AGENT GRAVES

Real Name: Philip Graves

Class: Human

Occupation: Agent

Group Affiliation: Trust, formerly Minutemen

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile

First Appearance: 100 Bullets #1 (August, 1999)

Powers: Graves was a tactical and strategic mastermind.

History:  (100 Bullets #68 (fb), 69 (fb)) - <1962> Graves was one of the Minutemen, the enforcers of the Trust, a cabal of the 13 most rich and powerful families in America. Agent Walker died, and the Trust needed a replacement. Augustus Medici, who'd just inherited head of his house, and Javier Vasco, who would become head of his once his dying father passed on, support Minuteman Graves for the position. Graves reminded them they would get pushback from the Trust's warlord Mr. Shore, and Augustus told him to feel him out. Graves met with Mr. Shore, Roland Dietrich and Axel Nagel, and gained the spot as the tust's new Agent, even though Shore was convinced he was responsible for Walker's death.

(100 Bullets #89 (fb), 91(fb)) - Augustus prodded Javier to have Graves assassinate his father, making him head of his house, and Javier immediately regretted the act after it was done. Augustus wanted him to celebrate with Graves, saying the old guard was gone, and their new Trust would be something better.

(100 Bullets #27 (fb)) - The Trust wanted President JFK eliminated, and put Graves to work. He met with Joe DiMaggio, who was visiting Marilyn Monroe's grave, and handed him irrefutable proof that JFK had Marilyn killed for threatening to expose their affair.

(100 Bullets #81-83 (fb)) - Joseph Shepherd spent high school and college playing basketball, but was later drafted to Vietnam, but dishonorably discharged. His service caught the attention of the Trust and one say while playing uptown he was spotted by Agent Graves and Curtis Hughes, who immediately recognized his talent putting everything in its' place. Curtis confronted him at home, saying he knew he was responsible for the murder of Charlie Owens, and Shepherd told him to prove it. They made threats, veiled and direct, but he refused to say why he beat Owens to death. Graves said the Trust had picked him as their new warlord, and he accepted the position.

(100 Bullets #10 (fb), 76-78 (fb)) - The Minutemen took care of Roland Dietrich, covering him in gasoline and lighting a match. Graves planned this event to disband the Minutemen when the Trust approached him with a power play that would consolidate their control over the country. The Trust wanted the Minutemen gone, but Graves wanted them to view the Minutemen as having gone rogue. Afterwards he programmed the Minutemen, making them forget their lives, and giving them new one

(100 Bullets #50 (fb), 1) - Agent Graves set about reforming the Minuteman, and after finding Victor Ray whispered the word 'Croatoa' to him, reactivating him. Graves boarded a train and sat down next to paroled gangbanger Dizzy Cordova. He took her off guard because he knew everything about her; she'd entered the gang life early, but left it after marrying her love Hector, and having a son. She was unjustly imprisoned after a gang incident, and while in jail her family died in a drive by attributed to the Vice Lords Gang. He revealed that her family died due to a hit by corrupt police officers Swirski and Morgan, and handed her a briefcase with a dossier proving what he'd said as well as 100 bullets and a handgun. He told her she had cart blanche for revenge; he'd seen to it that no law agency could touch her, and if the bullets were retrieved all investigations would cease. He warned her not to let the information in the briefcase fall into anyone else's hands or there would be severe repercussions.

(100 Bullets #4) - Graves approached L.A. bartender Lee Dolan, and said he knew Lee was once a famed restaurateur whose life was ruined after an obscenity charge. He gave him a picture of Megan Dietrich, and told him she'd destroyed him, sending him the obscene pictures and reporting him to the police. Graves said Dietrich was coming to the hole in the wall bar for a birthday barcrawl, and handed Lee a briefcase with a gun and 100 bullets. He made it clear that if he chose to use the briefcase he'd be above the law.

(100 Bullets #6) - Graves found high-stakes gambler Chucky Spinks. Years earlier he'd been sent to prison for a drunk driving manslaughter charge while out partying with his friend and fellow gambler Pony. Graves revealed that Pony was responsible, but put him at the wheel when the police showed up, ad gave Chucky the briefcase. Pony tried to repent by buying Chucky's marker, but Spinks was far from satisfied.

