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Review: On the Camino

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Life is full of pilgrimages, in one way or the other. If you joined the military, every deployment feels like a pilgrimage as, you have to go a thousand miles away from home. Religions have their own pilgrimages, in Islam and there is Mecca and in Christianity, there is Jurasalem. If you are a music fan, it depends on your taste, it could be Graceland, if you love Elvis Presley and if you love Prince, then its Paisley Park.

Then there are physical ones that are legendary, like the Appalachia Trail, which more than a few thousand people have tried and never finished. In the book and movie, Wild, a woman, who lost everything, roughs the Pacific Cres Trail, a journey that is hard even with company. Each person, who has braved these journeys, have one thing in common, sheer will. Just as Jason, who wrote I Killed Adolf Hitler, hit a birthday milestone of 50 years, he decided to brave the Camino trail in Spain, which he documented in On the Camino.

Jason sets off on this journey by himself, meeting different people, who are headed the same direction but not quite on the trail, as each stranger asks him why he is doing it. The reader follows him and he goes form hostel to hostel, meeting different people from different countries, all traveling and exploring themselves. He even meets another cartoonist, giving her advice on how to find a publisher. By book’s end, Jason’s and the reader’s feet are sore, as this was truly a walk to remember.

Overall, another excellent book by Jason as he tells a story like no other and even makes this well-worn genre all its own, even more interesting. The story by Jason, is full of life love and twists and turns. The art by Jason feels more human than he may have intended to draw it. Altogether, a journey worth taking, as this master storyteller, makes you feel every heartbeat.

Story: Jason Art: Jason
Story: 10 Art 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

Review: My Favorite Thing is Monsters

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Monster movies are making a comeback of sorts, as the recently released The Mummy has, put those films back into the public consciousness. Showing my age, I still remember a time, when these characters were very much a part of popular culture, and for the most part, it has always been, as Count Chocula has never gone away as a cereal, so too these characters have never left. Then there is Adam Sandler’s Hotel Transylvania series, which has brought these characters to a new generation. I guess what has eluded these characters, even though they have been connected to the horror genre since their introduction, is that they are not as scary.

Penny Dreadful, the TV show and comic, tried to bring this element back to these characters, and although it was an excellent tv show and comic book, they never quite brought back that fear factor. What Penny Dreadful, did remind audiences of these characters, is that the source material, were well written stories. They thrived and become legend, because the writers behind these books, wrote well, and understood what was entertaining about these characters. Emil Ferris understands this about her character in My Favorite Thing is Monsters Volume 1, which makes it so amazing a read.

In the opening salvos of this book, the reader is quickly acclimated into a world where monsters are commonplace, and a little girl by the name of Karen Reyes is being hunted by a mob, just for being a werewolf, but it was all a dream if not an eventuality. In a book that unfolds as part memoir/ part sketchbook, about a young artist who loves drawings monsters, in a familiar tale of family and loss which unfolds in the most gorgeous pages any reader would see combined with a strange tale about a string of murders in 1960s Chicago. Karen plays private investigator, attempting to solve these murders on her own while struggling with the pains of growing up. By the end of the book, which is part wish fulfillment, part slice of life memoir, part art worship, the reader appreciates Karen’s journey, while reminiscing of their own.

Overall, probably one of the most essential books every reader who loves a great story must have in their collection. The story by Ferris, feels like the Secret Life of Walter Mitty, but with monsters, and keeps the reader moving forward. The art by Ferris, will leave the reader floored by how beautiful and luminous it is. Altogether, a great book, for anyone who love a great story, an if you love monster movies and MAD Magazine, it would help but not necessary, as a good story like this, will always shine through.

Story: Emil Ferris Art: Emil Ferris
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

Review: Hip Hop Family Tree Volume 4

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I remember the first time I heard Eric B & Rakim, his voice was not like anything else in hip-hop at the time. The first song from the duo that captivated my ears, was “Let the Rhythm Hit Em”, a sonic tour de force that would have been pedestrian in lesser hands. In Rakim’s calming baritone and, and elusive wordplay, it became juggernaut, which in my mind, made rhyming, a skill. Rakim, was the one emcee, who became the standard for all other rappers to compare themselves to, and although the music’s standards have changed, he is still a revered figure.

