It has been a few years since I've read something from them and today I was taken aback. Maybe I'm getting old, I dunno, but I found this story excessively violent. Bullets fly, blood splatters and bodies pile up with quick regularity.
Set in the American west during the height of gangsters and prohibition; Roy is released from prison in order to do a contract revenge job for his employer. Corruption is everywhere and everybody is out to stab each other in the back.
This was Noir Fiction at its most distilled. The artwork, by Jef, is dark and gloomy and utterly bleak; perfect for this story.
As good as it was, it was actually a bit too long, considering that nearly every character had to double cross somebody and pay for it in some way. Much of the violence felt gratuitous.
For a first taste of Hard Case Crime's graphic novel series this one left me a bit disappointed.
This in no way will prevent me from reading their other offerings, I know they publish a terrific variety of crime fiction. This one was simply not for me.
Hard Case Crime website - http://www.hardcasecrime.com/
Walter Hill's Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hill
 |
| Walter Hill |
No comments:
Post a Comment