author: Ed Brubaker
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2015/07/11
date added: 2015/07/11
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Velvet Volume 2: The Secret Lives of Dead Men' is nothing short of amazing. You have a great script by Ed Brubaker and some truly great art by Steve Epting. It's absorbing and fast-paced.
Velvet is back and she wants answers to the death she's seen or been part of. She decides to head right into the heart of it by going back to London. We get most of the story from her perspective, but there is an issue devoted to Colt and one to Roberts, both men trying to find Velvet and possibly kill her. Velvet is smart and seemingly one step ahead of them. She plays the game well, and she's not someone you want to cross. She is willing to do whatever it takes to find her answers, but there is another player in this deadly game, so Velvet better take care.
The writing is as good as it gets. I think Ed Brubaker is my new favorite comics writer, so now I need to go find all the things he's written that I've missed. Tight, cinematic writing that just bullets along at high speed. The art by Steve Epting, along Elizabeth Breitweiser's colors, is just stunning. The painted covers to each issue are included and they beautifully set a tone for what's ahead. Believe the hype. This comic is that good.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this excellent graphic novel.
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