I remember my friends talking about rappers Like Schooly D and Doug E Fresh. This was when rappers had to be clever and have a message.  In this fourth volume of Hip Hop Family Tree, it delves into those two epic years, 1984-1985. The reader finds out How not only Rakim but Biz Markie became superstars and changed the musical landscape forever.

The reader is introduced to Egyptian Lover at the height of the infamous “pause tapes”. Creator Ed Piskor also gets into the influence of funk music had on early Hip Hop especially the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. The reader is also taken to the West Coast, where a local LA radio station, KDAY, becomes the first of its kind, a radio station to play hip hop 24/7/365. Lastly, the reader is introduced to epic battle between the rappers from the Bronx i.e. KRS One and BDP and the rappers from Queens i.e. MC Shan.

Overall, an excellent volume in this epic series, which is to say the very least, magnificent. The story by Piskor, always well researched and contains as much as any soap opera. The art by Piskor, gives the reader, more than serves the subject matter. Altogether, a superior installment

Story: Ed Piskor Art: Ed Piskor
Story:10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

It’s “Now” for Fantagraphics with a New Comics Anthology

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Fantagraphics Books Inc. has announced the arrival of Now, a tri-annual anthology series with all new stories that highlights the diversity and talent of cartoonists all over the globe. The first issue is set to debut at the Small Press Expo (SPX) in Bethesda, MD and will arrive in comic shops and bookstores September 20th, 2017.

Now aspires to be an affordable and ongoing anthology of new comics that appeals both to the comics-curious as well as the serious aficionado. In the age of long form graphic novels, Now also intends to provide a platform for short fiction, experimentation, and for showcasing diversity in the comics field. The only common denominator to each piece is an exemplary use of the comics form.

Now is the brainchild of Fantagraphics Associate Publisher Eric Reynolds, who previously edited 22 volumes of the fondly-remembered anthology Mome from 2005-2011.

The first issue will feature fan-favorites and fresh finds alike, and includes new work from acclaimed creators such as Eleanor Davis, Noah Van Sciver, Gabrielle Bell, Dash Shaw, Sammy Harkham, and Malachi Ward, as well as international stars such as J.C. Menu, Conxita Herrerro, Tobias Schalken, and Antoine Cossé. Plus strips from rising stars Tommi Parrish, Sara Corbett, Daria Tessler, and newcomer Kaela Graham, as well as a gorgeous painted cover by Pennsylvania artist Rebecca Morgan.

Now #1 will appear in the July issue of the Diamond Previews catalog for a September release and the second issue of the series is set to release in January 2018. Fantagraphics.com is offering an exclusive three issue subscription service for Now.

Review: Hip Hop Family Tree Volume 3

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I remember the first time I heard of the Fat Boys, it was not actually through their music. As I remembered it, I thought they were more of a gimmick versus an actual Hip Hop group. When I found out who they were, was through the movie, the Disorderlies. That is what drew to me to their music, as I saw in the movie they were actual rappers.

I was the ripe ae of 8, and just came back from Trinidad and Tobago, as the music was still shaping itself before it grew into any type of standard. This was when it really went from Rap to Hip Hop and become its own self-contained culture. In this third volume of Hip Hop Family Tree, it delves into those two epic years, 1983-1984. The reader finds out How the Beastie Boys went form a Rap Cover band to an actual hip hop group.

The reader is introduced to Crazy Legs and Frosty Freeze and the invention of breakdancing. Ed Piskor also gets into what makes the evolution of hip hop on the West Coast different from how Hip Hop evolves in New York. The reader is also introduced to The Fat Boys, ad educates the reader, just ho integral they are to the history of the culture. Lastly, the reader is also introduced to LL Cool J, and how he met Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons.

Overall, a strong volume in this epic series, which only gets better with each installment. The story by Piskor always well researched and contains his love for the culture throughout. The art by Piskor gives the reader that flashback quality that is required by the subject matter. Altogether, if you love reading about music history, this is a must read.

