Free Red Spike #1 from Benaroya Publishing/Image Comics

8/3/2019 Free Red Spike #1 from Benaroya Publishing/Image Comics

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The first thing you fl when theAdrenaline starts flowing is

the warmth. Like your bld justgot 20 degrs warmer.

Like electricity is flowingthrough your veins. Thats

how you know thesystem is gearing up.


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Theres goa be ahundred guys downthere. Armed to the

tth with itchytrier fingers.

And reay picky about whoshows up to their luau.

Most people would cathis a suicide miion.

We ca it Tuesday.


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Nice nightto slaughtersome natives,

huh boys?

Just go out thereand do your job.

Just runthis the sameas at home

and you befine.

And in our case thejob is always simple.


5/31

And its alwaysthe same.

Wreck shop.

Honey,were

home.


6/31

Advisehow to

procd.

ma,UAV tags

the coanderin the mainbuilding.

On ourway.

How iseverything, Dr.

Fairfield?

And you,Downey?

Everythingsfine, Colonel

Moyer.

Fornow.

Wend your head

in this, Margaret.Dont woy about Greg.Hes bn preparing for

this day since hewalked through

the dr.

The RedSpike System is

functioning beautifuy.Both are at 90% adrenalcapacity with adrenalinere-uptake and neuralactivity procding

as expected.


7/31

I bet Ibeat you to the

warehouse.

Youhavent beat

me at anythingsince

training.

Put yourmoney whereyour mouth is.

Fifty bucks.

He,I go ahundred.

Youreon.

Goa gohigh-low.


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Lk atthose boys.Magnificent.


9/31

Iwin.

Nexttime I go

high.

Reinforcedindustrial stl.

its goa be toughto get through

them.

Double ornothing says

we dont.

Youreon.

Lilehelp?

Wemay nd tofind another

way in.


10/31

Gregs monitorshows he has

more adrenalinein his system.

Whataounts

for thedierence?

Gregsmore easily

riled up.

After youprince.

That true,Downey?

Oh


11/31

KiTM!

KiTM!

KiTM!


12/31

Plantthe chargesand get outof there!

Takethe east

wa. I gowest.

Aye, ayecaptain.


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impreive.

Letss you top

that.Hey, I

gave youprops.

Butcheck this

out.

Yougirls almost

finished?

Almost.

Now youand Greg getthe he outof there.

Wedone, son.

Now werefinished.


15/31

Whatsour escapeplan, Greg?

Youte me, BiyBada. Moyersms to thinkyoure ruing

the show.

Colonelonly cas

it like he

ss it.

Doesbelieving that

get you throughthe night?

Hey, Ind something.

Unlike you I donthave a personalshrink to tend

to me.Dont bejealous.

Of you?Never.

Wend to

get to thatdr.

Thatdr? Piece

a cake.

Whatsgoing on down

there?

Im showingeveryone who thereal bada is.

Greg,get out 0f

there!

Evacuatethe facility!

NOW!

Whatare you doing?We goa stick

together!


16/31

Haveno fear,love

Themasters

atwork.


17/31

Lkout!

UGH!

Greg


18/31

Theson of a

bitch shotme.

You swhat haens

when you screwaround?

Fuything is, hed

have mied if youhadnt kied

him.

Savethe laughsfor later.

Rightnow we goa

split.

Get o me.I aint hurtthat bad.

Greg,are youalright?

Never bnbeer.

You boysbeer stop

jerking around andget clear of the blast

radius or else thevultures wi bepicking through

your pieces.


19/31

Colonel,we dont have

time to get clearon our own. Mt

us on therf.

We cant

set the birddown upthere.

Thenget as closeas you can.

Youheard him.

Get uscloser.


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Cra...


21/31

Everyonealright?

justpeachy.

Get us backto Red Spike.

HUY!


22/31

So,hes caingit Red Spike

now

Send meeverything

weve got ona Project Red

Spike.

Henry CoughlinsOffice



Washington, D.C.7:30 am




23/31

Hey,Doc. Hows

slping beautydoing?

He hassecond-degr

burns on his chestand back and a grade

thr concuion.But he live.

Im fine incase you were

wondering.

I know. Ilked at yourreadings thisafternn.

Uh

Greg?

That you,beautiful?

Sure is.And Downey

t.


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{o}

Dontstrain

yourself.

Thatsmy cuegladyoure alright

buy.

Hey,Ma.

Soyabout thefactory. I

shouldve juststuck with

you.

Yougot that

right.

Sounds

like Gregsawake. Hows

he doing?

Hebe fine,Colonel.

I hopethe concuionsoftened that

hard head of his.Or scared him

straight.

Being softisnt reay

in Gregs nature.Neither is being

scared.

Neitheris foowingorders.

Im gladyou dont have

that problem, May.One of these daysGreg is going toget himself into

a lot oftrouble.

And Ibe right therealong with

him.

Thatsexactly what

woies me.

AgentCutler, pleasereport to Dr.

Fairfield.


25/31

Massystem is

checking outperfectly.

Sowhy isntGregs?

The

human brainis a fragileinstrument.

I canthave a repeat

of what haenedtoday. The potential

for damage ist great.

Ialready

have.

I s whatyoure doing.

Yound to

find a wayto temper

him.


26/31

Do younow?

Thatsthe second

six you pickedup. Dont thinkyou get the

third.

Evening,guys.

Wait!What are you

doing? He justwoke up from a

concuion.

Soydoc.

Forgetabout those.Im his doctor.

Hes in no conditionfor anything but

lying in bed.

Colonelsorders.


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I demandto know where

you aretaking him.

Let him goDowney.

Dr. Fairfieldis just going todo a lile fine-

tuning.

Gregs in noshape for anoperation.

Dont babyhim. Hes toughenough and you

know it. Besides, thisis going to help him.

Maybe even savehis life

Orthe life

of someonearound

him.


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The Red SpikeSystem consists of

thr implants.

The cerebral regulator, whichcontrols neurological

transmiion of and responseto fight or flight stimuli.

The adrenal gland augmenters,that bst adrenaline production

and distribution throughoutthe subjects body.

And the adremeter, whichaows the subject to

monitor his own adrenaline

levels in real time in the field.


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SubjectDanes cerebral

regulator was damagedin the blast. The purposeof this operation is to

repair that

damage.

The secondarypurpose is to adjust

the subjects responseto fight or flight

stimulus.What do

you meansir?

if wecould temper

that, aenuate hisadrenaline burst,

hed be a farsuperiorsoldier.

Howdo you do

that?

Science.

Thissubject in

particular, hasan incredibly swift

and powerfulresponse.


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is thepatientready?

Yes,doctor.

Youvebn verydisobedient,

Greg

Fortunatelyfor you, the

Colonel is going

to let me try tohelp you.

You reaymust learn todo as you are

told

Coencingstage two.


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Thesecovert programs

are out of control.You saw what haened

yesterday. They ndmore oversight and Im

more than hayto provide

that.

I have thefiles you askedfor Mr. Deputy

Director.

Mr.Vice President,

I couldnt agrwith you more of

course... I be

in touch.

Thankyou, mr.

grn.

DirectorRd, Henry

Coughlin here. Iwas wondering

if we could

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