4. The Dumb Holiday Killer Reveal #1
Alberto Falcone one of the Holiday Killers earliest victims turns out to be the Holiday Killer. He faked his death - surprise! And it really is a surprise because there are no clues as to the identity of the Holiday Killer no-one couldve figured it out. That doesnt make it a good mystery story, it means Loeb is incapable of writing one because he doesnt know how. When the killer turns out to be a side character no-one had really noticed before, it didnt make for a dramatic or exciting denouement but an uninspired and uninteresting one. Who? you asked yourself when you found out followed by, Really? Ugh And as for Albertos motive for being the Holiday Killer? His poppa, Carmine, didnt remember his birthday which fell on Valentines Day! Not that you would know. Since you had business to attend to. Every. Single. Year. So killing people on public holidays was the obvious next step? So, Loeb went with the daddy didnt love me cop-out. Convincing? Nope. Original? Nope. Boring? Yup. Also, Holiday is a dumb name for a villain. Its not scary, its stupid. And the .22 gun as a murder weapon? Its a weak gun and Holiday is incredibly stupid for using it in an ambush against guards wearing bulletproof vests. I mean, hes surprised after shooting a slug into an armoured guard that hes not dead. N-no. I shot you down Wa-wa-waaaaaah! Worst villain ever.