This week: Graphic Novels, Dying in the gutters
Dying in the gutters (CSI: Crime scene investigation) by Steven Grant
A graphic novel version of the popular tv series set in Las Vegas. In this adventure, Gil and Catherine accompany Catherine’s daughter to a comics convention, where one of the speakers is electrocuted in front of a crowd. Is it professional jealousy? Gil starts to collect evidence. Most of the story is a huge “in joke” with the suspects being comic book artists or writers—fans would recognize their names, I didn’t. The artist and writer captured the feel of the series—viewers will not be disappointed. Also suggested:
Watchmen by Alan Moore
A dark and compelling story featuring a group known as the Crimebusters. Complex characters and plot will appeal to fans of CSI, as will the social and political commentary. Highly acclaimed by critics.
Dying in the gutters (CSI: Crime scene investigation) by Steven Grant
A graphic novel version of the popular tv series set in Las Vegas. In this adventure, Gil and Catherine accompany Catherine’s daughter to a comics convention, where one of the speakers is electrocuted in front of a crowd. Is it professional jealousy? Gil starts to collect evidence. Most of the story is a huge “in joke” with the suspects being comic book artists or writers—fans would recognize their names, I didn’t. The artist and writer captured the feel of the series—viewers will not be disappointed. Also suggested:
Watchmen by Alan Moore
A dark and compelling story featuring a group known as the Crimebusters. Complex characters and plot will appeal to fans of CSI, as will the social and political commentary. Highly acclaimed by critics.
Road to Perdition by Max Allan Collins
Michael O’Sullivan, mob hit man, kills a crooked cop. His son, Michael jr., witnessed the event, and now the mob family is looking for the two O’Sullivans. The mobsters kill O’Sullivan’s wife and younger son, and he sets out for revenge. Classic 1930s gangster story.
Torso: a true crime graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis
In the 1930s, body parts were washing up in Lake Erie Sound, and Eliot Ness—fresh from his capture of Al Capone—was hired to find the killer. The author combines facts from the case with speculation about why particular suspects were not pursued. The artwork in this volume combines period photographs and documents in a cinematic style.
The 9/11 Report: a Graphic Adaptation
A power graphic version of the government’s 800 page reports on the activities that lead up to the 9/11 attacks, and how national information and defense systems were overwhelmed. The airline passengers, firefighters, workers in the World Trade Center, and terrorists are depicted.
Also: Snake Eyes by Max Allan Collins (paperback, not graphic)
This is the 8th paperback novel based on the tv series. It is set in the fifth season, and centers on a shoot-out between rival motorcycle gangs. If a reader liked the graphic novel, the paperbacks are not to be missed.
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