Black, relentless, intelligent, beautiful

Black, relentless, intelligent, beautiful

Parker, Volume 1: The Hunter (Album)

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The story begins in New York and it takes place in 1962. A man walks on the George Washington Bridge. He is big, strong and threatening. His clothes are threadbare and his pair of shoes is perforated. Using a fast and effective scam, he bails out and in a few hours and found a decent pace. Then he begins to initiate a series of actions that will allow him to take revenge. He begins by asking a few questions to his ex-wife. Then he asks the person responsible for sending him money every month so she could pay her rent. Then he shakes some local natives to get their hands on one he seeks.

The main character named Parker. It is determined: it will satisfy his revenge whatever the cost and whatever the number of individuals passing from life to death. Initially this dangerous individual is the main character of a series of novels written by Donald Westlake (1933-2008), under the pseudonym Richard Stark. Mr. Westlake is not the first comer and detective novels are a high entertainment content playback with nuggets reflection inside. I'm especially a big fan of his grumpy burglar John Dortmunder and loser (eg At worst what do we risk?). But it is not because a comic is an adaptation of a good writer that the result is quality. Here it is entirely by Darwyn Cooke project, a real comic book writer (eg The New Frontier).

What is simply amazing is that from the first pages I recognized the tab Westlake yet silent in this sequence. Cooke has managed to capture the spirit of the master, while achieving a real comic, not just a collection of images showing the original text. This first sequence is phenomenal: it raises the character and steadfast determination, she explains how he managed to own a bank account without violence or bloodshed, and it shows the nature of relationships that Parker has with others. The suite devour in one sitting. While Parker is not the first comer in terms of physical stature. However he noted the challenge requires much more than just physical superiority. As in all Westlake novels, the reader is picked by the ingenuity of the scenario, lack of empathy Parker and intelligence. It's a real pleasure to discover as and how he prepared his shots and the way he plays with his formidable opponents yet. Parker evolves in the world of criminals. The art and the knowledge of Westlake is how to make us believe that parallel world, very close to ours in which some individuals have decided to take advantage of loopholes in the system for reasons of their own. Parker is not made for clerical or manual work. It organizes breakages or appropriation of another's property when the money runs out him. The rest of the time he quietly enjoying life. Unfortunately a break went wrong and decided to charge people who screwed up. Scammers he meets are individuals like you and me who are evolving in a society with very pragmatic rules that has little difference with the right company, just a few chronic eruptions of violence and a parallel economy in margin the law. This minimal offset allows the reader to enter this world without subject themselves to an excessive credulity.

This cartoon is also enormously talented Darwyn Cooke. He was able to translate the novel Westlake elegantly for a perfect result. The tone of Westlake is retained, without having to read lengthy texts pavers. The progress of the plot are based heavily on dialogue scenes. However these are beautifully staged not to bore the reader. Cooke has done a real job as a director and cinematographer. He chose a very typical 1950s design with simplified shapes, faces and slightly sketched cartoons. It is restricted to a single dark blue oil color. Each element of decor perfectly captures the time when the story takes place. Each character appears both unique and as both a close cousin of film actors of that time. The immersion of the player is full and complete. The action scenes impress with drought and effectiveness. And the book ends with another sequence almost silent anthology in which Parker proves he is made of sterner stuff than gugusses employed by the underworld. Westlake and Cooke however are careful to restrict their story at an individual level for this anti-hero does not turn into Frank Castle of dubious morality.

This adaptation is an outstanding achievement that does not betray the original spirit of the author and which belongs to the noir genre, with no need to abuse the artifices of this kind of story. I run devour and enjoy the Organization.

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