I kept reading that this was “the best book [I'm] not reading.” Yawn. There’s a lot of books I don’t read. I’m sure they’re not all crap.
Thing is, this was excellent. Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips have created quite a world. The main character is a deep-cover super-powered law enforcement agent. He’s infiltrated the premier organized supercrime cartel. But it’s been a couple years and now the only guy who knows that he’s on the side of the angels is comatose. And maybe he’s getting too deep into his roleplaying.
Brubaker’s dialogue is dead-on and the complexity of Holden’s predicament is engaging. Meanwhile, Phillips has really captured the moral ambiguity of this underworld. They have their own hangouts, their own hangups, and an interesting normalcy in their day-to-day lives.
This is a good book. Be warned, though. Like the Sopranos (and most comic books) it’s pretty violent. Not Spandex violence, either. Plus, there’s a ton of Ess-Eee-Echs. If that’s not your thing, look elsewhere.
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