I went to write a little something about The Killer for my
blog, and I discovered an online version of the comic book
here:
http://www.submarinechannel.com/content/killer/index.html
It's in Flash and you've got to click on the panels to move
the story forward. Enjoy.
On 10/6/07, Nathan Cain <
IndieCrime@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> About a week ago I queried the list about a newly
released graphic
> novel called The Killer, translated from French. No
one replied, so I
> guess no one read it, but I finally broke down and
bought the last
> copy from my local comic book shop. It's by a writer
who calls himself
> Matz, and the artist is one Luc Jacamon. The story
itself is not
> anything terribly original. It's about a hitman who
suddenly finds
> himself having a hard time dealing with the
isolation that is a
> necessary part of his job. He wants out, but finds
its not going to be
> that simple. Still despite the fact that it's not
terribly original,
> it wasn't bad. The main character is well drawn, in
the literary
> sense, I mean, even though the art's pretty good
too. I like the use
> of color, particularly. It's not an earth
shattering, must-read, but
> I'd recommend it for fans of Ed Brubaker's Criminal
series. The Killer
> is similar in that it's not too cartoony, and draws
more on fiction
> than comics for its influences. I guess the bottom
line is I liked it
> enough that I'll be picking up the second volume
whenever it comes
> out.
>
>
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