A review by gengelcox
Kill or Cure by Richard Sapir, Warren Murphy

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I enjoy how much Murphy and Sapir were willing to modify the formula of this pulp adventure series so early in the run. In this case, because of complacency within the ranks of CURE, someone discovers their existence, and it is up to Remo to save it, without all the help it provided him in the past. While he remains the Superman, the problem may be one that requires more brains than brawn, and there’s a question about whether Remo has those brains…at least in Chiun’s mind.

Oh, there’s no real suspense here. The pleasure to be found is in the testing of this formula, of the slight changes in the relationships between the emperor Smith, the master Chiun, and the still-becoming the destroyer, Remo. It’s a comic book in prose—each issue builds on the past to create something more than the single episode.