by James O'Barr
"One owes respect to the living.To the dead one owes only truth." -Voltaire
I don't think I'll ever be over the haunting story of Eric and Shelley. The original graphic novel is just as poignant as the film.
This was so dark, brutal, epic, and beautiful. Maybe the first graphic novel that could provoke tears. And I don't know If that's because I've seen the movie before or not, but this was deeply, yet darkly, moving.
Stop me if you've heard this before...A man witnesses his beloved get brutally murdered and now he's tracking down the perpetrators for revenge!Hackney, yes, but the good part is you don't have to go through much of him tracking down anyone. Each chapter consists of poetic dialog and gun shots to t...
The classic is still the best. I don't know what happened to my copy and I forgot I read it so many times when I was in high school. The stark black and white illustrations are the perfect medium for this tale of vengeance and redemption.The relationship between Eric and Sherri provides the perfec...