'«fa lx'У
NO POINT HIDING
NO SIGH ОГ ANY
TR0L8LE I’LL TAKE
A LOOK AROUND
Tuf CITY, TEN MINUTES IN THi fUTUfiC
PATROLMAN AXEL STONE RADIOS ГН
THIS ПАИ II
GONNA BE CRAWLING
WITH COPS ANY
MINUTE! У
STONE TO CONTROL
RESPONDING TO
DISTRESS CALL FROM
FINCH ALLEY
YOU SHOULPN'T
HAVE COME HERE
LAWMAN...
LISTENUP. CREEPS
THIS IS THE
POLICE.'
UNCN
OOOF
GET HIM.'
COPS
HIT HIM
HARD.'
NOBODY!
COMING
AXEL.'
'COZ YOU'RE NEVER
GONNA LEAVE IT
IN ONE PIECE.' <
0Ш1У conscious. ЙХИ
STILL RECOGNITE! THl VOICE!
ГНЕТЕ
GUY! ARE
COP! •
NOBODY CARE! WHAT
HAPPEN! ГО A COP WHO
TOUEAU ON Mi!
< FRIEND!.'
CONTROL! THUS
I! AXEL TTONE..
WHERE! THAT
BACK-UP ?
FOR PETE! SAKE, CONTROL
WHERE S MY BACK-UP 3
Much later
HARD TO IMAGINE HOW Ht
MANAGED TO GET AWAY
I DON'T THINK THE
PROBLEMS ENDHERE.
OFFICER FIELDING
THIS WAS FOUND IN
HIS CLOTHING
YOUR FRIEND WAS LUCKY TO
ESCAPE WITH HIS LIFE.
CHIEF SAID HI THREW
AIMSELF INTO THE
RIVER. ЛИАМ NEARLY
TWO MILES AND WAS
FISHED OUT SY A
. TRAWLER
X-RAVJSHOW EXTENSIVE
90NE DAMAGE AND MASSIVE
INTERNAL BLEEDING
OHr MAX WHAT
HAVE THEY DONE
TO POOR AXEL?
QUIT
GREAT! NOW
WHAT POM 30?
IF VOU TWO BREATHE A
WORD Г0 THE MEPIA 141.
SHOVE 1Г.
FATBOV!
WE'RE THROUGH MAKING
COMPLAINTS, WVNOAM -
MAA.’BLAZE-' WHAT THE
HELL IS GOING ON HERE ?
WE HIT BACK AT THE CREEPS WHO
ALMOST KILLED AXEL, BLAZE 1 WE
CAN'T TRUST THE POLICE OR THE
С1П COUNCIL, SO WE TAKE CARE
OF THINGS OURSELVES.
F RST STOP "THE BON
STORE! WE NEED SOME
SERIOUS FIREPOWER
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. SIR
THESE ARENT TWO ORDINARY
POUCf OFFICERS I'M TALKING
ABOUT BLATE FIELDING AND
MAX HATCHET- _______
NOW IT'S
PERSONAL
WHAT ISIT, WYNDAM?Z MUST YOU ALWAYS DALL
--------  r	WHILST I'M TAKING .
У [Ж MY EXERCISE ?
WHAT?YOU
CALL ME AT
HOME TO
TELL ME TWO
POLICE
OFFICERS
NAVE
RESIGNED> j
BLAZE AND АЛАХ ? .
WHY DIDN'T YOU
SAY SO, WYNDAM- A
ШХГ THE CLEANUP BEGINS
PROBLEM
TOTAL THE GEEKS, BANANAS.*
HIT THEM WITH THE BAZOOKA
CHEEZ.* WHERE PIP THE
VAN COME FROM, MAN’
XOU’RE SIX MONTHS
8EHINP ON TOUR
PROTECTION.
OLP TIMER-- A
Гт C/ry
MTS WITH
CRIMEAN
GWRUPTICH
PONT BE STU PIP, MAN.'
WE PAT THE COPS PLENTT TO
KEEP OUT OF OUR WAT I
l-l CANT PAT UP, BOTS
I HARP1T MAKE ENOUGH
MONET TO BREAK EVEN J
Two GOOD COPS
HAVE QUIT THE
fOBCEAND TAKEN
TO THE STREETS
WITH THEIR OWN
BRAND Of JUSTICE
ИЛИАНА!
BURN. CITY
BURN*
МАШ IT'S THE COPS,
TIG GT! МАШ
SOMEBODV CALLED .
THE COPS! /
URRK
LOOK OUT
Tut SH9TG0H MID
AAAKK
LIGHTS OUT,
SCUM,’
ZIGCY*
LOOK OUr
HEADS UP.
JERK!
FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD,
BANANAS YOU ALMOST
MAX! TAKE CAPE 01
THE GEEK WITH THE
AUTOMATIC I >
KEEP AWAY FROM ME
I MEAN ITJ
HE'S BEEN jf" Aw> cnEEZ.
TAKENOUT. . «ЦАТ COUlP’Vf

