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james_desantis 's review for:
My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies
by Ed Brubaker
When I picked this up I was pretty excited, so I can't help but feel a bit let down. Thankfully though, this duo still delivers a solid story just not one I hoped for.
This is a story of a woman who's in rehab. Right away she begins to link herself to old musicians and their drug habits. Then she tricks a man into falling in love with her. Sad part is she is actually falling for him as well. By the end you'd think this runaway couple might be together forever but the whole time you know the sinister motive of our main "hero".
Good: The art is once again great. Always is. The story is well balanced, and even with the twist, it works in a lot of ways. The hero of this story might be the villain but there's a lot of gray in this title so it works on a few levels.
Bad: The characters really didn't connect with me. I wanted to like them more. Also, it's short, and so you'll be done in less than 20 minutes and probably forget about most of the story/character beats sadly.
Overall it's a solid, interesting, tale of crime and betrayal. I just didn't think it stuck out more than it COULD have. A 3 out of 5.
This is a story of a woman who's in rehab. Right away she begins to link herself to old musicians and their drug habits. Then she tricks a man into falling in love with her. Sad part is she is actually falling for him as well. By the end you'd think this runaway couple might be together forever but the whole time you know the sinister motive of our main "hero".
Good: The art is once again great. Always is. The story is well balanced, and even with the twist, it works in a lot of ways. The hero of this story might be the villain but there's a lot of gray in this title so it works on a few levels.
Bad: The characters really didn't connect with me. I wanted to like them more. Also, it's short, and so you'll be done in less than 20 minutes and probably forget about most of the story/character beats sadly.
Overall it's a solid, interesting, tale of crime and betrayal. I just didn't think it stuck out more than it COULD have. A 3 out of 5.