Story: Ed Piskor Art: Ed Piskor
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

Review: Purgatory (A Reject’s Story)

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A couple of years back, the cartoonist formerly known as Al Frank, new moniker of Casanova Frankenstein in tow, burst back onto the alternative/independent/underground scene with the sixth issue of his long-dormant (how long? Try two decades) series The Adventures Of Tad Martin, and my mind was flat-out blown. A harrowing, brutally honest, emotionally naked, scream-from-the-gut autobiographical tale of the hellishly bad marriage, drug addiction, health problems, and psychological issues that had consumed his life in then-recent years, drawn with anything that was handy on anything that was handy (mostly composition book pages, but restaurant guest checks, napkins, and even the back of prescription labels would do in a pinch), it did considerably more than scratch the itch many of us had been suffering from for years with the absence of new autobio material from masters of the form such as Chester Brown, Joe Matt, and others, and effectively raised the stakes (by plumbing the depths) of the “confessional comic” to levels not seen before or, sadly, since. I speak with no hyperbole whatsoever when I say that The Adventures Of Tad Martin #sicksicksix is one of the five or ten best single-issues I’ve ever read in my life, and I’ve honestly lost count of how many times I’ve re-read it since.

It’s fair to say, then, that I was absolutely over the moon a couple of months back when I saw that Frankenstein — now with a conspicuous “Nobody” inserted into his nom de plume — was taking a much shorter break between publications this time around, and that another “comic” written and drawn during his “wilderness years” entitled Purgatory (A Reject’s Story) would soon be in our unworthy hands thanks to the Fantagraphics Undergound (FU? Get it?) imprint of Fantagraphics Books. Pre-publication announcements let it be known that the writer/artist’s tortured high school years were going to be the subject of his latest “visual memoir,” and having seen how he somehow managed to survive what could (hell, perhaps should) have been his own personal “omega” in his last book, the promise of seeing his “alpha” play out on the page sounded like a very enticing one indeed. It wouldn’t be easy reading by any means, I was sure, but necessary? Abso-friggin’-lutely.

Frankenstein again eschews even any nods toward dull conformity in the pages of Purgatory, relating his tale by means more akin to scrawling than actual drawing, and for those of us tuned into his wavelength, I gotta say, we wouldn’t have it any other way. One of the mainstays of his youth, as related in this tale, was a desperate desire to not only learn how to illustrate comics books but to learn how to illustrate them well, but at some point he thankfully threw all that out the window and instead decided to go the “primal scream” route with his artwork — raw, brutal, absolutely honest, and completely unflinching. In short, the only kind of art that can possibly convey the kinds of stories he excels at telling. Some people draw because they can — Frankenstein draws because he has to, conventional (and hopelessly dated) definitions of “ability” notwithstanding. To draw a cinematic parallel, if formally near-flawless works like Watchmen are comics’ Citizen Kane, latter-day Frankenstein works are the funnybook equivalent of Buddy Giovinazzo’s Combat Shock — low-budget, ugly, utterly uncompromising “guerrilla” works that force you to meet them at their level and, in doing so, point out the essential soullessness of most corporate, “mainstream” works. Lots of people are better at making comics than Frankenstein is — but very few actually make better comics.

The one thing that most obviously distinguishes Purgatory from Tad Martin SickSickSix is its surprisingly hopeful resolution, wherein our tormented artist-to-be simply splits his hometown of Chicago for presumably greener pastures, but the pages preceding this almost-happy are as challenging to navigate as Tad’s tale of woe was — and every bit as rewarding. Frankenstein leaves it all on the fucking page, playing psychotherapist to himself in full view of the public, refusing to flinch when most of us almost certainly would and shoving our faces in the stew-pot of bullying, racial animus, family alienation, and scaled-down Walter Mitty-esque escapism that defined his formative years. Will you want to close the book up and turn away? Possibly. Will you be able to? Don’t kid yourself. Compelling is an understatement when it comes to describing this work.

