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Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan
5.0

Another amazing title by Brain K. Vaughan. I believe this man will always be my favorite comic book writer of all time. He just puts SO much detail and great dialog into every single story he does. Even his weaker works (paper girl/We stand guard) aren't horrible they're just decent. Everything else he touches is pure gold (Saga, Runaways, Pride, THIS) SO let's discuss why this works so well.

What I liked: First, the art. It's simple, yet so different. So many unique costumes, so many different faces, and I love how it has this futuristic look but not so far out that we can't relate on some level. P.I. is an amazing character filled with a good sense of morals but at the same time the supporting cast is equally as strong. Love the grandfather as a character who is from our time talking about missing the internet. That comes to my next point, the actual plot. Not having internet is such a ODD concept to US nowdays but it's so fun to see how the world would work without it. Still horrible things happened, and they do put up a good argument for both sides. However I feel it's up to the reader how they want to view it but I like being presented with two different view points clashing.

What I didn't like: The reading style is comic web based so sometimes it was hard for me to get comfortable reading. That's my only negative. Lol.

Overall Private Eye is worth reading. No, screw that. It's worth buying RIGHT NOW. Brain K. Vaughan continues to give us stories that EVERYONE, comic fans and non-comic fans alike will enjoy reading. I recommend this at full price, a 5/5, and can't believe I waited this long to read this insanely good book.