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In 2003 writer Andy Diggle and artist Jock brought a new comic to DC's mature Vertigo line of comics: The Losers. As is often the case with Vertigo fare, this was no superhero comic. The Losers features a squad of mercenary spies who got burned by their government handler. Like many other Vertigo titles, The Losers is peppered with profanity and violence and duly earns its mature readers warning. Beside the distinctive fantastic artwork, one thing made The Losers stand out from other things on the newsstand: It was clearly meant for the big screen all along.

The Losers features an star-studded cast including Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Supernatural, Gray's Anatomy), Chris Evans (Fantastic Four, Captain America), Zoe Saldana (Star Trek, Avatar), and Jason Patric (The Lost Boys, Rush).

The plot of The Losers is simple and taken right from the comic. The team (known as The Losers of course) is on a mission to pinpoint an air strike to destroy some drug lord in South America when they discover that he's got innocent kids in his compound, ostensibly for use as drug mules. When the team disobeys orders and tries to rescue the kids before incoming bombs level the place, the situation goes from bad to worse, but to tell more would be too much of a spoiler. Suffice it to say, The Losers are presumed dead, and are now bent on revenge against their very comic book-y shadow government villain. Will they return to America and avenge their honor? Duh.

Blu-ray Extras:

• Zoe and The Losers – Shows us more Zoe Saldana.
• Action Style Storytelling – An interview with Diggle and Jock.
• Walk the Ops Walk – special ops and weapons.
• Transforming Puerto Rico – teaches us how to change Puerto Rico into other locations.
• Going Deep Into the Action – a director interview
• First Look at Batman: Under the Red Hood – enough to make you go get the latest in DC Animated magic.
• Digital Copy

Whether you're still wet for Denny or about to be wet for Chris Evans stripping in the elevator, whether you are a comic fan or an action film fan, whether you prefer martial arts melee, powerful gunplay, or just pretty explosions, you should probably pick up The Losers on Blu-ray now. It's in hi-def 1080p graphics and DTS-HD 5.1 sound.

ComicsOnline gives The Losers 3 out of 5 action movie tropes.

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