I do have one major gripe about this book, though, and it’s both absolutely no fault of the artist’s whatsoever, and points to a much larger problem currently afflicting the independent comix scene — while Purgatory would (and, I would contend, should) make for one hell of a “stand-alone” single-issue “floppy,” the format it’s presented in absolutely sucks and is very poor value for money. 90-ish pages of single-panel illustrations laid out in a small-format publication that could quite literally fit into the palm of a large person’s hand — for twelve bucks? Are you serious, Gary Groth? I know that FU is a self-described “micro-imprint” and that the print run for this thing probably doesn’t even run into the four digits, but at that price, Frankenstein will be lucky if any more than three or four hundred copies of his book are moved, and that ain’t gonna be enough to get him out of the janitorial business anytime soon. I’ve long maintained that the so-called “alternative” publishers are doing both themselves and their artists real harm by moving away from the “floppy” format, but never has that been more apparent than it is here. If this material were published in the traditional format of a cheap B&W newsprint comic (as was the case with Tad Martin sicksicksix), at least a copy or two would be available at every LCS in the country, and it would probably sell through its small print run. This expensive “mini-book” thing they’ve got going here, though, is hardly something that most retailers are going to be willing to take a flier on, given that it can’t really be shelved with either standard comics or graphic novels/trades, and represents too much of a financial risk for today’s cash-strapped store owners to gamble on. In short, this is amazing, daring, thoughtful, and highly memorable work that unquestionably deserves to be seen by as large an audience as possible (even if that’ll still be a pretty damn tiny one), but the book’s very own publisher has essentially guaranteed that isn’t going to happen.

For my own part, though, what can I say? While I wasn’t happy to fork over this much of my hard-earned cash on a product this physically slight, I’d still to it again in a heartbeat, and I heartily recommend that you do the same. Purgatory (A Reject’s Story) may very well prove to be the best comic of the year — presented in the worst format of the year. There may be something poetically “right” about that at the end of the day, even if it proves that rejects, losers, and outcasts really can never catch a break.

Story/Art: Casanova Nobody Frankenstein
Story: 10 Art: 9.5 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

 

Review: Hip-Hop Family Tree Volume 2

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Hip Hop has come to be more than form of music, it is a movement. Most people don’t realize just how powerful, rap music has always been, as it has been used as a mirror to the world’s societal ills. Hip Hop has not been the first and it will not be the last music platform to do this. Anyone can listen to Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit today and can still feel the chill of her “black bodies swinging” line.

In my humble opinion, this is when not only hip hop but music is at its best, as very much, the political is very personal for any artist. This can be heard in Public Enemy’s “By the Time I get to Arizona”, which dealt with the fact Arizona, at the time, did not celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. This also can be heard in 2Pac’s “Trapped”, which talked about the prison industrial system. This also can be heard in Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s powerful “The Message” which talked about the impact of crack cocaine.

In this second volume of Hip Hop Family Tree, Ed Piskor introduces us to some of the most important records labels of that era, such as Profile Records and Def Jam Records. The reader finds out about the birth of beatboxing, as it started out as just another way to make a beat. They not only delve into the music scene of New York but also how Hip Hop affected the West Coast giving birth to what some call “Gangster Rap”. The volume ends, with RUN-DMC performing and giving the spark to what Dr. Dre and DJ Yella came to create.

Overall, an excellent second volume, which captures those artists we now know as “rap Pioneers” but the origins of the soundscapes that they made this music on The story by Ed Piskor, is again meticulously researched and gives these artists their just due.  The art by Piskor is simply gorgeous. Altogether, an excellent installment of this important book.

Story: Ed Piskor Art: Ed Piskor
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

Review: Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1

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Hip Hop and comics are one of those crossroads that usually go only one way. Often, it is usually spoken about as more background music than a lifestyle or a culture. One can make the argument music and comics have never been a good match, but I will always bring up the example of the KISS comics, which had a pretty long run and has had a recent incarnation. There have been instances where hip hop has been documented but not as much as one would think.

The very first instance I can remember is the single issue of the story of NWA and Ice Cube. The other instance, and what has been my favorite, is Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, which was a brilliant graphic memoir. Since then, other than the various members of the Wu-Tang Clan, writing and starring in their own comics, rarely has this road been traversed. Which brings me to Ed Piskor’s superior Hip Hop Family Tree, telling the history of this global culture.