(100 Bullets #8) - Graves set up a job for Lono for drug dealer Topper, killing a rival gang and stealing a new strain of marijuana seed. Topper paid up, and promised he'd never cheat Graves because he was frightened of him, and even more scared of Lono. Graves left with two million, and alerted the DEA to Topper's organization, so a gunfight ensued. Graves met with Lono at a cafe and handed over the money, but told him he was a bit excessive in performing his duty. Lono was still puzzling over why the Trust killed the Minutemen in Atlantic City. They were the only survivors, and Lono was the only one not in NJ at the time. Lono blamed their point man Mister Shepherd, but Graves made it clear he trusted Shepherd, who'd reported them dead to the Trust. Lono enjoyed being under the radar, but Graves revealed that he'd sent Lee Dolan to kill Megan Dietrich. He'd failed and was killed, but the Trust now suspected they were both alive. Lono said his game was stupid, and Graves said he was exploring the concept of justice, seeing how far people would go to get it if provided the means. Graves was reforming the Minutemen, and told Lono about activating Dizzy Cordova. Lono said he wanted nothing to do with taking down the Trust and left. Graves informed their waitress that he'd just given Lono, who was walking down the street alone, two million in cash. The girl informed her boyfriend Carlo, and he assembled his gang buddies to go after Lono. Shepherd was listening to the entire conversation through a bug, and called up Graves.

(100 Bullets #9, 10) - Deactivated Minuteman Cole Burns lived a low-key life as an ice cream man, working on the side for gangster Goldy Petrovic selling stolen cigarettes. Agent Graves approached him, told him that Goldy set the nursing home fire that killed his grandmother, and gave him the briefcase. He told Goldy about his conversation with Graves, and Goldy admitted he'd started the fire, but it was just business because he owned the property and wanted to put up condos. Burns was in shock, and watched Goldy cut off the hand of a musician who owed him money while they talked. Goldy's men pulled their guns on Cole, and his boss said he respected him, but he had to die. The musician spoke the trigger word "Croatoa," reactivating his programming. Cole's training took over, and he gunned down Goldy and all of his men. He went to the Empty Bottle to have a drink, and Mister Shepherd sat down next to him. His memory was coming back in bursts, but he knew he was a Minuteman. Shepherd asked him if he liked being an ice cream man, and he said he hated it. Shepherd was disappointed; Graves thought he'd like his new life making kids happy. His ice cream rival Lazlo blew up his truck, and Cole pulled a gun on him. Lazlo begged for his life, and he said he was retiring anyway, but demanded he be good to the kids in the neighborhood. Burns met with Graves for a drink, and Graves told him he'd paid off the musician to speak his trigger, telling him it might help him survive his encounter with Goldy, but he'd died in the crossfire. Graves said he deactivated Cole to keep him alive after Atlantic City, but the time was right to get the Minutemen back together. Burns believed him when he said he never lied.

(100 Bullets #11) - Graves sat down for lunch at a diner, and told his waitress Lilly Roach he knew all about her daughter Tina, who'd run away years earlier as a girl. She lived on the streets, and was taken in by a pimp named Panda, who abused her. She contracted HIV, was disfigured by a client named Corley, and died from malnutrition and disease. Lilly was in tears, and Graves gave her the briefcase, and told her she could do something about it. She asked who she should shoot, the john or the pimp, but he told her there was another photo in the dossier. It turned out to be Tina's father Phil Roach, who'd abused her until she ran away. Lilly contemplated suicide, but ended up pumping her husband full of lead.

