The Undertaker, The Vagrant & The Assassin (Stern, #1)

author: Frédéric Maffre
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2018/02/23
date added: 2019/01/29
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
"The Undertaker, The Vagrant & The Assassin (Stern, #1)" by Frédéric Maffre with art by Julien Maffre is a Western story that had some interesting character twists during the course of the story.

The story begins with a bushwacker raid in Lawrence, Kansas in 1863 where we witness a small boy standing over the dead body of his mother. We then move to Morrison, Kansas and the present, 1882. Stern is an undertaker in a small town who wears black and reads literature. He goes to the local madam's house to retrieve a body. The widow asks Stern to do an autopsy to give her teetotaling crusade proof of the ravages of alcohol. What he finds instead sets off a series of investigations into this death.

There is a vagrant who moves in with Stern who is more than he seems. There are a few characters that seem to be stereotypes or caricatures, but end up having more depth than I expected.

This is well written and I liked the art. I liked the grim mood of the story and the main character. I would read more of this series if it were available.

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


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