TWEY CALI THIS PLACl' ГЦ£ SAF£ HOUSE
унгн тошбнг
I GOT A AAEiiAGE
FOR VOUCRHP$..
fVERWY KN0W4 ABOUT IT. E7IN THE COPS
but nobody DARED DO anything ABOUT IT
OKAY, BLAZE
FLOOR IT.'
FOR ТЩ PAST FIVi DPU6S НАЧ[ BUN РШЕТШ
AND PACKAGE IN HERE TWfNTT-SOUR HOURS A DAT
RUN FOR COVER
IT’S A RAID.’
GET U4 OUTTA
HERE*
RUN FOR
YOUR LIVES
MILLIONS
ALL UP IN SMDKE
тит issue the ninjas strike
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
THAT EX’COP U A THORN IN
MY SIDE ONCE AGAIN —
' BUT THIS TIME I FLAN TO
RFMOI/E HIM PERMANENTLY
-MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WORTH OF PRUGS"
YOU NEEON'T
HAVE
BOTHERED,
IP1OT.' A
MAX HATCHET IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THIS -I CAN SMELL HIM!
PLEASE. MISTER HAWK**
THERE WAS NOTHING WE
COULD DO! *-------------------
---------* THEY JUST BURST
IN AND. LIKE, NUKED THE PLACE
I WAS LUCKY TO GET OUT ALIVE!
MAX IS NEXT ON the list.
HiS BEST FRIEND. AXEL, WAS
ALMOST KILLED TWO WEEKS AGO.
BEATEN ro A PULP
OYJOMf CORRUPT
COPS IN HIS OWN
PRECINCT.
Tw COOP COPS QUIT A
CORRUPT POLICE FORCE
TO BRING JUSTICE TO
THE GIT'S --
gUT DECENT MEN AND
WOMEN PC N'T LINE LONG
IN ГЦ[ FACE OF
ORGANISEDCRlME
MEET MAX HATCHET. AN EX-COP
WITH A PRICE ON HIS HEAD.

Cl ГУ Н 0^ Pl ГД l axel TTONE'J room.
FIRST AXfL GETS BEATEN
HALF TO DEATH, AND NOW
MAX HAT DISAPPEARED
ITT ALL UP TO ME NOW,
MURPHY ГМ ON MY OWN

UNIT?
WAKEUP, MAXIE-BOY:
THE NINJAS ONLY
DRUGGED YOU.
OLD FRIEND A
eV 1 I HEARD YOU RON OFF TO SOUTH
IN AMERICA. HAWK] SHOULD HAYE
1| 1 KNOWN YOUR CROOKED BUDDIES
Ж \ WOULD SET YOU UP IN TH{ DOUGS
—e'—*----------------------TRADE.
BRAVE WORDS FOR A MAN WITH ----------S
A GUN POINTED ДТ HIS HEAD MAX. ZSg
I’D BE CAREFUL IF I WERE YOU... Г
HAWK*
PLEASED TO SEE ME,
HUH’ WELL. ITS
BEEN A LONGTIME,
MAXIE BOY' л
NEXrtSSBf:
R.LP. AXEL
WE NEED YOU ALIVE IF WE RE
GONNA HAVE SOME FUN
. WITH YOU.’ —<1
IT S BEEN ALMOST FIVE YEARS
SINCE YOU BUSTEDMEFOR
POLICE CORRUPTION
ALMOST FIVE YEARS SINCE YOU
HAD YOUR OLD PARTNER
KICKED OFF THE FORCE.
.YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO END UP
DEAD LIKE YOUR FRIENDS.'*

