Ciudad

author: Ande Parks

name: Wayne

average rating: 2.88

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2014/12/28

date added: 2014/12/28

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

What do you get when you combine amazing artist Ande Parks with screenwriters Joe and Anthony Russo (Community, Captain America: Winter Soldier)? You get a high velocity story like 'Ciudad.' It rockets from page to page and feels very much like an action movie.



Eva Roche is kidnapped and her father wants her back so badly that he'll hire mercenary Tyler Rake and his team to pull it off. The problems begin with the city of Ciudad that they find themselves in. Tyler is good with an inventive name and improvising when things go bad, but he's not so good when the victim he's rescuing gets under his skin. When things go sideways (more than once), Tyler and Eva find themselves thrown for curveball after curveball. The bullets fly as everyone involved shoots first before asking questions.



My review copy had some pretty low grade art, and I see complaints about it on GoodReads, but some online samples I've seen show a much better resolution than the review copies. That's unfortunate, because the review copy looked like a third generation xeroxed 'zine, and that's no way to treat Ande Parks art. The story is very cinematic and kept me turning pages. I thought it was a pretty good story.



I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this fast-paced graphic novel.





via Wayne's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1018550765?utm_medium=api&utm_source=rss