Review: She Died in Terrebonne #1
One of my favorite actors of all time is Bill Paxton. The characters he played were a parade of what it meant to be an “American man.” The first time I remember watching him was in John Hughes’ underrated teen classic Weird Science. In that movie he played an archetype of someone who we have seen in several of John Hughes films, the bully.
What he gave us in that movie was only a hint of how talented he was and fantastic performances to come. The movie that convinced me he belonged in the upper echelon of the conversation was One False Move. In that film he played the local Chief Of police harboring a hard and deadly truth about a criminal. This is the type of story that unfolds in the debut issue of She Died In Terrebonne.
We meet Sam Kimimura, a detective with the same instincts as Raymond Chandler, but a bit more awkward. As a case takes him to a town called Terrebonne, where he is looking for the daughter of a client, one who the local Sheriff may know a bit more intimately than he is letting on. As he is being led to the clues the local police know and not what he could find himself, making Sam, even more suspicious that foul play may be involved. By issue’s end, he finds himself with more questions and a much stickier web than he would ever think he would find in this supposedly “small town.”
Overall, the first issue is an interesting pot boiler of a mystery that pulls readers in with an unjustified killing and a gumshoe that goes against type. The story by Kevin Church is smartly written and captivating. The art by T.J. Kirsch is beautiful. Overall, an engaging story that slowly pulls the reader in with echoes of 1970s’ crime thrillers supplemented with a modern sensibility.
Story: Kevin Church Art: T. J. Kirsch
Story: 10 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.6 Recommendation: Buy
