100 Bullets Vol. 4: A Foregone Tomorrow

This fourth TPB (of thirteen) collects eleven issues (#20-#30) of the Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso crime series with a ten-year run that is widely considered among the very best of the decade. Azzarello explores themes of revenge, justice, power, desperation and moral ambiguity in the realistic, sometimes violent narrative. Connections emerge as characters from earlier in the series reappear in a new setting and Azzarello's complex master plot continues to unfold. The DiMaggio/Monroe/JFK plotline is a highlight as noted by a previous reviewer. I'm working my way through the 100 Bullets series, and reading each trade paperback inspires me to include the subsequent volume in my next Amazon order. Though at times a bit slow, this hefty and attractively priced fourth volume should entertain almost all readers of the first nineteen issues.

I really like this series. Each issue keeps getting better and better. Each story is unique, you never know in what town or city it will take place. Or what the character is going through. And then suddenly everything connects in a way I didn't see coming. I REALLY LIKE 100 BULLETS!

there is no one to root for in this series,and no good conclusion to any of the storylines, the whole story is just one long drawn out continus story-which wouldn't be bad except there is no sense of conclusion and this stretches out of several volumes-its just exhusting

Loved this story line

Definately one of the top 3 volumes in the series. I was shocked at how fliudly the writers weaved the legend of the breifcase into one of the most recognizable events in the american mythos. I had hoped that they would have repeated this formulae later in the series but unfortunately this was a one shot deal.

This is the best trade of 100 bullets I have read, easily. Definitely recommended. More on The Trust, Graves, the younger generation, and some possibles. It is the history between The Trust, and Graves, and who they are, and who the various younger characters that we have been introduced to are, that is the interesting part. Here you learn a lot more about that, and how they relate to each other.

I'm not a big fan of Azz and Risso's 100 Bullets series. I think it's a wonderful concept, but their execution, concetrating on this boring Minute Man/Trust conspiricy, is a snoozefest. Until this volume.With the thinly veiled Joe Dimaggio/Marliyn Monroe story in this volume, Azz and Risso finally tap the potentional of the concept. Forget the rest of this volume, it, like the rest of the series, is slightly above average conspiricy stuff the occasional character study tossed in. The Dimaggio/Monroe story is a masterpiece and worth the price of admission alone.

Brian Azzarello, 100 Bullets: A Foregone Tomorrow (Vertigo, 2002)100 Bullets, Azzarello's take on noir, offers its fourth incarnation up before us. The bulk of the book continues on with the Trust storyline, which is decent. What's really going to blow you away-- and set you up for volume five-- is one story. It's short, but it's worth the price of admission on its own. Graves goes to the hospital to deliver his hundred bullets to someone. As he's on his way out, he meets a man to whom he gave the same offer decades before, and the two of them reminisce about the consequences of their actions. It's an amazing piece, with an even more amazing twist. Even if the Trust storyline isn't doing anything for you, this one you want. *** ?

This is a massive volume, the largest in the series, and it contains six separate stories. Pretty much everyone you have met so far pops up in one way of another and you learn a big secret about the Trust too.There is no reason why this could not have been two volumes but as the stories are quite short and bitty you are probably glad it wasn't. This volume sees real history mixed with the fictional conspiracy and that makes you feel a bit uneasy in places. You do get more answers than new questions though and that certainly helps.The art is great and there is one tale, that acts as a recap of the story so far, which has ten guest artists doing portraits of the characters. These include names such as Frank Miller, Jim Lee, and Dave Gibbons. The beauty is in the details and we see multiple stories running separately on the same page and even in the same panel making for a highly sophisticated read.Patricia Mulvihill returns as colourist but although she does an outstanding job she doesn't get the opportunity to produce the jaw dropping vistas she did on the last volume which is a great shame.A good read and certainly a Thumbs Up!

It’s ok but I would say this one is like a Curates egg - Good in parts, as they say …

Ce volume est à la fois le plus replet (260+ pages) et le meilleur à ce stade de la série (NB : au moment de cette chronique, je n'ai lu que les 5 premiers volumes). Les auteurs nous placent dans un contexte où un certain Agent Graves vient à la rencontre de personnes apparemment choisies au hasard pour leur offrir l'opportunité de régler un compte sans aucun risque de poursuite : un dossier complet présentant le coupable, un pistolet et 100 balles non identifiables. Dans ce volume, qui contient au moins 3 histoires enchassées les unes aux autres, on en apprend plus sur l'Agent Graves mais pas vraiment sur ses motivations. On fait la connaissance d'un trust de 13 familles qui tire toutes les ficelles aux USA, trust symbolisé par le sigle XIII, qui évoque inévitablement au lecteur francophone de BD de vagues souvenirs... Ici, l'alliance Azzarello et Risso est au top. Un scénario et des dialogues extrèmement maîtrisés et un dessin au diapason dans un contexte de complot global et à tiroirs multiples, avec ses traitres, ses renégats, ses oubliés etc. Et la mention de l'assassinat d'un certain président des USA au début des années 1960. Le meilleur du "noir" actuel avec les oeuvres d'Ed Brubaker et Sean Phillips.

come gia detto per il quinto numero anche questo non è mai stato pubblicato in italia. Cmq grazie a questa edizione in inglese ho potuto completare la mia collezione.

Great read