Dark Reign: The Hood Review

Ever since he stole the sacred hood of Doramammu, Parker Robbins has been a man both blessed and cursed. The Hood itself provided him with powers and abilities which enabled him to climb to the top of the criminal underworld, to a sacred seat on Norman Osborne’s Cabal. On the other hand, there is a little demonic voice in the back of his head that is rapidly gaining volume. Dark Reign: The Hood explores the dual life of Parker Robbins; by day the high-school drop-out father and boyfriend and by night one of the most dangerous man in the underworld.
The delicate balance between the two sides is disrupted when an old Nemesis drops in and forces Robbins to use the power of Doramammu to survive. In a desperate attempt to control the demon that simply refuses to go away he turns to Satanna, whose help isn’t quite enough. Between protecting his family from his dual life, the demon, and everyone who is after him, a friend betrays him. In a desperate scramble to save everything, Robbins loses his family.
The writing in this book wasn’t incredible, but it worked well. The story explored a complex dynamic with a large cast of largely unused characters. The dialogue left a lot to be desired as did the artwork. Faces often looked people had been run over by cars. As bodies are often placed in unnatural positions and just look awkward and ridiculous. All and all a 2.5 out of 5.