The Damned, Vol. 1: Three Days Dead
by:
Cullen Bunn (author)
Brian Hurtt (author)
During the prohibition era, gangsters grew rich on our vices, and rivalries between criminal organizations resulted in open war. But unknown to the masses, a more sinister power controlled the crime cartels, using greed, gluttony, lust and other sins to fuel a much more lucrative trade: mortal...
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During the prohibition era, gangsters grew rich on our vices, and rivalries between criminal organizations resulted in open war. But unknown to the masses, a more sinister power controlled the crime cartels, using greed, gluttony, lust and other sins to fuel a much more lucrative trade: mortal souls. The long-standing feud between two of the families is about the come to an end thanks to a brokered deal to consolidate power. But before things can be finalized, the bookkeeper tasked to brokering the deal is kidnapped along with a ledger that could spell doom for all the families. Hoping to find the missing bookkeeper before the deal falls apart, Big Al pulls Eddie's corpse out of a ditch and puts him on the case. Now Eddie, cursed and unable to rest, finds himself caught up in the middle of a sinister web of kidnapping, murder and damnation.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781932664638 (1932664637)
Publish date: July 17th 2007
Publisher: Oni Press
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Series: The Damned (#1)
It just doesn't stand out against the glut of Noir tinged UF released in the last 10 years or so. YMMV.
Beautifully drawn, good pacing, a little brief.