So while I plan to set the rest of the series aside for now, I have a feeling the story will pull me back in eventually. I’m unsure if I will continue reading further into the series, as it is a big commitment with 13 volumes, and conspiracy storylines are prone to becoming too convoluted. The stylized art keeps you riveted, and while not everyone might like the look, it matches the stories and helps the series stand out. That one about the waitress was heartbreaking and unexpected. The central question is who is Graves and why does he pick the people he does to become vigilantes? Not all are successful for various reasons, but truth be told, I found some of the shorter stories more interesting than some of the longer linked stories. A character from volume one shows up and we are pulled into a conspiracy that runs deep. While some of these vignettes might prove to be stand-alones, readers begin to get a backstory on Graves and his shady connections.

Oh Wilbur! If only Mary Worth handed out briefcases with a gun and bullets…Īt first, I was under the impression the series would be short stories, only linked by the mysterious Graves, but author Brian Azzarello has a longer more ambitious story in mind.

Still, if you want to see some ground-breaking comics that are outside the capes and cowls stuff, check it out. Ice Cream Man has a revelation and it has nothing to do with a frozen chocolate-covered banana.īottom line: This series, with its irredeemable characters, violent and at times fan service art is not for the squeamish. Branch, a journalist, who was given a briefcase, but instead of using it just got nosy.Ī lot of these panels are in French, so unless you know French, you don’t have to read ‘em.Īnd the stand out tale here about an Ice Cream Man… In this volume, a little light is shed on the gathering forces behind the whole 100 bullets and a free get-out-of-jail never-go-to-jail card – none of whom seem to be working for “truth, justice and the American way.”Īn interlude, whereby the eventual breakout character Lono is introduced…Ī story that’s straight out of some alt-universe degenerate Twilight Zone.ĭizzy goes to Paris and discusses what’s behind the briefcase full of blues and a gun and a hundred bullets with Mr. The senseless violence (or is it?) and bloodletting continues.

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