I'LL ТАКС CASE
OF THI3 STUPID
POLICEMAN!
KILL THE ONE
IN THE BED!
TWO COPS WAVE OUZTA
CORRUPT POUCf fORCf
TO TAKE Г/ft LAW INTO
THUR OWN HANDS
KEEP BACK!
I'M ARMED!
The streets of rntcin
ARE NOW LITTEREP
И/ГЯ THE CORPUS ОТ
rut INNOCtNr
STAMP BACK. Y
THIS WILL BE I
MESSY! /
THE HAWK REQUIRES T
THE HEAP! *———-<
•-------• ME SAID HE
WOULD NOT PAY UNLESS
Wl BRING HIM THE HEAP
OF THE INJUREP .
POLICEMAN!______
fe'Vt: Mark Millar Ли Peter Richardton u*i*r«M Tom Frame
(LSI WHERE
I THINK I CAN SEE MAX ’
STRAPPED TO A CHAIR...
TOO FAR AWAY TO BE SUM
WHY POM T XOU JUST
KILL ME AND GET IT
OVER WITH?
WHAT ARE
yOU WAITING
FOR. HAWK?
GUESS ГР SETTER CAIL IN
MURPHY AND WE CAN
RAID THIS JOINT
JOIN US.
WRY DON'T
VOU?
COME ON. MAX...NOU KNOW ME
SETTER THAN THAT.' I OWE NOU
SOMETHING FOR ALL THOSE YEARS
WE WERE PARTNERS ON THE FORCE.'
1 I HAD TO GO THROUGH
FOURTEEN INFORMANTS BEFORE
I WAS TIPPED OFF ABOUT -
THIS PLACE ---—------<
----• CREEP BETTER
ИК
Blaze
(JNGHHHH
DON'T KNOW WHAT
IT IS IOOKJ LIKE A
BOMB OR SOMETHING
NOBODY «УДID
YOU COULD TALK,
MS FIELDING.'
NOT SO TONIGHT
MY DEAR
ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS PRESS THE
BUTTON AND 30VI CRUSADING
COPS WILL COME TO HER RESCUE
HEY. WITTER n
HAWK! LOOK
WHAT I FOUND
PROWLIN' AROUND
UPON THE roof:
DON'T WORR'I. MAA
THESE CENTf WOULDN’T
KNOW HOW TO HURT
A GIRL.'
SHE HAD THIS LITTLE
ELECTRONIC THING STRAPPED
ГЭ HER BE.Г
ITS A POLICE TRACER PROBABLY ]
GIVEN Г0 HER BY SOME FR END /
IN THE DEPARTMENT У
EM8ARRASING
NOTHING TO DO WITH REVENGE
UNTltMl
AND FACE
ME LIKE
A man;
DON'T INSULT MY
INTELLIGENCE,
MAX '---------◄
GETTING KICKED OFF THE POLICE
FORGE WAS THE BEET CAREER
MOVE I FVERMADE LIEU. j
I PRACTICALLY RUN THE /
DEPARTMENT NOW...
KILLING YOU ISN'T
ABOUT REVENGE
IT’S ABOUT GOOD
BUSINESS ,
WONFST COPS JUST GET IN THE WAY
OF MY OPERATIONS. *--------
BUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU
AND BLAZE JUST MAKE
MY LIFE SO
DIFFICULT
YOU'RE A
COWARD,
HAWK.' A
STINKING
COWARD.’
DANG BANG BANG. THEN IT’S
BLAZE- JL ALLOVER
HAWKI I TAKE ME INSTEAD,
NO.’ 1 YOU CHEAP PUNK.’
AAARGHH
AAAIIIEEE
r l-l SfNT
IN MY TOP
NINJA
ASSASSINS!
] NfxnSSUT AXEL IN ACTION! |
F GAME'S	Д
I OVER. HAWK! 1
YOU'RE	J
к BUSTED! .A
NO! IT CAN'T
61 YOU —
YOU'RE DEAD*
NINJAS ARE
WIMPS. MAN.’

NICE TIMING. AXEL!
THOUGHTYOU WERE
STILL IN HOSPITAL.*
YOU JOKERS
ARE UNDER
ARREST!
YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO COME
QUIETLY.
BUT IF I STAY UP
HERE. I'M DEAR
ANYWAY! —
TEN METRE PROP
3EHINP "PROBABLY
BREAK MY NECK.*
HIT BACK!
STAND YOUR GROUND
THERE’S ONLY TWO OF
THEM. FOR CRYIN’
OUT LOUD!
THE BIG CUV “
HE JUST WENT
OVER THE SIDE!
HAWK
LOOK.1
COME ON. MAX
GET TO BLAZE'S
TRACER'
4OU TWO "COME WITH MEI
IF THAT IPIOT GETS OUT OF
МЕЙЕ ALIVE THEN ЛЕ'ЯЕ SUNK!
DAMN
HE'S GONE
HOPE SOMEONE
PICKS THIS UP
AND SENDS HELP"
PRONTO! —

