100 Bullets Vol. 10: Decayed

If you've read vols 1-9 of 100 Bullets then giddy-up, the train is in the station, what are you waiting for?A grim and gritty crime saga. If you haven't read vols 1-9, don't start here, go to the page for vol 1. Vol 10 is a solid continuation of the series leading up to it's conclusiob in vols 11-12 and 13.

Brian Azzarello, 100 Bullets: Decayed (Vertigo, 2006)I've been waiting a long time for Decayed to finally wander into my library. As always, it was worth the wait. Darwyn Cook, in his introduction, calls Azzarello "one of the best crime fiction writers today. Period.", and I think he's right. Azzarello's writing, coupled ever so closely with Eduardo Risso's art, is a pairing for the ages. Now, pull the whole thing up and set it down for an episode in Cleveland, and how could I not love it?Decayed is another volume that's pretty much dedicated to setup for what's coming in the final quarter of the series. That doesn't mean it's any less wonderful, though. Or any less ugly. Blood flies, and as usual, quite a bit of it, but there's also a good amount of setup as to how things are going (and foreshadowing to where they may be heading) with the Trust, and with Graves, and with how the two interact. Were this a commercial for a cheesy television show, I'd say something here like "and this season, another house goes down!" in order to get you to watch. Erm, read. Anyway, yeah. If you haven't started 100 Bullets yet--not only if you're a fan of crime comics, but of crime writing in general--you should. Brian Azzarello's doing something big here. ****

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Had to go back and reread it immediately because there's always parts I don't quite "get" with 100 Bullets but Azarello makes it a pleasure. Book number 10 does not disappoint in the least. A few surprises in fact!

Can't say much else about it, I've read it long before I had to write this review. But as far as books go, I would defintiely read it again.

Genuinely one of the best series I've read in years. What appears to be a random set of stories with a tenuous link between them, the narrative evolves into a labyrinthine web of intrigue that pulls you in and won't let you out

100 Bullets expose le résultat exceptionnel d'une rare qualité de collaboration et de complémentarité entre un scénariste et un dessinateur. Je recommande à ce propos la lecture du mot introductif signé Darwyn Cooke de ce volume. Au reste, nous sommes dans un univers plutôt noir dans lequel le monde (les USA) sont secrètement dominés par XIII familles et où la police entre ces familles est confiée à des "Minutemen". Il y a des bisbilles entre les familles et entre les familles et les Minutemen. En résultent divers grabuges et sombres stratégies auxquels collaborent plus ou moins volontairement divers protagonistes recrutés par l'agent Graves. Recommandé, mais il faut vraiment partir de  100 Bullets vol. 1 : First Shot, Last Call  pour bien piger. 100 Bullets vol. 1 : First Shot, Last Call

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