[Jeffrey]

One of the top ten pieces of sequential art is finally coming to trade paperback form, almost twenty years after its start.

The Question by Denny O'Neil took the character created by Steve Ditko (who created Spider-Man) and put him into a series that eschewed superpowers for philosophical insight, urban action, and realistic love in the face of tragedy. The Question was Vic Sage, a newsman who returned to his hometown of Hub City to report on the wild corruption - and to combat it as The Question, a suit-clad street vigilante whose mask makes him appear faceless. Brought back from the threshold of death at the start of his crusade, Sage tempered his Objectivism with Zen Buddhism, quoting everyone from saints to Sartre in the process.

O'Neil kept The Question with one foot in the DCU, one foot in the real-world, as the only other heroes to appear were non-powered vigilantes like Batman, Black Canary, Green Arrow, and Richard Dragon.

This series has been a cult favorite for years and years, and inspired current DCU writers such as Greg Rucka (who wrote The Question along Huntress and Batman in the well-received "Huntress: Cry for Blood"), who along with Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, etc. made The Question (and his successor, Renee Montoya) big players in the last year's weekly series 52.

I guarantee any comic fan will be captivated by it. Heck, it may appeal more to non-comic fans, especially those who have enjoyed the near-realism and philosophical insight of films such as Unbreakable, Batman Begins, etc.

Cover here

THE QUESTION: ZEN AND VIOLENCE VOL. 1 TP
Written by Dennis O’Neil
Art by Denys Cowan & Rick Magyar
Cover by Cowan & Bill Sienkiewicz
A new trade paperback collecting the 1980s adventures of The Question, the faceless, morally conflicted avenger based in corrupt Hub City! A martial arts master, The Question delved into Eastern philosophy as he battled crime and the crooked politicians of his hometown. This volume, collecting issues #1-6, features appearances by Batman and many of DC’s martial arts heroes.
Advance-solicited; on sale October 3 • 176 pg, FC, $19.99 US

[MJ_Avalanche]

Thanks for posting this! I've been really interested in The Question since I read 52 and wasn't really sure where to go for more. I'll have to keep an eye out for this and pick it up.

[Lightknight]

Man, I was waiting for something like this. Great find.

[Jeffrey]

I don't want to oversell this, but this is my favorite comic series of all time, tied with Watchmen.

[Skeeter]

I'll have to pick it up. I have random issues from this era and I'd love to fill in the gaps.

[guitarfan01]

I was so excited to see this in the solicits.

It means I can stop searching eBay!