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100 Bullets Omnibus Vol. 1
by Brian Azzarello
100 Bullets is a strange comic for me to review. Because there's parts I love, parts I enjoy enough, and also some really odd disconnect to the characters.
So the general idea at the start of this is a guy name Graves gives people a suitcase with a gun and a 100 bullets. Usually the person he targets has done something horrible and tells that person he's given the briefcase to that they can choose whatever they'd like to do with the weapon. This is a intriguing idea, since they can kill and get away with it, both the bullets and guns are untraceable.
Soon into the story though we shift our focus to the Trust, the organization behind everything. Think basically something similar to the illuminati. Then they had these hitman basically called the minutemen who took care of business for them. Some time ago they betrayed the minute men and aimed to get rid of them. In doing so this made Shepard, another key player in this game, start his own way to maybe create a new group of people.
Eventually most people in these stories, wheatear one shots, or a few parts, intertwine with each other. That's the general idea that no matter what in this crazy fucked up life, these murderers and dog shit people will eventually come face to face. Who comes out alive is the big question.
The dialogue is done well enough, making tough guy mafia to gangstas on the streets, we have plenty of different styles and a diverse cast which is a breath of fresh air. Sure some of it is stereotypical, especially at the start, but he usually does get better as the series goes on.
The art is unique, and works well for this dark and fucked up universe. Not for everyone, but most certainly worked for me. The way the happy go lucky characters faces shift to a dark and sinister tone is actually really well done and I enjoyed that part of it a ton. So the art does work for me, even if it's a little static at points.
The characters are multilayer but for me to care about them is hard. I really didn't. Sure shocking turn of events made me go "oh shit" a few times. But to actually be attached to someone, maybe Diz out of everyone here, but even then I wouldn't say I'd cry if she were to die. The lack of human connection is weird, because it's really the only major fault for me here.
Saying that this is a different style book than I expected. And I feel it shifts from mystery and gangsta drama to more overall hidden agendas and organizations. I'm still intrigued but I won't lie, the start of it had me more interested than the later half.
A 3.5 out of 5.
So the general idea at the start of this is a guy name Graves gives people a suitcase with a gun and a 100 bullets. Usually the person he targets has done something horrible and tells that person he's given the briefcase to that they can choose whatever they'd like to do with the weapon. This is a intriguing idea, since they can kill and get away with it, both the bullets and guns are untraceable.
Soon into the story though we shift our focus to the Trust, the organization behind everything. Think basically something similar to the illuminati. Then they had these hitman basically called the minutemen who took care of business for them. Some time ago they betrayed the minute men and aimed to get rid of them. In doing so this made Shepard, another key player in this game, start his own way to maybe create a new group of people.
Eventually most people in these stories, wheatear one shots, or a few parts, intertwine with each other. That's the general idea that no matter what in this crazy fucked up life, these murderers and dog shit people will eventually come face to face. Who comes out alive is the big question.
The dialogue is done well enough, making tough guy mafia to gangstas on the streets, we have plenty of different styles and a diverse cast which is a breath of fresh air. Sure some of it is stereotypical, especially at the start, but he usually does get better as the series goes on.
The art is unique, and works well for this dark and fucked up universe. Not for everyone, but most certainly worked for me. The way the happy go lucky characters faces shift to a dark and sinister tone is actually really well done and I enjoyed that part of it a ton. So the art does work for me, even if it's a little static at points.
The characters are multilayer but for me to care about them is hard. I really didn't. Sure shocking turn of events made me go "oh shit" a few times. But to actually be attached to someone, maybe Diz out of everyone here, but even then I wouldn't say I'd cry if she were to die. The lack of human connection is weird, because it's really the only major fault for me here.
Saying that this is a different style book than I expected. And I feel it shifts from mystery and gangsta drama to more overall hidden agendas and organizations. I'm still intrigued but I won't lie, the start of it had me more interested than the later half.
A 3.5 out of 5.