(100 Bullets #15-18) - Loop Hughes was raised by a single mother after his father Curtis abandoned them, and he grew to respect her and hate him. As an adult Loop entered a life of crime. Agent Graves appeared in front of his car and hopped in. He gave him a briefcase containing a dossier on Curtis Hughes, a gun and 100 untraceable bullets. He told Loop he knew his father was worthless, and he could do with the briefcase as he pleased. Loop and his father ended up having a moment, and Curtis took Loop under his wing to learn his criminal enterprise. Graves knocked on Curtis' door, and he asked why exactly he'd sent his own son to kill him. Graves said he wanted Loop to have the power of making his own choice about how he felt about Curtis, even if it involved pointing a gun at him. Curtis used to work for Graves, and was aggrieved that the Trust never allowed him to be a Minuteman. Graves agreed that they were bigoted, and told him that the Trust had decided the Minutemen were no longer of service to them. He gave Curtis a briefcase and a dossier on one of the Trust, but Curtis said he wasn't interested. Curtis cheated his boss Mr. Rego, and paid with his life. Loop had revenge on his mind, and went to Rego's compound, shooting his men and his son Jimmy. He confronted Rego, but his bodyguard Tommui leapt to his defense, using her blades to slice Loop up. Rego said Loop should blame himself for his father's death, because he didn't think Curtis would be stupid enough to steal from him unless he was doing it for his son. Tommi moved in for the kill, and Loop slashed her throat with a beer bottle. He could barely stand, but Rego had taken Curtis' friend Holly hostage, and she helped him aim and kill Rego before spitting on his body. Agent Graves picked Loop up, and he asked Graves if he'd gotten what he wanted with Curtis dead. Graves said that unlike Loop, he never had a reason to hate Curtis, and he'd only given him an opportunity. He told Loop he got what he wanted, time with his father, if only for a little bit.

(100 Bullets #19) - Curtis left Loop a key in his baseball glove, and he hoped it would lead him to the money he'd stolen from Rego. He went to Curtis' apartment and found Graves waiting for him, telling him to think harder because Curtis had given him the clue he needed to find the money. Graves reiterated how much he respected Curtis, and had set up a small funeral service, which he asked Loop to attend with his mother. Graves offered him another briefcase with a dossier on a Trust member, but Loop refused, saying he was no gangster. Loop realized the money would be at the Phillies stadium, and went to a game with Carlos. He retrieved the money, and ended the night with a newfound love of baseball. They returned to the Four Season where Carlos was staying, and he still refused to say how he'd recently come into money. He'd stolen it from Minuteman Lono, who was waiting for them, and killed Carlos with a punch to the throat. Loop pulled his gun, Lono quickly disarmed him, and, seeing it was one of Grave's untraceable guns demanded to know if Graves was setting him up. He swore Lono wasn't his target and he hadn't seen Graves since their initial meeting. He gave Lono Curtis' money to buy his own life, and Lono warned him about associating with Graves.At Curtis' funeral Loop was arrested for the murder of Rego's bodyguard, the police having received a tipoff from Graves.

(100 Bullets #48 (fb)) - Graves gave the briefcase to deactivated Minuteman Jack Daw, and the dossier contained a picture of Jack. He said he saw where Jack was going with his heroin addiction, and thought he'd make the slide easier. Jack was furious, and Graves said that until he understand that he, and he alone was responsible for ruining his own life, would he avoid death by drugs or guns.

(100 Bullets #23, 24) - Augustus Medici called a meeting of the Trust in Atlantic City after learning from Mr. Shepherd that in addition to Agent Graves, Cole Burns of the Minutemen was still alive. Benito Medici played a private card game, and was almost beaten by Hank Kowalski, who desperately needed the money, but raised the stakes far beyond what he could play, forcing him to fold his hand, which was probably a winner. Hank was stalking Benito, and Cole Burns was observing him, happily telling him Benito's room number. Graves met Burns, and they agreed that taking out the Trust would be fulfilling, although Graves said they should wait for all 13 families to assemble before they acted. Graves reminded Burns that the Minutemen were targeted for death because Graves refused to let the Trust pull off another Croatoa, and Burns said he stood by him. Burns wanted to know how Shepherd figured in, and Graves said he'd be on his own during this.

(100 Bullets #25) - Once the 13 families arrived Augustus began the meeting, reminding everyone of how the Minutemen was created to keep them in check, to make sure no family turned against the other. He said they once they started trusting each other the Minutemen became obsolete, and an impediment to their success. He denied that Graves and any other surviving Minutemen were a threat, and Daniel Peres told him Graves would come after him first because they'd once been close friends. Peres got a call, and said he had urgent business to attend to, but since he insisted on leaving the meeting Augustus told Megan Dietrich to accompany him. She complied, but left him when she saw Benito Medici on a gambling binge. Peres' threat was given at the command of Agent Graves, who wanted to make sure he did as promised. Graves introduced him to Cole, thanked him, and then stabbed him to death.