In this very first volume, Piskor introduces us to the birth of Hip-Hop in the Bronx, where Kool Herc, is spinning records on the “wheel of steel”, which gives birth to the “emcee”. The reader goes on tour of how embroiled the culture was in drugs and gangs and how it could not let go of the ills surrounding it. It also shows how it caught the mainstream media’s ear with Blondie’s Rapture record, and gave rise to entrepreneurs like Russell Simmons and Sylvia Robinson. The volume ends, with Jocko Henderson, a 1960 DJ, revealing the mainstream media opinion of hip hop, which has since been disproved, that anyone can rap.

Overall, a strong first volume, which accurately tells the origins of the culture, in a way that had not been done before. The story by Ed Piskor is meticulously researched and truthfully portrayed. The art by Piskor is beautiful and vibrant. Altogether, an excellent chronicle of the era that not only captured its history but its spirit.

Story: Ed Piskor Art: Ed Piskor
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Wednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!

We’re bringing back something we haven’t done for a while, what the team thinks. Our contributors are choosing up to five books each week and why they’re choosing the books.

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.

Alex

Top Pick: Immortal Brothers: The Green Knight #1 (Valiant) – The Eternal Warrior has become one of my favourite characters, so this 48 page one-shot by Matt Kindt and Cary Nord that places him and his brothers in King Arthur’s court (another subject I’m very fond of) is going to rocket to the top of my pull list. I’ve been looking forward to this for months.

Old Man Logan #21 (Marvel) – Logan heads back in time to, I assume, various points in his past. I know nothing about this series beyond the front covers, but they look so incredibly exciting.

Redline #2 (Oni Press) – It’s not often I get excited about sci-fi comics… but this is one of the ones that tickles my fancy,

Voracious: Feeding Time #5 (Action Lab Entertainment/Action Lab: Danger Zone) – I make no secret of my love for this series whatsoever, and the finale to the second miniseries is going to be explosive – and awesome. My expectations are through the roof for this, but Markisan Naso and Jason Muhr have a habit of smashing those to smithereens with each issue.

 

Patrick

Top Pick: Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #2 (Dynamite Entertainment) – Last issue introduced us to Hardy Boys noir, let’s see what’s in store for Nancy.

All-Time Comics: Bullwhip #1 (Fantagraphics) – The idea of this line is so perfect and ridiculous it’s a must for me.

Spencer and Locke #1 (Action Lab Entertainment/Action Lab: Danger Zone) – Calvin & Hobbes noir. I’ll take that for at least one issue.

American Barbarian Complete Series (IDW Publishing) – !!!

 

Joe

Top Pick: Old Man Logan #21 (Marvel) – I can’t believe Lemire’s run is almost over, but this four issue arc sounds like a hell of a way to go out on top.

Seven to Eternity #5 (Image) – It’s back! The book returns after a usual image trade release break, and I’m stoked to see what Remender does.

Grass Kings #2 (BOOM! Studios) – After a promising first issue from one of my favorite writers, Matt Kindt, I am hyped for the second one.

Action Comics #977 (DC Comics) – The Superman Reborn arc was a lot of fun, and this comic has been consistently great. What’s next for Supes?

Detective Comics #954 (DC Comics) – A classic villain and Batman prepare to battle? Or will they? Tynion is killing it on this book and I’m so excited to see where this story goes, especially involving Orphan so much.

 

Shay

It’s an amazing week to be a comic book lover. It was really hard to narrow it down to the seven titles I picked.

Top Pick: Neil Gaiman’s American Gods Shadow #2 (Dark Horse) – Shadow’s life is about to get even more interesting in this graphic serial version of almost everyone favorite Gaiman book. Come for the David Mack variant covers, stay for the amazing story.

Top Pick: Black Panther and the Crew #1 (Marvel) – YES PLEASE. So many black superheroes, such a strong story, so much action. Saying I am here for the page turning story arc is an understatement.

America #1 2nd Printing (Marvel) – If you don’t already own a copy or haven’t read it yet, then you should get to it. Despite the shady AF comments about diversity killing the Marvel’s print sales, we have a comic book about a Queer Latina requiring a 2nd printing proving that representation counts, diversity is important and  America (the superhero & the country) is for all of us.

Kingpin #3 (Marvel) – The hits keep on coming, take that however you want, and, Kingpin is becoming a complex, fully realized, multi-faceted character.

