Pride & Joy

author: Garth Ennis
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 2016/05/30
date added: 2016/05/30
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Pride & Joy' by Garth Ennis with art by John Higgins is a reprint of a miniseries from 2004. It's a story of fathers and sons and the things we choose to believe about our fathers.

Jimmy Kavanagh recently lost his wife and lives with his 10 year old daughter Rachel and his 17-year old son Patrick. His relationship with Patrick is strained, and made moreso by Jimmy's stories of the heroic exploits of his own father. Jimmy's past comes back to haunt him through a couple low life criminals and a terrible killer named Stein. Jimmy owes Stein a debt and now his children are in danger.

I liked the art by John Higgins. I mostly liked the story by Garth Ennis. He's been a hot comics writer for a while, so maybe that's why we got the reprint. In this case, I kind of found the character of John to be lacking. The mysterious killer Stein was a bit too mysterious, as I would have liked a bit more about him. But I did like the themes of the story well enough to recommend it for those looking for a decent crime comic.

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 graphic novel.


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