the professional(s)

The

PROFESSIONAL(s)The

PROFESSIONAL(s)FALL 2014 VOL 1 NO 1

Playing superhero is easy.But playing politics? Now that's deadly.

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New York city. somewhere on the lower east side.

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StationFIVE, check. Station

FIVE, ENGAGEAT WILL.

I've got eyeson you.

EveryonegET READY to GO

infrared.

ITsSHOWTime!

Good evening,EVERYONE.

PLEASEDROP yourWEAPONS.

You areall underarrest.

what the...? you

gonna arrestus?


Youand what army,

asshole?

Donttry this athome, kids.

NOTARMY.

LIGHTS.

Im aprofessional.

youregonna be

dead!

AARGH!


NOMOVEMENT?

NO MOVEMENT.

ALLCLEAR.

OVERTHERE!

NO, HEsOVER HERE!

LIGHTS!

Clear.Place issecure.

KBLAM!

THOG!WHAP!

KRUNCH!

CRACK!BAP!

WHOMP!

POG!

THWACK!


47.3seconds,guys. Not

bad. OKAY,SWEEP THEPLACE.

MAKESURE WE DONTLEAVE ANYTHING

BEHIND.

STATIONTWO, GRAB

THE SECURITYVIDS.

CALLING911 IN thirtySeconds.

UNH...

OKAY.NOW WEre

CLEAR.


This is the thirdincident in as many weeks that Police

have gotten an anonymous tip of allegedcriminals seemingly apprehended

by a mysterious maskedvigilante.

Any comment onthe vigilante known asThe Professional?

There you haveit, folks. CHIEF of detectives

Douglas Kinkaid, newly appointed bythe Mayor himself, has vowed

to apprehend...

The Professional!My sources say

No comment!

Though perhaps notso mysterious anymore. Sources tell

me that one of the alleged car thievessaid that the vigilante called himself

The Professional.

WAIT! theres chief ofdetectives KINKAID. LETS SEE

IF WE CAN GET A WORD.

GRACE VILLEGAS HERE,REPORTING LIVE FROM THE

LOWER EAST SIDE.

chief Kinkaid! TheWHO?

Except thathes breaking thelaw, and I swearwere going to

get him.

...TheProfessional.


Hey! Tothe Professional!!

HOOOYAHH!

too badwe cant takecredit. wed be

heroes!

more likethe department would

have our badges!

personally, Ithink the departments

in on it.i mean,

how else do youexplain all the intel

and gear?

need-to-know basis,

guys.

aslong as iget paid!

Goodjob, boys.

the media iseating it all up.

mayor seemshappy to look the

other way. best of all,were making a difference

at street level.

but wehave a littleproblem.


Congratulations,Detective! That wasquite a feat single-

handedly apprehendingthose hooligans.

six months earlier

And thefact that it was

caught on video reallygave the department

a good shot inthe arm.

Just doingmy job, Mister

Mayor.

Yes, butunfortunately, within a week,

people will have forgotten yourheroics and itll be back to police

bashing in the media. Son,I need your help.

Glad to hear it.Tell me, do you read

comics books?

Superheroes,Detective! What this city

needs is a symbol of hope.Someone to make them

feel safe andprotected.

You wantme to put on a cape

and mask?

Ill giveyou all the resourcesand authority you need.Even a promotion.

Withall due respect,

sir, but...

Comicbooks?

WhateverI can do.

This isnt ajoke, Kinkaid. And its not

a request either. I dont carehow you do it, just make

it happen.

this town is goingdown the toilet. what it

needs is a hero!and youre

going to givethem one.

are youout of yourgoddamn

mind?


Ill beright in, honey.

Just want to finishup some paper-

work.

manhattans turtle bay

Wecan sew?

You can turnyour skills against ElGuapo. what is it that

this town reallydoes well?

Ned, Dusty.Remember our film,Amigos, Amigos,

Amigos?It's

got towork.

There you go.You can sew. If only

we had knownthis earlier.

I may have some extra work

for everyone.

Gee,do you think

it couldwork?

Hey, Chuck.Its Kinkaid. Howis everything?

Captain!Cant complain.What can I do

for ya?

Youre in touchwith a bunch of guysfrom the old days,

arent you?

Yeah, sure.A bunch in the

department even.What is it,Captain?


Hello,Detective. Im

Donnelly. The mayorhas fully briefedme on your little

project.

splendid! Ill be your

liaison.

you cantell the mayorive got a plan.

THisequipment

shouldnt bea problem.

and Heresa list of what else

Ill need.

Ill needaccess to real

time information onALL ongoing inves-

tigations.

youre themost decorated cop

on the force...

We mayhave to promoteyou a few ranks

for that.

besides,youll have the mayors

full support.

but access...

Listen,donnely. the mayor isasking for a friggin

magic show.

You know howmany enemies Im going

to make in the Departmentif you do that?

you wantthe intel? this is the

only way youre gonnaget it without raising

an eyebrow.

I can try to anticipate

every contingency,but i cant guaran-

tee success.

with a careerin the Navy SEALs just

as colorful...

at leastthats what ive

ive heard.

if anyonecan pull thisoff, YOu can.


In an unprecedented move, Mayor Dawkins,today promoted Hero cop detective Douglas

Moreno Kinkaid to Chief of Detectives. a positionthat oversees all investigations.

Reportingfor Duty, sir.

SargeAntLinda Wang. Senior

Information SystemsAnalyst.

and you are?

The commis-sioner did, sir.

Donnellytell you tocome here?

A strange move indeed, consideringthe department hasnt had a Chief of

Detectives since 1973.

You wantsomeone who can

handle all the intelcoming in from everyinvestigation this city

is running? thatwould be me,

sir.

sir, i want you toknow that ima big admirer,

but...

theressomething thati feel i should

tell you.

wow!you dont miss

a thing.let me

guess. Thecommish askedyou to keep an

eye on me.

intels notjust out on thestreet, sarge.

theresplently of it

within the depart-ment too.


checkit! If weregonna be superheroes, well

need costumes, right?

Alastair, yknow, with shitlike that, you dont even need to

come out of the closet.

Whatever!I AINt wearing

no spandex.

Nocostumes.Just whatspractical.

Actually,loose clothing is a disadvantage in a

grappling fight.

skin-tightoutfit might not be

a bad idea.AtleastI got style!

Whatcha guys think of

these?

Hey!!

Were notdoing this tobe famous.This is amission.

Hey Chief, howdyou come up with this

idea anyway?

Uhm...it just came

to me.

Listen up! Ithink were ready for

our first job.


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