理解其行为逻辑与结尾危机的关键
可对照主线事件，梳理朱莉娅·卡彭特与新 U 的关系，理解联动意义
读完本册后接第 3 期，才能看到霍比信念动摇后的走向

FAQ

《徘徊者》第 2 册是完整故事还是单期漫画？

本册是 2016 年《徘徊者》五期迷你系列中的第 2 期，属于单期漫画，故事与前后期紧密相连，需要按顺序阅读才能理解完整脉络。

没读过「克隆阴谋」能直接看这本吗？

可以读，但会缺失关键背景：霍比·布朗如何被新电光女杀死、又如何被胡狼复活。建议至少先了解《神奇蜘蛛侠》第 17 期和《克隆阴谋》第 1 期。

本册中的徘徊者是霍比·布朗还是亚伦·戴维斯？

是霍比·布朗，即 1969 年在《神奇蜘蛛侠》第 78 期登场的初代徘徊者。亚伦·戴维斯属于终极宇宙版本，与本册人物不同。

为什么徘徊者要替反派胡狼做事？

他在本系列中的身体是胡狼克隆出来的，必须依靠胡狼提供的药物才能维持生命；同时他认为新 U 的技术能救活更多死去的人，因此在早期真心认同胡狼。

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

About the author

Sean Ryan Author

Sean Ryan is a comics writer about whom public information is currently limited; neither his nationality nor his dates of birth and death are clearly recorded. Judging from the 14 works held in the collection, his writing is mainly concentrated in the field of superhero comics. Representative works include volumes 2, 3, 6 and 11 of the Nova series and issue 10, as well as the Spider-Man 100th Anniversary Special, A+X issue 16 and Prowler volume 2. These works mostly build on established characters from the Marvel universe, with themes involving the growth of teenage heroes, teamwork and the struggle between good and evil. The storytelling moves at a brisk pace and pays attention to the interplay between dialogue and action scenes. On the site, his works are categorized under art, film and television, children's books and comics and cartoons, indicating a readership that includes both young readers and adult comics fans. Although little is known about his personal life, these works show that he has maintained a steady output as a superhero comics writer.