(100 Bullets #27, 31) - After deactivated Minuteman Milo Garrett's accident Agent Graves went to see him in a Santa Monica hospital, telling him his injuries were deliberately caused, and giving him the briefcase. He said the accident that wrecked his face was a message, just not one intended for him. The elderly Joe DiMaggio recognized Graves, and asked them about their encounter years ago. DiMaggio admitted that he felt guilty after shooting at JFK as the nation mourned, but Graves told him there was no way he could be certain his bullet hit him, since there were three other shooters present. DiMaggio did feel good that his friend was avenged, and Graves told him to focus on the details, not the big picture, because that was what really mattered. Graves agreed to lay flowers on Marilyn's grave for him.

(100 Bullets #35) - Lono killed Milo's target and when he investigated further he got involved in a dispute between Megan Dietrich and Lono. Graves dropped by to tell him he was worried he was in too deep, but Milo insisted on following the investigation through to the end. He'd seen Megan Dietrich's painting of the Trust's founding, and it was engraved with the word 'Croatoa.' His memories were coming back, and he admitted to Graves that he only had fuzzy memories of his life before becoming a P.I.

(100 Bullets #37) - Dizzy told Mr. Shepherd she was going back to Chicago for a while, and he felt she wasn't ready to finish her training yet, so he let her go. Shepherd met with Graves in a bar, and Graves pushed him to finish Dizzy's training to become a Minuteman. Shepherd admitted he was very fond of her, but denied having a romantic interest, and said he didn't want to see her end up dead or as hard-hearted as they were. Shepherd reported that Augustus Medici was consolidating the family ties of the Trust, something Daniel Peres' murder helped, and Graves said that was his intention the entire time, as he wanted Augustus to succeed. Shepherd said he might want to do something about Javier Vasco, who was still bucking Augustus' power play. Graves informed Shepherd that Milo Garrett had died at the hands of Lono, and said it was time to reactive the Point Man. Shepherd thought he was keeping him in reserve, but Graves said the time had come. Graves wanted Shepherd to train Loop Hughes as his next pick for the Minutemen.

(100 Bullets #41) - Javier Vasco, Helena Kotis and Fulvio Carlito, heads of their respective families in the Trust, brokered a meeting with Agent Graves through Mr. Shepherd. They met at the Seattle Space Needle, and Javier wondered what their bright lights looked like to the people below, and decided the little people's lives were filled with big dreams but even bigger disappointments. The families made it clear to Graves that the elimination of the Minutemen was nothing personal, although he disagreed, and they said they were in a position to give him what he wanted most. Augustus had promised that the elimination of the Minutemen would lead to even greater success for the Trust, but things were getting hairy without the Minutemen as peacekeepers. After Peres' assassination his family was removed from the Trust, and his assets were parsed out among the remaining families, despite Javier's objections. They disliked there being only 12 families, because an even number meant no deciding vote, so one more family had to go, and the Medicis were becoming too powerful. They intended to eliminate Augustus, and asked Graves to pick up the pieces afterwards, promising to reinstate the Minutemen. They made it clear they would rule the nation no matter what Graves did, but he could be part of their vision of the future.

(100 Bullets #42, 51 (fb)) - Agent Graves stopped by the home of gas station attendant and deactivated Minuteman Wylie Times, telling Wylie his life was miserable and without direction, and giving him a briefcase on the man who'd ruined his life along with a gun and 100 untraceable bullets. Wylie said his life might suck, but it wasn't worth killing over, and the only people he really hated were his landlord and his boss Arn. He told Graves to find some other sucker, and gave him back his briefcase. Wylie covered the late shift with Arn when a couple came in, and the woman went to the bathroom. Wylie complained about his pay, and after telling the man how much he made he called Arn a thief and a criminal. The woman said the toilet overflowed, and when Wylie went to clean it up he found a note from her saying the man was going to kill her. The man's argument with Arn escalated and he shot Arn. He robbed the till and told Wylie he'd allowed himself to be a victim, and called him trash after leveling a gun to his head. The woman smashed a coffee pot over his head, grabbed his gun, and shot him to death. Wylie took the money from the counter and told his dying boss he was quitting. Graves was outside waiting for him, and offered him a ride. He convinced Wylie to look in the briefcase, and inside was a photo of Shepherd. Wylie said his crappy life was his own choice, and his own fault. Graves laughed that he never took responsibility for anything, but would take responsibility for nothing. He showed Wylie a picture of his dead love Rose Madrid, and his memories started to come back.

