Galveston #1
Let me just make one thing clear before we dive in here: I hate pirates. How a bunch of murders and rapists have been so over-glorified is beyond me. So why am I even reading this book? Because if you take multiple genres and shove them in a blender that usually makes me perk up.
Quick history lesson. Jean Lafitte was a famous pirate in the early 1800. If you're awake in your high school history class you may have seen his name pop up here and there. Well, his final years weren't spent out on the high seas. They were spent somewhere much more dangerous: Texas. There he was good buddies with one Jim Bowie. Name sound familiar? Bowie knives anyone?
Now this comic doesn't claim to be historically accurate, but with a set up like that, someone has to jump in and have some fun with it. Johanna Stokes does just that and serves up a pirate/cowboy/buddy flick of a comic. Lafitte is smooth-talking smart-ass. Bowie is a hard fightin' tough guy who looks like he'd give Jonah Hex a run for his money. The first issue gives us fun by way of mutiny. It's mostly set up, and there's not much by way of a strong hook; but the set up is interesting and it's enough to warrant my further attention.
Two different artists worked this one. Todd Herman hits us head on with brutal fight scene. I like his stuff. It's loaded with atmosphere and he really has a keen eye. Greg Scott comes in to bat clean up on the second half of the book. He gets the job done, but Herman's work overpowers his. Still, it's solid, and tell the story.
This book hits the shelves Wednesday, so if you can, keep an eye out for it.
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