ксндкк
you е
ANPME
^<zzziaa:
head; up.
CREEPQIDS
YEAH
•SURE.
THIS EVENS
THINGS UP
A LITTLE,
HAWK—>
I'M WILL'NG TO
TALK OVER OUR
DIFFERENCES!
GUESS VOU MUST
STILL FEEL A
LITTLE GROGGY HUH?
MAKE IT EASY ON
YOURSELF. BIG У
FELLA.
GIVE ITUP, MAX!
WE’RE NOT GOING
TO HURT YOU I
NO MORE DISTRACTIONS. NO
MORE GIMMICKS. >-----------
---------------NOW THE
FIGHT’S DOWN TO JUST YOU..
YOU OKAY' YOU LOOK AWFUL
YOU PIECE OF Cm-
CUT YOU LIKE A FISH
MURPHY TO CHOPPER
SQUAD.' COAST IS
CLEAR. FELLA. >
GET UP. HAWK
UP ON YOUR
FEET SO I CAN
KNOCK YOU
DOWN AGAIN.'
THANKS A REAP. MURPHY. TOOK
A COUPLE OF SLUGS IN THE
SHOULDER GUESS I'LL LIVE.*
ROGER
THAT.
MURPH
MOVE INTO POSITION
AND LEVEL THAT
PUMP?
MURPHY
NtXTISSU' MAP MA
STAND STILL.
DAMN YOU!
FIGURE IT WILL FLUSH
OUT HAWK ANP HIS
GOONS IN ONE
CLEAN SWEEP.' Л
WHAT'S HAPPENING
MURPHY? WHAT'S
GOINGON?
W MAX IS
f STILL IN
THERE!
CHOPPER SQUAP
ARE DROPPING AN
INCENDIARY ON THE
PROCESSING PLANT.
IT'S ALL OVER
HAWK!
DAMN
HOW ABOUT
YOUR MEAD,
SCUM ?
YOU WERE
FASTER IN THE
OLD DATS...
YOU’RE SLOWING
DOWN MAX.
WHAT'S THE
MATTER. MAX
BREAK
SOMETHING?
TWO GOOD COPS RESIGNED
EROM А CROOKED POLICE
DEPARTMENT'-NOW ONE
OF THEM MAY HAVE TO
PAY WITH HIS LIFE
SOUNPEDLIKE
A FEW RIBS TO
ME ..OR MAYBE
A LEG...OR A
MN BACK
. into rue heart
OF THtMAGHlNf.
MAX HAS Г0
FIGHT THIS ONE
ON HIS OWN!
ОНРСЙ UNDDCtPffl
THEY TUMBLE...
THE PLANT SHUDDUS-
ITS FOUNDATIONS МЯК
AND GAUMS LINO
TRY THIS.
'OLD BUDDY
WE'VE GOT
TO HELP
HIM!
WEREN'T
PARTNER1
OH Ml LORO! MAK
IS STILL IN
THERE, AXEL '
WE СДМ'Т GO W /
INSIDE. BLAZE. П/
IT'S SUICIDE! /
CEILING
NO, MAX
FIGURE I
SHOULD HAYE
PONE THAT
YEARS AGO'
...гни и
WHERE YOU
GO FOR A
HOT BATH J
TH IS IS IT, MAX'
THIS IS WHEREI
SETTLE THE SCORE.
MAX!
PONT COUNT ON IT.
SCUM! IF I CAN
SHIFT THIS ROCK...
MISSED US'
DON'T WORRY MAX! W'
I'LL MAKE THIS
QUICK! x------«— Я
--------я WE'RE НАШИ
fWQWl FOR THE SLAG-PIT,
* V YOU CREEP!
OVER THERE
IT'S Л1АХ
IINGHH
I QUIT
SHUT THE
HELL UP!
CAPTAIN
WYNPAM
I'll IIVE-
THANKS A
BUNCH FOR
COMING
FORME.
3UT YOU, YOU'RE STILL
A COP. WISEGUY--
AND YOU'RE IN
BIG TROUBLE!
WHAT ABOUT
YOU- MURPHY?
ARE YOU
JOINING US
MAX!
YOUOKAY
BUDDY?
THERE'S SOMEONE
COMING OUTOF
THE FACTORY.' .
MAX HATCHET AND
BLAZE FIELDING
ARE UNDER ARREST,
AXEL" THEY'RE
EX-POLICE OFFICERS
AND THEY JUST
BROKE THE LAW л
CONSIDER THAT
MY RESIGNATION
FATBOY.'

ONCE WE SET INTO
30ЛЛЕ REAL ACTION
Г«Е£ЛР"ОЯ THE BEGINNING ?
COMING SOON-SKATES'STORY.
WH-WWAT
POYOU MEAN
MAX?
TRIS WAS JUST A
WARM-UP! LETS
HIT THOSE
STREETS! X
TAKE IT EASY.
BLATE*'
MURPHY!
YOU GOTTA BE
KIDDING!
HERE, TAKE THIS,
CAPTAIN- .
NO >JOKE. BLAZE. I'M
SORRY. I'VE GOT A WIFE
AND KIDS BACK HOME
TO THINK ABOUT.' У
YOU'RE A
DISGRACE. MURPHY
A TOTAL LOSER —
SORRY. BLAZE,
IT'S NOT THAT
EASY.
MURPHY'S A GOOD COP. HE'LL |
BE THERE IE WE EVER REALLY I
NIED HIM. >-----------
--------* BESIDES. WE'RE
GONNA NEEDSOME CONTACTS IN
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ONCE
WE REALLY GET STARTED.