Suicide Squad #15 (DC Comics) – The “Burning Down the House” storyline comes to an end. Deadshot is about to go up against his old team with Harley leading the charge. Rustam and his crew had better bring their A-game because, the Squad is in a take no prisoners, crack all skulls kind of mood.

Honorable Mention: Deadpool vs Punisher #1 (Marvel) – A battle of the morally gray psycho “heroes” is upon us. The man of all the action and little words meets the man with all the words and all the action.  Got popcorn?

Honorable Mention: Weapon X #1 (Marvel) – building on the awesomeness of Logan, the newest version of the Weapon X will keep you on your toes and worried about the safety of some of our favorite clawed mutants. You should be worried, this Weapon X upgrade isn’t just about creating superior mutants, it’s about kicking off a mutant genocide.

 

Paul

Top Pick: Weapon X #1 (Marvel) – I’m a sucker for shadowy government agencies, and Weapon X has a long standing history in Marvel of being one of the most shadiest and deadliest.  I’m excited to see what this new agency’s agenda is, and I’m looking forward to seeing Domino and Warpath back on a team line up.

X-Men Blue #1 (Marvel) – I’m hoping this title brings some of the fun from this teams first book, but also get them more into playing the heroes they will one day grow up to be.  And it’s going to be interesting to see how Magneto performs as mentor and how he will influence this team.  I’m thinking this is going to be a good one.

 

Brett

Top Pick: Spencer & Locke #1 (Action Lab Entertainment/Action Lab: Danger Zone) – It’s Calvin and Hobbes meets Sin City and it’s amazing. One of my favorite debuts so far of 2017 it’s entertaining and subversive.

Godshaper #1 (BOOM! Studios) – A super interesting concept where everyone has a god. I’ve read the first issue and it’s a unique idea and intriguing start.

Heathen #3 (Vault Comics) – Have you read the first two issues? That alone is reason this is on my list. A solid LGBT comic that is set in the world of vikings.

Solar Flare #1 (Scout Comics) – An apocalypse story where power goes out, Scout has been putting out entertaining comics that fly under the radar. They’ve nailed it when it comes to quality and solid comics. So, when there’s a new release it’s always on my list to check out.

The Unstoppable Wasp #4 (Marvel) – So far, the comic has been a lot of fun with a positive entertaining vibe that I can’t help but smile when I read it.

Review: I Killed Adolf Hitler

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Time travel is one of those subjects that has been one of those subjects that normally has an oversaturation. Such as Zombies, when The Walking Dead came out, it pretty much inspired every auteur to come out of the of the woodworks, and for every major studio, to invest into their own properties, reviving properties like Zombieland and propping World War Z, in record time. At the end of the day, AMC and SyFy has two shows each just about zombies, which proves subjects like these are and have and continue to grab the public’s interest. Which brings me back to time travel, and just how certain actions yield certain consequences.

That is what the Butterfly Effect movies, delve into, as they show how dangerous or how prosperous a certain decision can make your life. The other time travel story, that is probably the most ripped off, and actually works on the concept of the “butterfly effect”, is Star Trek: The original Series episode” City on The Edge of Forever” where Kirk and Spock have to time travel to 1930s New York, to set a course of history right. This exact story has been copied numerous times, and nowhere near the mastery that Harlan Ellison wrote it back then. That is until I read I Killed Adolf Hitler, which takes readers on a wild ride and does it in the spirit of Harlan Ellison.

In this story, we, meet a hitman, in a world where being hitman is as common as being an insurance salesman, as our main character deal with office politics, and unsure girlfriends. He meets an older client, who offers him a strange job, one where he gets to time travel and as the title suggest, kill the vilest man of the 20th century. What follows, is Hitler time traveling to the future, where the Hitman must find him. By story’s end, the implications of time travel, much like Ellison’s tale, can merely a matter of inches.

Overall, a funny and perplexing story, that engages the reader, brings the along a very familiar path and then a throws a monkey wrench in the works. The art by Jason, is lively and realistic at some points. The story by Jason, is more than your typical time travel story, as it gives new dimensions to the morality tale. Altogether, a fun ride of a story, that will surprise you at every turn, as it turns what could have been a mundane often told story into a hidden love story.

Story: Jason Art: Jason
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

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