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A Look Back at The Kindred #4 (1994)

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Welcome back, superhero fans, 1990s arts and culture enthusiasts, Image Comics and comic book collectors! Today we go back to the mid-1990s to examine one of the many tales of the WildStorm universe through The Kindred mini-series.

After reading the first three issues of this WildStorm mini-series, Grifter and Backlash were well defined as two former teammates of Team 7 who are at great odds with each other. Adding more emphasis to the Team 7 legacy and the dirty history of International Operations (IO) was IO officer John Lynch (who became a captive in this mini-series) and the revealed leader of the Kindred. The stage is set for the conclusion of this mini-series.

With those details laid down, here is a look back at The Kindred #4, published by Image Comics in 1994 with a story written by Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, Sean Ruffner and the illustrator himself, Brett Booth.

Early story

The story begins some time after the leader of the Kindred revealed himself to Lynch, Grifter, Backlash and Alicia Turner. It has been former IO operative and Team 7 member Roberto Diaz all along and he blamed Backlash for leaving him for dead more than twenty years prior during a desperate situation in South America.

On the orders of Diaz, a few of the beastly Kindred servants carried the severely damaged body of Backlash to a waterfall and threw him down. Elsewhere, Grifter is naked and contained in a water container with oxygen and a communication device attached to him. Roberto Diaz watches and communicates with him. Diaz tells Grifter that the his old identity is no more and the only thing he requires from him are gen samples which are crucial to better understand the genesis drug.

Diaz reveals to him that duplicating the genesis drug is crucial for the Kindred to create more life and be able to overwhelm the world and force it to recognize the might of the Kindred society. Grifter tries to reason with his former teammate by telling him that the genesis serum is something that is not meant to be tampered as it will lead to destruction…

Quality

This early, I can say that Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, Sean Ruffner and Brett Booth gave their best effort to make this final chapter very intriguing, dramatic and explosive to read at the same time. Along the way, they expanded the lore of the original WildStorm universe while building up anticipation for the Team 7 original mini-series (released in the 4th quarter of 1994).

The writing got even stronger in this final issue in terms of storytelling and character development. Roberto Diaz is not a one-dimensional super villain. In fact, he strongly believes that he was betrayed not only by Team 7 and IO, but by humanity in general. As such, he found purpose with the Kindred during his survival days and injected himself with the genesis drug which enhanced him but also turned him into an addict (this alone added drug addiction as a key theme). As far as Roberto Diaz is concerned, he is on a path of no return and his obsession with vengeance against humanity justifies his leadership of the Kindred and the master plan to overwhelm humanity someday. In terms of geopolitics, this reminds me a lot about Islamic terrorists going up against Western civilization using violence while having their fellow Islamists migrate into different nations worldwide to overwhelm those societies from within. Of course, the concept of Diaz and the Kindred plotting against many billions of humans here is high fantasy mixed with unethical science, terrorism, infiltration and terrorism.

The creators managed to develop Grifter, Backlash and John Lynch even more. Lynch here is portrayed as very stressed and struggling with being responsible over the deaths of many men IO sent to rescue him. He even believed for a while that Backlash is dead and he knows fully well that the Kindred are not crazy but rather intelligent and are obsessed with seeking justice. In some ways, Lynch is also responsible for the Kindred and he reflects on what he did for decades for IO while serving as a Team 7 member with a leadership role.

Grifter and Backlash, who are often visually featured in the promos of this mini-series, also have their fair share of the spotlight. Both heroes are severely beaten and not even their special talents or powers were enough to overcome the violent opposition of the Kindred. I like the way the creators emphasized Grifter’s (civilian identity: Cole Cash) personality as he got into the same prison cell with Alicia Turner who turned out to be involved with him several years prior. Grifter here is uneasy about the past not only as member of Team 7 but also as a person. As for Backlash, I’ll say that he has the classic heroic comeback in this issue and things got really tense between him and Roberto Diaz.