(100 Bullets #54, 55) - Dizzy was in New Orleans giving a hand to Wylie Times when they were spotted by Trust member Anwar Madrid, who was furious that another Minuteman had showed up alive. Graves surprised Dizzy with a visit, and asked how Shepherd was treating her. She said fine, but was distracted by Anwar's forces gathering outside the Palm bar. Graves said he wanted her full attention, so he strode outside, and once Anwar got a look at him, he and his men burned rubber. Graves called Shepherd, and gave the phone to Dizzy. Shepherd told Dizzy it was time to go with Graves, and told her his first name. Dizzy said she wasn't going anywhere because she still had to help Wylie. Graves was disappointed, and said soon she would be too.

(100 Bullets #60, 63) - Augustus Medici called a meeting with Megan Dietrich over how they'd handle the Trust's upcoming civil war. Unknown to her Graves was there, hatching his own plot with Augustus. Graves reminded him that if they carried out their plan, there was no turning back.

(100 Bullets #64) - Graves decided to check in on Jack Daw, who was now a member of an underground fight club. He was called the Jackhammer, and was known for taking massive amounts of punishment before savagely finishing off his opponents. Jack threw the briefcase at Graves, telling him to take it back, and saying it was messed up that he'd told Jack his target was himself, encouraging his suicide. Graves said he was suicidal anyway, and Jack responded that he'd kicked heroin, but Graves said he was still working on his own death by being in a fight club. Graves refused to take back the briefcase, and told Jack to either finish himself or stop acting like life wasn't worth living. Graves went to a bar for a drink, and Jack followed him. The bouncer tried to kick him out, and Jack headbutted him until he was a bloody mess. He pointed a gun at the bouncer and said he'd shoot unless Graves took the briefcase back. Graves refused, and Jack didn't kill the bouncer, but shot up the picture of himself in the dossier Graves gave him. Daw left, and Graves said he was still a passive aggressive weakling.

(100 Bullets #76, 77, 79) - Remi Rome killed Mia Simone, tossing her out a window and destroying another house of the Trust. Graves applauded his abilities as a buttonman, but told him and Burns that repercussions would be severe, and one of them might be the next to go. He reminded them Lono worked for the Trust and Wylie and Dizzy weren't affiliated with anyone at the moment. Dizzy wanted to kill Graves for making her murder Shepherd, and Wylie called Graves up, telling him to stay away from her. Lono and the Minutemen were partying at a motel when Wylie called Victor, telling him he was with Dizzy, and Victor quickly told Lono, who wanted her dead. Lono called Megan Dietrich, who'd learned of Mia Simone's death, and her attempt to put him in his place were met with vulgarity. He knew Augustus was pleased that another Trust house was gone, even though Graves was responsible, and said to keep up appearances as warlord he was going to Mexico to find Graves, knowing he wouldn't be there. Lono and the rest of the Minutemen made their way south of the border, and all of them were howling for Dizzy's blood. Cole told Graves he had no problem taking out Dizzy and Wylie if they wouldn't go with Graves' plan, and Graves said he wanted Wylie to go with them willingly. Wylie was a natural leader according to him, but Cole was his right hand man because he actually trusted him. Wylie told Mr. Branch the Minutemen were coming, and they could use Benito Medici, who was with them, as bait. Graves sent Wylie's old friend Kuchenko and his criminal friends against Wylie, who killed every one of them in a hail of gunfire. Victor and Wylie had a sit-down about why Graves and Shepherd had chosen Lono as the Trust's new warlord. Victor said Lono was perfect because he'd never had any true allegiances, and told Wylie how Lono had him and Loop shoot but not kill Megan Dietrich so Lono would be needed by the Medicis. Wylie resolved to have a talk with Graves, and Victor promised to keep Dizzy, Branch and Benito safe. Wylie told Branch the plan was still on, and as soon as he left Victor announced he had a job to do, and none of them were safe. He threatened to execute them and asked Branch for a beer. Branch found a handgun in the beer cooler and pointed it at Victor. Wylie met Graves, Cole and Remi, who were disappointed in him for not bringing Dizzy. He claimed Graves was working for the Trust, believing an old lie, and was involved with Dizzy because of a mistake he'd made long ago. Remi didn't want to hear his elaborations and shot him dead. Branch couldn't shoot Victor, who cut one of his fingers off before brutalizing Dizzy and Benito. He left Benito behind for Lono, Loop and Jack to find, and drove off with Diz and Branch.

