Description: Kelly Sue De Connick (Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel) and Emma Rios (Dr. Strange, Osborn) present the collected opening arc of their surprise-hit series that marries the magical realism of Sandman with the western brutality of Preacher. Death's daughter rides the wind on a horse made of smoke and her face bears the skull marks of her father. Her origin story is a tale of retribution as beautifully lush as it is unflinchingly savage. It's a perfect match for the gorgeous, dizzying artwork in a sumptuous palette-overlaid panels add intricate choreography to fight scenes, and detailed, whirling splash pages beg for long-lingering looks. Couple that, along with a handful of Eisner nominations, with a multicultural cast of tough-as-nails women who all fight for their own honor, and this is a series to watch out for. - Booklist It's ambitious and challenging (two qualities that are not often valued, but that probably should be), under a façade of violence and sacrifice. Rio's art is lush and detailed, and is more than capable of keeping up with the far-reaching story. - PW. Waterstones Pretty Deadly Volume 1 - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Review: Kelly Sue DeConnick writes an awesome script reminiscent of the wonderful storytelling The Sandman (Neil Gaiman) offered, and Emma Rios’ art is spectacular, combining the fantasy elements of the story with the Wild West in such a way as to make it come to life. Such intriguing characters, and an introduction to what appears to be the main character of the series: Deathface Ginny. The story in vol. 1 is peppered with the mythos behind this world and I loved the slant it took on our mythology. Eagerly awaiting the next volume.
Author: Minty
Rating: 2
Review: Reading this graphic anti-novel left me feeling disappointed and disorientated. For me. the story is as shallow as a wafer and as dense as mud: quite an achievement! What a shame: the illustrations explode with life and the line drawings are compelling: they go some way to compensate for a wasted hour trying to understand what others have praized so highly.
Description: Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike : Paperback : Image Comics : 9781607069621 : 1607069628 : 13 May 2014 : Collects opening arc of author's surprise-hit series that marries the magical realism of Sandman with the western brutality of Preacher. The Book Depository Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
