![]() ![]() Writer Azzarello is especially deft at presenting a multi-ethnic, street-level cast and at setting up images that almost connect, suggesting that the parts of the action do relate in ways readers can't quite grasp yet. All that readers can be sure of so far is the basic human condition: people yearn, kill and die. The discontinuity between stories isn't bothersome the comic brilliantly sustains a sense of nervous doubt. The independent short stories here focus on people whose lives are affected more or less directly by Graves and his possible ally. ![]() Now, however, it's become clear that the "gift" isn't quite free Graves is directing his vengeance seekers in a complicated scheme. Early issues of this monthly comic concentrated on individuals' reactions to Graves's invitation to commit murder. Imagine then being approached by Agent Graves, a craggy-faced old man with the eyes of a patient predator, who offers selected victims a gun, 100 untraceable bullets and a convincing dossier about whomever betrayed them. Imagine being dreadfully injured, yet uncertain of what happened or how to proceed. ![]()
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