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Gary Phillips and Elena Casagrande will debut a new Vigilante in a six-issue limited
series called The Vigilante: Southland. In the limited series the Vigilante
mantle will pass from Greg Saunders and Adrian Chase to Donny Fairchild, who
will take on the mantle after the death of his girlfriend and his attempted
murder. According to DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Dan DiDio, “This take on
Vigilante incorporates current social and political issues, making 'The
Vigilante: Southland' both relevant and contemporary, which sounds like an
incredible direction to take new stories featuring this character. Gary's
experience with crime fiction will give Vigilante an edginess and grittiness
that hasn't been seen before." The premise of the series is as follows: "The
Vigilante: Southland" is the story of Donny Fairchild, a failed NBA player who's
just making ends meet as a maintenance man. When his girlfriend stumbles on a
conspiracy to steal water rights through a series of shady land-development
deals, she's mysteriously murdered. Once Donny starts getting too close to the
cause of her death, his house is blown up and he's left for dead. Determined to
bring the killers to justice, Donny undergoes training from an urban legend
known as the East Sider to become a masked vigilante. |
