Shaft: A Complicated Man

author: David F. Walker
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2016/07/21
date added: 2016/07/21
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Shaft: A Complicated Man' by David F. Walkder gives Shaft an origin story, and it's a darn good one. There is also a really good introduction by Shawn Taylor talking about the myhos of Shaft at this point in time.

When we first meet Shaft, he is freshly back from Vietnam and working as a boxer. He's already pretty angry with the way things are. When he's asked to throw a fight, he winds up in the kind of trouble he doesn't want to be in. On the outs from Harlem, he finds himself working as security for a department store, where he meets a beautiful woman. Alas, things can't last, and she is being hunted for information she has. Shaft intervenes, as only Shaft can, but he learns some lessons along the way. He finds himself seemingly over his head, but right in the comfort zone we know for Shaft.

I really liked this story. I also like that they didn't make Shaft necessarily look like Richard Roundtree (not that I have anything against Mr. Roundtree), but it gave the book a really fresh approach and didn't make the story feel like an homage. Along with the story, there are character notes, rough drafts and a gallery of alternate covers.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dynamite and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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