(100 Bullets #80) - Lono took Benito to a cheap motel and locked him in an adult booth, demanding to know why he was alive. He said Graves would probably kill his father, and Lono would probably kill Graves, but Benito should have been out of the picture the moment he met Wylie. Victor delivered Dizzy to Graves, who said he wanted a private conversation with her. Victor was not pleased with Remi for killing Wylie, and when he protested that Wylie had drawn a weapon Victor said Wylie was a better shot than him, and if he'd wanted to kill Remi he'd be dead. Branch was only being kept alive as leverage against Wylie, so Victor told Cole to clean up his mess. Cole got Branch alone, and said he should have gone to Italy when he had the chance. Graves told Dizzy, who reiterated that she was going to kill him, that Shepherd and Wylie had died not to protect her, but to keep the two of them apart. After a longer conversation Graves introduced Dizzy to Victor, Cole and Remi as the newest Minuteman.

(100 Bullets #81-83) - Graves took Dizzy to a jazz club, saying it was always one of Shepherd's favorite activities. Graves said he recognized game, and even though Dizzy thought she knew Shepherd she didn't, so he told her about how they first met and was recruited to be the Trust's warlord. He said he regretted Shepherd's death and as a final tribute to his friend Graves spread his ashes on one of the ballcourts he used to play on in Hell's Kitchen.

(100 Bullets #86) - After Sigmar Rhone's death Constance went to visit Helena in Aspen, and they both shared fond memories of Sigmar being their lover. They went clothes shopping, only to be ambushed by Victor Ray in the dressing room, and he gunned them down. Victor went to blow off steam at a strip club, learning that one of the dancers had a daytime department store job, and had been the one to find the bodies. He taunted her when she said she was the last to see thhem alive, saying that made her the prime suspect. He heard news about a brutal murder committed by a couple who killed a woman for her unborn son, and kidnapped her boy Justin. Victor tracked them down, brutally slaying the couple and bringing Justin to the authorities. Graves and Dizzy met him in a limo, and Graves said his hit was perfect, but his extracurricular activities were sloppy, but Victor was pleased with himself.

(100 Bullets #87) - Joan D'Arcy was next on Graves list, and he had Remi hit a number of properties D'Arcy owned, killing her security. Remi met Graves and Dizzy at a restaurant, complaining that the job was not the cakewalk Graves made it out to be. Graves said he wasn't seeing the big picture before getting up and leaving.

(100 Bullets #89) - Graves, Diz and Victor celebrated with some champagne, and Dizzy told Graves it seemed out of character for him. He assured her he was a happy person, despite appearances, and was pleased his plan to bring down the Trust was almost at fruition. He called Cole, who he'd tasked with Mr. Branch to meet Ronnie Rome, who'd brought the painting of the Trust's founding back to Italy. Branch was killed by Echo Memoria, and when Graves called Cole he refused to answer, handing his phone over to some homeless men with instructions to tell Graves goodbye. Graves was not pleased, but believed he could handle the situation. Cole met Jack Daw and Loop with the painting.

(100 Bullets #91-93) - Former Minuteman Will Slaughter killed Mr. Rothstein, a man with connections to the CIA and FBI that supplied Graves with his attaches of 100 untraceable bullets. Slaughter informed D'arcy that Graves game was over, and they'd see how he'd react. Augustus was furious, and called Javier, suspecting him of the hit. Javier said he was happy to see Graves' power taken away, but he wasn't the one responsible. Graves arranged a meeting with Javier Vasco, and Lono and Augustus planned on attending as well. Remi called Graves saying he was shadowing D'arcy's safehouse, waiting for her to emerge and kill her, but he soon got a call from his aunt saying his mom'd had a heart attackj. He panicked and said he was on his way, deciding to storm the front of D'arcy's safehouse. He slaughtered her security, and she fled inside with her bodyguard Coop. Remi shot them both, but Coop was hooked up to an oxygen tank, which exploded, and Remi's hands were blasted off.

