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Parker is back in town. He wants revenge on the people who double-crossed him (and the money they owe him)—and he doesn’t care who stands in his way, or who he has to hurt. As the story proceeds, we slowly discover how he was wronged, and the lengths he will go to for satisfaction. It’s a classic crime noir tale (adapted from Donald Westlake’s novel). Parker is like a force of nature, the ultimate tough guy in a seamy world populated by them, and he pursues his goals relentlessly. Cooke captures the 1962 New York City setting perfectly, depicting just enough violence to make an impact on the reader, but without glorifying it. A terrific start to a planned series of Parker adaptations.

Reviewed by Mark S., University City Regional

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"I feel like someone parked a car on my brain." Set six years after a catastrophe of undefined origin left London submerged under water and centering on the daily struggles (some lethal) of the small, fractious group of dark-haired, violet-eyed, psionic 'wild talents' who may or may not have caused it, Warren Ellis' Freakangels, sumptuously illustrated by Paul Duffield, is one of the Internet's most attractive web-comics, only improved in collected hard-copy. Part Village of the Damned, part streampunk sideshow, seen through the bemused eyes of Alice Connor, a normal human being 'adopted' by the 12, Freakangels Vol. 1 leads the reader through a green, picaresque, peculiarly English sort of apocalypse. Let Warren Ellis park a car on your brain.

Reviewed by Paul B., Hickory Grove Branch

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How could a geeky, brainy type end up with the pretty party-girl? Ask Peter Parker—who is also Spider-Man—and he could tell you about Mary Jane Watson. She is the stunning red-head, who has been a part of his life for nearly all of his superhero existence. This eye-opening graphic novel gives some emotional highlights of the devoted couple from first introductions—she does crave the spotlight—to the revelations of discovering Peter’s secret superhero identity. Any Spider-Man/Mary Jane fan would want to read this one all the way through.

Reviewed by Lawrence T., South County Regional

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George Gerfaut is cruising around Paris in the small hours of the morning, listening to the jazz music that gives the story its title. This has nothing to do with his recent adventures, but the narrative quickly shifts to the car crash that started it all. He takes an injured man to the hospital, not realizing the chain of events he has started. Soon he finds himself pursued by two hit men. He manages to elude them, mainly by luck, and goes on the run. It’s a classic crime noir setup, an innocent man in over his head. Manchette builds an elaborate structure of crime and revenge, brought to gritty life by Tardi’s black and white illustrations. Easily recommended to any crime fiction fan.

Reviewed by Mark S., University City Regional

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Man and robots coexist in a world that looks like the near future. But someone or something is destroying the world’s most powerful robots, and a key figure in a robot rights group has been murdered. Interpol assigns robot Detective Gesicht to the case. He detects no other human presence in the room at the time of the murder: but the robot laws state that no robot may harm or kill a human being. And what to make of the staging of the victims with what looks like horns placed by their heads? An intriguing first volume in a series based on Osamu Tezuka’s iconic manga series Astro Boy.

Reviewed by Mark S., University City Regional

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