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Suicide Risk Vol. 1 by Mike Carey
2.0

What started off as a decent idea quickly went into....something.

This is a world where superheroes are not really happening, instead super villains taking over. Tons of evil bastards going around killing and hurting people. The normal police force isn't capable of stopping them and that's bring our newest hero to the front, Suicide Risk man! After watching his partner get hurt he decides to join the fight with his own superhero powers he gains illegally. Then it becomes a revenge tale and then...something?

Good: I liked the start. The idea of the world is pretty cool too and leaves it in dire situations.

Bad: The art is pretty bad. Like it starts off okay but the fight scenes are super bland. I also thought the dialog was okay at best. It lacked punch, maybe it being rated M would have worked more. I can't get over the last issue and how off the walls it is and how dumb the story becomes. The pacing is pretty awful too.

Overall Suicide Risk is a failed attempt for me. This is my first Mike Carey story but I know he can do better than this. I can't give this over a 2.