Doc Savage is slowly becoming a sleeper hero for me; the series started out with a whimper and over the last few months it’s got better and better – almost the opposite of First Wave, the book that spawned it. This issue sees Doc in a sort of hostage situation; there’s action, humour and thrills as we learn the circumstances of his predicament and the eventual repercussions of it. The story by Ivan Brandon and Brian Azzarello has been tailored specifically to maintain the pulpy feel of the character and his origins, but has been updated enough that everything feels fresh and original. The art by Nic Klein is decent throughout, merging cartoony line art with muted colours and simplistic choreography. This series can only get better, it seems; despite the waning interest in the Justice Inc back-up which is becoming a chore to read.