The Crow: Curare

author: James O'Barr

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.97

book published: 2013

rating: 4

read at: 2014/03/14

date added: 2014/03/14

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

The Crow: Curare is based on a newspaper article that Crow creator James O'Barr read and deals with an obsessed cop and the brutal murder of a young girl. The cop can't shake the case and wants to solve it, even if it ruins his personal life.



Joe Salk is a good cop. He's got a wife and a couple kids. When he is pulled into the brutal murder of a young girl, he gets in over his head. he becomes obsessed with the case to the point where he frightens his children and his wife eventually leaves him. This doesn't stop him. He pores over the evidence looking for answers. Then, in true Crow fashion, he gets help in an unusual form. The young girl, and her strange pet crow, assist him in finding her murderer and bringing him to justice.



This is the complete 3 issue series, written by O'Barr and illustrated by Antoine Dode. The illustrations are splashed on the page in a frantic style which seems to match the thinking of Joe Salk as he tries to track the killer. It's a dark story, but a good one.



I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.





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