Kudranski’s attempts at the profound only occasionally brush against something other than cliche.
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Kudranski’s attempts at the profound only occasionally brush against something other than cliche.
There’s scarcely a subplot in sight.
Layman rides a pretty fine line between lighthearted situation comedy and something altogether darker.
It’s not a mindless action story.
Cady takes his time slowly advancing into the site.
Clark and Higgins allow the story to slowly fade in around the edges.
It’s really just one conversation.
Things seem to shift quite a bit in the first half of the first issue.
He’s a monster, but Lemire cleverly engenders sympathy for him.
Guggenheim wraps the first story arc up with a bit of a surprise ending.
Barberi has a pretty solid look going for the issue.
Lemire tackles the drama with a solid sense of mystery.
Liu’s work is deep and resonant.
King dives into a particularly dark end of romance.
Robinson is now ready to dive more deeply into the central conflict of the series.
A nice closer for a fun drama.
Starks gives Gabby and Trudy a suitably enjoyable end.
Palpable and famous moments from the 1970s and 1980s are put on the page with a crisp, brisk, and witty sense of drama.
Homicide detective cliches and stereotypes that have been echoing through crime fiction for nearly a century now.
In theory, it should be a lot of fun.