TheMightyGeek
02-03-2005, 10:37 PM
Somebody call Hell and check the temperature. I suspect it's dipped quite a bit.
There's a new issue of Grimjack out. About damn time.
To give one a sum-up, Grimjack is the story of the life of John Gaunt, a man who's lived in the pan-dimensional city of Cynosure his entire life. Cynosure butts up against dozens of different dimensions, each with its own unique reality. "Magic works in some dimensions, Guns work elsewhere, swords work everywhere."
Gaunt is a mercenary, a thief, a murderer, and perhaps the one honorable man left in this reeking cesspool of a city.
Killer Instinct gives us a slice of this life, starting with the end of his stint as a member of the Trans-Dimensional Police (TDP) and starts to look at his life as a Member of Cadre, a shadowy organization that starts out trying to bring order to Cynosure, but in the end becomes as twisted as the city itself.
I, for one, am all for re-starting the tales with a look at John Gaunt himself. Those who are familiar with the original run know what I'm talking about. Jim Twilley was an interesting character, but I cut my teeth reading about Gaunt. He's not your average protagonist. He has flaws. Great big friggin' HUGE flaws. You get a glimpse of this in the first five pages where he has to choose between fighting an enemy and saving a friend.
The art is by Tim Truman, the original Grimjack artist, and I must say, welcome home, Tim. How many requests for sketches have you gotten since your initial 24 issue run? Truman's art was built for Gaunt, and it shines.
The story? It's John Ostrander, returning home to well-travelled ground. He has solid footing here, and this is his baby. but enough metaphors, this is good shit. My one gripe is that there's only 22 pages. We need more. I gotta go back and re-read my original run. Yeah, baby, I got 'em ALL!!
Even the Starslayers. Even the Demon Knight Graphic Novel.
All you pansy-ass kids can go read your spandex-clad twaddle. I got my Grimjack fix again. The rest of the world can go to hell.
Oh, it does that in the original run, too. Literally.
Buy this book, or don't. Your choice.
There's a new issue of Grimjack out. About damn time.
To give one a sum-up, Grimjack is the story of the life of John Gaunt, a man who's lived in the pan-dimensional city of Cynosure his entire life. Cynosure butts up against dozens of different dimensions, each with its own unique reality. "Magic works in some dimensions, Guns work elsewhere, swords work everywhere."
Gaunt is a mercenary, a thief, a murderer, and perhaps the one honorable man left in this reeking cesspool of a city.
Killer Instinct gives us a slice of this life, starting with the end of his stint as a member of the Trans-Dimensional Police (TDP) and starts to look at his life as a Member of Cadre, a shadowy organization that starts out trying to bring order to Cynosure, but in the end becomes as twisted as the city itself.
I, for one, am all for re-starting the tales with a look at John Gaunt himself. Those who are familiar with the original run know what I'm talking about. Jim Twilley was an interesting character, but I cut my teeth reading about Gaunt. He's not your average protagonist. He has flaws. Great big friggin' HUGE flaws. You get a glimpse of this in the first five pages where he has to choose between fighting an enemy and saving a friend.
The art is by Tim Truman, the original Grimjack artist, and I must say, welcome home, Tim. How many requests for sketches have you gotten since your initial 24 issue run? Truman's art was built for Gaunt, and it shines.
The story? It's John Ostrander, returning home to well-travelled ground. He has solid footing here, and this is his baby. but enough metaphors, this is good shit. My one gripe is that there's only 22 pages. We need more. I gotta go back and re-read my original run. Yeah, baby, I got 'em ALL!!
Even the Starslayers. Even the Demon Knight Graphic Novel.
All you pansy-ass kids can go read your spandex-clad twaddle. I got my Grimjack fix again. The rest of the world can go to hell.
Oh, it does that in the original run, too. Literally.
Buy this book, or don't. Your choice.