{"id":172,"date":"2011-06-21T16:14:35","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T16:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/06\/21\/graphic-novels-received-62111\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:29","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:29","slug":"graphic-novels-received-62111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/06\/21\/graphic-novels-received-62111\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Novels received 6\/21\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n

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Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot<\/span><\/a>
\nAdapted by Jacques Tardi
\nFrom the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Tardi\/Manchette team of West Coast Blues<\/span><\/a> reunites for another brutal neo-noir classic.<\/p>\n

Like many of the greatest noir thrillers, Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot begins with a classic, even clich\u00e9d set-up: Martin Terrier, the hired killer, needs just one more big job so that he can turn in his guns, return to his native village to find and marry his childhood sweetheart, and retire. <\/p>\n

But nothing goes as expected, his \u201clast job\u201d turns out to be a set-up that results in a bloody shoot-out from which Terrier barely escapes with his life, and soon he\u2019s on the run from not only the authorities and his treacherous ex-bosses but also the members of a crime syndicate still seeking revenge for an earlier hit on one of theirs. (We won\u2019t even mention what they do to his cat.) <\/p>\n

With Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot<\/span>, Tardi, at the top of his form, once again puts his lushly efficient neo-clear-line style in the service of Manchette\u2019s gleefully brisk prose for a spectacularly dark, violent and fast-paced crime thriller that will delight fans of their previous collaboration, West Coast Blues<\/span>. <\/p>\n

(NOTE: Manchette\u2019s original 1981 novel, La Position du tireur couch\u00e9<\/span>, was released in English under the title The Prone Gunman<\/span><\/a> by City Lights in 2001.) <\/p>\n

Ever since Fantagraphics began reprinting Tardi’s works, I’ve become a HUGE fan! I devoted an entire "Nexus Graphica"<\/a> to the extraordinary artist and reviewed his first collaboration with Manchette, West Coast Blues<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From the opening panel until the final words, Tardi’s adaptation of Manchette’s crime novel Le Petit bleu de la c\u00f4te<\/span> ouest sizzles with a dazzling graphic intensity. Salesman George Gerfaut unknowingly becomes embroiled in conspiracy and murder when he stops to aid the victim of a car accident. Much like the 50s American crime novels they emulate, Tardi and Manchette offer a impressive display of destructive violence, wanton love, and disregard for life. Showcasing Tardi’s singular artistic talents, the brilliant West Coast Blues<\/span> emerges as one of the best crime graphic novels ever produced.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Blood Work<\/span><\/a>
\nby Kim Harrison
\nArt by Pedro Maia and Gemma Magno<\/span><\/p>\n

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When Ivy met Rachel, the result wasn\u2019t exactly love at first sight. Sparks flew as the living vampire and the stubborn witch learned what it meant to be partners. Now Kim Harrison, the acclaimed author of Pale Demon<\/span><\/a> and Black Magic Sanction<\/span><\/a>, turns back the clock to tell the tale\u2014in an original full-color graphic novel.<\/p>\n

Hot-as-hell, tough-as-nails detective Ivy Tamwood has been demoted from homicide down to lowly street-crime detail. As if rousting trolls and policing pixies instead of catching killers wasn\u2019t bad enough, she\u2019s also been saddled with a newbie partner who\u2019s an earth witch. It\u2019s enough to make any living vampire bare her fangs. But when a coven of murderous witches begins preying on werewolves, Rachel Morgan quickly proves she\u2019s a good witch who knows how to be a badass.<\/p>\n

Together, Ivy and Rachel hit the mean streets to deal swift justice to the evil element among Cincinnati\u2019s supernatural set. But there\u2019s more to their partnership than they realize\u2014and more blood and black magic in their future than they bargained for.<\/p>\n

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Krazy Kat &amp; the Art of George Herriman: A Celebration<\/span><\/a>
\nEdited and designed by Craig Yoe<\/span><\/p>\n

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Krazy Kat &amp; the Art of George Herriman<\/span> is a tribute to one of the most influential and innovative comic strips and creators of all time. This unique collection of rare art, essays, memorabilia, and biography highlights the career of the first genius of comics, George Herriman, and his iconic creations, Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse. <\/p>\n

During its 31-year run, Krazy Kat was enormously popular with the public, as well as influential writers, artists, and intellectuals of the time. This book includes original essays by Jay Cantor, Douglas Wolk, Harry Katz, Richard Thompson, Dee Cox (Herriman’s granddaughter), Craig McCracken, Bill Watterson, and authorized reprints of two seminal essays on Herriman by Gilbert Seldes and E. E. Cummings, alongside newly discovered vintage essays by TAD, Summerfield Baldwin, and Toots Herriman. With Krazy Kat &amp; the Art of George Herriman<\/span>, Craig Yoe reveals this influential artist and writer for a whole new generation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot Adapted by Jacques Tardi From the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette Promo copy: The Tardi\/Manchette team of West Coast Blues reunites … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n