Who is The Sentry?

Recently I came into the possession of a massive box of assorted comics, ranging from the complete House of M, to Toxin (orgasm!) to New Avengers and a large number of X-men. I am oh-so-satisfied with life right now. Imagine my increased delight when I discovered in my precious box 'o fun a dozen or so issues of "The Sentry." GLEE!

And then I realized no one knows who the Sentry is. Could it be that one of the old-school heroes has slipped into oblivion? The man who slipped into insanity after saving the world and pushing his power to the utmost limits, resurrected in the New Avengers series, and was remembered by none. How fitting that the man with the power of a thousand suns and forgotten by the Marvel Universe should also be forgotten in ours.

I confess, Robert Reynolds is one of my favorite superheros of all time. The mental strife he endures, the pain of the knowledge that he accidentally murdered his wife, the voluntary confinement, the return to power after the mass prison-breakout that occurred in the first issue of New Avengers, his honor, nobility, and most of all, the apparently limitlessness of his powers. The Sentry kicks ass, my friends. I love him.

So that was my random comic push/rant for the month. Have fun, and I hope somebody picks up an issue of "The Sentry" (very old school, think the early '80's) and becomes and engrossed in his adventures as I have been since I first read one of his comics.

Amy out