The Nanites -- the more that I take back -- the less of a man I'll be. I'll be Bloodshot again. A machine. I can - I can already feel it happening. And before it's too late I want to know that I was a man, once. That I had a life once... that I was good once. Because, if I was never good, I don't think I ever can be.
- -- Bloodshot
Solicitation[]
EVIL-DOERS, BEWARE… BLOODSQUIRT IS TAKING CHARGE!
The memories of the thousands of people he killed as Bloodshot aren’t the only things that haunt Ray Garrison. For months now, the specter of the Geomancer and a nightmarish cartoon known as Bloodsquirt have tormented him at every turn. Are they real or a just figment of Bloodshot’s broken psyche? And just who are the other members of the Bloodsquirt’s squad…and what are they planning next? Follow New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT) and special guest artist Raul Allen (Hawkeye) down the rabbit hole right here for an essential chapter of the “Colorado” epic!
Colorado, Part 5[]
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
- Bloodshot / Ray Garrison
- Bloodsquirt (Hallucination)
Supporting Characters:
- Geomancer / Kay McHenry (Hallucination)
- Magic
Villains:
- Denver Shooting (Newspaper and mentioned)
- Unity (Hallucination)
- Eternal Warrior as Eternal Squirt (Hallucination)
- Ninjak as Nin-Squirt (Hallucination)
- Livewire as Squirtwire (Hallucination)
Other Characters:
- Archer & Armstrong (Hallucination)
- Armstrong (Hallucination)
- Obadiah Archer (Hallucination)
- Bloodhound (Hallucination)
- Hemogoblin (Mentioned only)
- Kris Hathawat (with the hoodie; assumed it's Kris) (Hallucination)
- Peter Stanchek (next to Kris; assumed it's Pete) (Hallucination)
- Project Rising Spirit (Flashback only)
- Zephyr (Hallucination)
Locations:
- Colorado
- Motor Motel
- Squirtverse (Hallucination)
- The Blood Bank (Top secret headquarters)
- Plasma City
Items:
- Alcohol
- Armstrong's Satchel
- The Blood Signal (Hallucination)
- Nanites
- Neutrino Bath (Mentioned only)
- Project Bloodshot Folder (Classified)
Vehicles:
- Bloodbike (Hallucination)
- Bloodfly (Hallucination)
- Bloodmobile (hallucination)
Credits[]
- Writers: Jeff Lemire
- Pencilers: Raul Allen with Patricia Martin
- Inkers: Raul Allen with Patricia Martin
- Colorists: Patricia Martin, Borja Pindado (Additional)
- Letterers: Patricia Martin
- Cover Artists: Raul Allen (A, 2nd), Mico Suayan & Allen Passalaqua (B), Jay Fabares (QR), Dave Johnson (1:10), Kano (1:20)
- Editors: Warren Simons, Kyle Andrukiewicz (Associate)
- Editor-in-Chief: Warren Simons
Synopsis[]
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Notes[]
- This issue is also known as the Bloodsquirt issue, or the Squirtverse issue.
- The Dave Johnson cover is a homage to John Romita's Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1967) cover.
Quotes[]
- Would I ever lead you astray?
- -- Bloodsquirt
- Oh, and Ray, I'm only telling you this because I'm your wingman. If I were you, I wouldn't mention Magic in front of Kay. Awwwkwarrd.
- -- Bloodshot
- What's the matter, chum? Want more? Well, the answers are all here, big fella! Who you were before Rising Spirit turned you into Bloodshot. Your secret origin! All you gotta do is open that file up. But you can't, can you, Ray? You know why? Cause you don't want to know... because secretly you love being Bloodshot!
- -- Bloodsquirt
- You were made to fight, Ray! You were made to kill and that's just what we're gonna do! So grab the biggest gun you can find... Bloodshot rides again!
- -- Bloodsquirt
- I wanted to talk to you about something that's been bugging me, Ray. Primarily that little slut you decided to pick up yesterday. Sorry, Ray, but she has to go. She'll only get in the way.
- -- Kay
- Oh, please, we all know what you want her for. I'm trying really hard not to be mad about this, Ray. Just kill her and be done with it.
- -- Kay
- What, you really gonna be a superhero this time Ray? Come on. That's not you. We aren't heroes... we're executioners.
- -- Bloodsquirt
- There's just one thing. You're not Kay... you're not real. And I'd rather be alone than become a monster like this thing.
- -- Bloodshot
- The Nanites -- the more that I take back -- the less of a man I'll be. I'll be Bloodshot again. A machine. I can - I can already feel it happening. And before it's too late I want to know that I was a man, once. That I had a life once... that I was good once. Because, if I was never good, I don't think I ever can be.
- -- Bloodshot
Gallery[]
Cover Art[]
Cover A by Raul Allen
Cover B by Mico Suayan & Allen Passalaqua
Bloodsquirt QR Voice Cover by Jay Fabares
1:10 Retailer Incentive Cover by Dave Johnson after Romita
1:20 Retailer Incentive Cover by Kano
Second Printing
Textless Cover Art[]
Cover A Textless by Raul Allen
Cover B Textless by Mico Suayan & Allen Passalaqua
Bloodsquirt QR Voice Cover Textless by Jay Fabares
1:20 Retailer Incentive Cover Textless by Kano
Related[]
- Bloodshot
References[]
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