When it comes to superhero spectacle, this one is really packed with action and Brett Booth delivered some dynamic artworks to make the story look entertaining. When he draws the Kindred – those animalistic loyalists of Roberto Diaz – he makes them look horrific and intimidating from time to time. When it comes to drawing Backlash and Grifter, Booth’s take has some rough edges as this mini-series was produced before the start of the Backlash series.

Conclusion

I can say that The Kindred #4 (1994) is a worthy end to the mini-series. By the time the plot concluded, the lore and the paramilitary concepts of the original WildStorm universe got expanded a lot with emphasis on the legacy left behind by Team 7 and IO. Grifter, Backlash and John Lynch – all former teammates of Team 7 – got nicely developed here and their significance within the WildStorm universe got stronger. This comic book delivered intrigue, surprises and a good amount of spectacle from start to finish. It also succeeded in setting the stage for the late-1994 launch of Team 7.

Overall, The Kindred #4 (1994) is recommended.

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#NoKings but #MonarchButterflies are splendid

Annual #Migration
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly_migration

About “Monarchs” (1874 +)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly

#FirstNations
https://www.unesco.org/mab/50anniversary/en/mariposa-monarca

Plight
https://www.texasobserver.org/the-plight-of-the-monarch/

Prairie Habitat
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Avocado Capo / Forest Clearing
https://insightcrime.org/news/avocados-in-butterflies-out-illegal-logging-devastating-western-mexico/

#art #illustration #peterkuper
https://www.peterkuper.com/ruins

#Mariposa #MassMigration #Pollinators

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What's been learned?

Global News, Dec. 19:
The United States wants to “partner” 😳 with countries in the Western hemisphere, including #Canada, to collectively tackle issues like #NarcoTerrorism and #MassMigration, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.
1/2

Global News, Dec. 19:
The United States wants to “partner” 😳 with countries in the Western hemisphere, including #Canada, to collectively tackle issues like #NarcoTerrorism and #MassMigration, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.
1/2

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The United States wants to “partner” 😳 with countries in the Western hemisphere, including #Canada, to collectively tackle issues like #NarcoTerrorism and #MassMigration, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.
1/2

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The United States wants to “partner” 😳 with countries in the Western hemisphere, including #Canada, to collectively tackle issues like #NarcoTerrorism and #MassMigration, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.
1/2

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The United States wants to “partner” 😳 with countries in the Western hemisphere, including #Canada, to collectively tackle issues like #NarcoTerrorism and #MassMigration, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.
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#Mobilization impactfully moves the needle, if not as rapidly as the violent revolution which is inexorable & will have backlash; both hard, each necessary at some point in every Society. “Plot, plan, strategize, organize, and mobilize”
— "Killer Mike" Render of 'Run The Jewels', May 29, 2020

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Vy9io6VEt58

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With a title like that I was immediately sceptical about a video listed in my feed.

Especially with the tag line
"The politically incorrect truth"

But it was the complete opposite of what I feared! It explains what I already "suspected" about #immigration in #Sweden.
(The same applies here in #Norway too.)

Long story short;
The situation simply ain't all that bad! 🤗

#NorskTut #Allheimen #MassMigration #Economy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoFLHx-t-Yk

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https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/08/30/national-security-climate-change/amp/

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#australia #report #withheld #climatecrisis #massmigration #risingseas #drought #cropfailure #conflict #nationalsecurity #climatecollaps

#bigoil #winning #riseup

"Based on a review of case studies, demographers believe that #ClimateChange is unlikely to generate #MassMigration from African drylands to Europe or other continents. Instead, future droughts are likely to cause dislocation through immobility and entrapment."

#ClimateMigration
https://360info.org/how-droughts-can-leave-people-with-nowhere-to-go/

They're probably rolling in cash right now with everybody buying .social domains because of the #MassMigration

The only time #climateChange sounds like a hoax is when you some #bureaucrat waxes lyrical about how a #massMigration could be an economic boom for countries like #Australia with an older population. So long as they can assimilate with much (re)education and access to resources/energy/infrastructures upon arrival.

Ugh. Same #neoliberal tropes.

It leaves one thinking whether cc is the next iteration in some "#refugee production schedule". Similar to the past 60 years of popularised wars.

:(