His mentor is a wizened, old Korean named Chiun. Remo is trained in a style of martial arts called Sinanju named after the Korean village where it was created. Surviving his death sentence, he wakes to find he’s been recruited to be a highly trained enforcement arm for a secret government organization called CURE. Sentenced to death and on Death Row, he is offered the chance to stay alive by going along with plans to fake his death. police officer who gets framed for a drug dealer’s murder.
#Remo williams destroyer magazine series
I think I'll ask him if he's read any in a while.The Destroyer Series centers around the adventures of Remo Williams. Actually, the magazine books are mostly old Conan isues and those are my dad's. I'm inspired to dig out my magazine issues of The Destroyer and revisit them, but my Magazine sized comic books haven't been sorted in a while. Lee Weeks art suited Remo more but didn't offer much for Chiun. Though the cover with Remo is not how I picture Remo at all, he's got to be more rugged! Yup. The art was fine, Ditko's was fun and bright, very classic comic book. At one point Remo does worry a bit unnecessarily about Chiun not dodging the killer change. He's a guy who can really climb walls, dodge bullets and move faster than anyone, well except of course Chiun. We get just a taste of Remo's true Sinanju skill. This was a humorous read but as a DESTROYER fan the stories aren't exactly up to par with the big conspiracy type plots that Remo usually unravels. "I'd say he's Cashed Out, Wouldn't You?" It's a good thing that Remo and Chiun have fast reflexes and smooth dodging skills! The bad guy even has a DIME gun! And then the puns flow forth. Smith sends Remo and Chiun to investigate! This little tale ventures into the more fantastical side with a killer using a strange weapon of destruction. Using Terminal Velocity and lofting quarters from a blimp up in the sky there's a killer on the loose targeting some mobster types. TERMINAL VELOCITY as written by Will Murray with Art by Steve Ditko! (Don't expect political correctness with Chiun though he really is a good guy just a bit selfish being the Master.)Ĭhiun and Remo have their usual pick on each other banter and the wrongs are righted with bloody violence by way of Sinanju martial arts. The issues of race is a constant Destroyer topic, as Chiun compares everything to his Korean ways. Remo and Chiun are in the neighborhood to put an end to the shootings and take the streets back! Of course Remo must explain to Chiun about the cultural differences of Ghetto neighborhood while Chiun insists he already know it all as previous Sinanju Masters had history with African tribes. Right now now though I must focus on the issue at hand, #1 which is a one shot following the Magazine set of nine issues.Ī street gang in Detroit got their hands on a Flexible Fifty machine gun and they venture into the rival gang hood and go on a drive-by rampage. Now there's been a few comic books series for The Destroyer all from Marvel and the Magazine Destroyer comics are one of my favorites, especially with art and story.
Chiun has a superiority complex and Remo is just the average know it all American guy who happens to be well suited for the powers of Sinanju. The series focus is the relationship between Remo and Chiun, it's Student/Master and Father/Son with a lot of bickering going on. It's mostly political satire and action, the early books actually hold up well and hit some familiar relevant topics. I've slowly and surely been making my way through the series, I've got #36 POWER PLAY in my purse. I'm quite fond of these books and love how the second chapter always begins with the line "His Name is Remo." (It's the best!) The film is based on THE DESTROYER book series which began in 1971 as written by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir and the series still continues today with THE NEW DESTROYER. Chiun, the Master of Sinanju, trains him to be the world's greatest assassin to protect the Constitution and keep America safe.
That man, Remo awakes to discover he had been recruited by Harold Smith to a super secret agency called CURE. A cop is framed for murder and executed, but he didn't actually die. Now I was first introduced to Remo Williams by the movie, REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS starring Fred Ward and Joel Gray. Comic Book: THE DESTROYER: The Adventures of Remo and Chiun
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