(100 Bullets #94) - Augustus found Graves choking Javier in his compound and made him stop. Javier again denied responsibility for Rothstein's death, and they discussed the old days and their alliance to change the Trust and it's old ways. Graves revealed that Javier offered to reinstate the Minutemen if Graves didn't interfere in his hit on Augustus, but that isn't why Graves helped stop it. Javier knew Augustus had no use for him anymore, and said that's why he was still alive. They bemoaned the new Trust being the same old same old and agreed that the Minutemen helped the Trust because conflict was their lifeblood. Only the heads of the Trust and Graves knew about Rothstein, so it had to be an inside job. Dizzy and Lono chatted outside, and Lono told her he was with Shepherd when he died, and his last words were say it wasn't Dizzy's fault. Dizzy said she still blamed herself, and Lono said he blamed her too, picking her up by her throat. They had a fierce battle, and Lono grabbed a gun from one of Javier's guards.

(100 Bullets #96-100) - Lono gunned down Javier's men and grazed Diz in the head with a bullet. He bound her, put her in a car and drove off, calling Graves soon afterward to tell her he had his girl. Graves reminded him he was with Augustus and could easily kill him if Lono harmed her, but Lono said he didn't care because he was with Benito Medici now. Lono called Loop, and was shocked when Cole answered, and Cole promised to come for him. Lono called Graves back and said he still wanted revenge for shepherd, and Graves said Shepherd's death was his own fault. He was supposed to finish Dizzy's training as a Minuteman, and if Graves had been the one to activate her by saying 'Croatoa' he'd still be alive. He told Lono he had a triggerword that could calm him down and make him much less violent and unpredictable. Lono called him a liar, and Graves said he'd already given him the trigger. Lono hung up, and Augustus was devastated at the idea of his son working with Lono. Lono delivered Dizzy to Benito, but he became furious when he saw the battered and bloody Dizzy and shot Lono in the face. The injured Lono fled, and Crete organized his men to find him, while Benito tended to Dizzy's wounds. Lono ran from the Medici compound, and suffered several dog bites, but made it over the wall and to freedom. Augustus told Graves he was done with his master plan, but Graves disagreed and would not be swayed when Augustus told him he should be happy the Minutemen were reinstated. They discussed meeting with Megan, Tibo and D'arcy, the remaining heads of the Trust. The remaining heads were having their own meeting, and Megan told them how Augustus had been the one to orchestrate the assassination of the heads of houses and the houses absorption into his and Javier's domain. D'arcy had her man will slaughter kill Javier with a sniper rifle, and Augustus was even more apprehensive about brokering peace in the Trust. Megan, Tibo and D'arcy arrived at the Medici compound, and Benito said he wasn't going to be in on the meeting on his father's orders. He checked in on Dizzy to see how she was recuperating, and she said she wished his aim was better, because Lono being alive worried her. Word spread to the Minutemen that the war against the Trust was over, but that didn't sit well with Victor. Victor, Cole, Jack and Loop buried Echo in the swamp, with the Trust's painting wrapped around her body, and decided to crash the Trust's meeting, and Lono had the same idea. The Trust took Augustus' vote away, so he resigned as head of his family, giving it to Benito. The Trust demanded Graves step down as head of the Minutemen, but said he could pick his replacement. He balked, but came around when they offered him the former house of Vasco and a membership in the Trust. Benito relaxed in the pool and was approached by Megan, who said her engagement with Augustus was off, and tried to seduce him. Megan strangled Benito to death, and when Crete found his body Graves named Dizzy as the new head of the Minutemen and told her to investigate. The Minutemen stormed the compound, killing dozens of security. Jack Daw and Crete fought, with the battle spilling over into Augustus' alligator pond. Cole stabbed Tibo and strangled D'arcy to death, filled a room with gasoline, and waited for Megan. Lono ambushed Graves, but Dizzy shot him a number of times, and he fell out the window. Graves talked to Augustus, realizing he planned for the Trust to murder his son and Dizzy to kill the other heads so the only ones standing would be him and Graves. Graves shot Augustus dead, and the shot surprised Cole, who dropped his lighter, blowing up both himself and Megan. Dizzy said Graves moved against another member of the Trust and pulled her gun. Graves said Augustus was the one who ruined his life, compromising his principles, but allowing him to pass those principles on to others, and he pointed Dizzy's gun at his own head.

Comments: Created by Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso.

Agent Graves had a cameo in 100 Bullets #12, 20, 22, 26, 33, 45, 62, 71.

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