1. Self-contained stories that share the same landscape and backdrop, which means you can jump on with any story arc, but still get a sense of a shared world by reading the entire series.
2. Amazing artwork by Sean Phillips that pulls you so far into the story, you come out smoking like a $6 bottle of brandy, and cigarettes.
3. Characterization so well-done that you're familiar with a character by the second page of their introduction.
4. $3.50, NO ADS, and tons of extra content in the back, including all sorts of different personalities talking about their favorite aspects of genre fiction.
5. THE best crime storytelling being done right now in comics, flat out.
6. The perfect fusion of story and art. Brubaker and Phillips pour every ounce of themselves into every issue, and it's obvious. When a book has that much heart and soul in it, every page becomes enjoyable.
7. Bleak, noir storytelling that you can't find too many places these days.
8. It's only a $3.50 investment to try out the first issue of the current story arc, Bad Night, what've you got to lose?
I could keep going on, and on, about how much I enjoy this series, but I won't. I just want to see it keep doing well, and so far, we've been having more and more people jump onboard with it, so stop waiting around, and give it a shot.
1 comment:
Steve- I really appreciate your recommendations, and have picked up a number of them, never disappointed. Will check this one out, too! Rob
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