by Adam on Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:15 pm
Ghost is Scout's mentor, and the current Ghost is at least the second person to have that identity. The original Ghost was in WW2, was on the very first League of Seven, and was a big player in the golden age. That's his costume in the glass case in panel 2. The current Ghost is an outcast - a myth. The Lo7 wants nothing to do with Ghost's 'war' and the split between them was bitter and harsh.
Most people have never heard of Ghost & Scout, and those few that have think they're a myth. The only ones who believe are those who have reason to fear them. As opposed to some dark vigilantes, they don't fight in the alleyways against muggers, psychopaths and common criminals. They fight against high-society criminals and the elite. They make war on those whose money, priveledge and status make them untouchable, and who are able to work within the law while still committing atrocities to people across the world through their business. This isn't just crooked businessmen, these are the people who are true blights on the world and actively subjugate anyone they consider beneath them.
It's a small preview image, but you can see some of Ghost's tools on the racks to the far left of panel two or the right of panel three. Included are an array of martial weapons from a set of Katana to staffs and three-sectioned staffs, boomerangs, smaller throwing blades, knives of all sorts, and a variety of explosive devices - from smoke-bombs to 'tangler' bombs (adhesive gel that solidifies around a target and binds them against whatever they touch) to EMPs and old-fashioned frags. In panel 3 you can see a few guns; small-arms, a SMG, and the barrel of a rifle.
Anyway, that's just a minor examination of this page. We crammed a lot of stuff in there, all to show bits of background to the Ghost character.