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dantastic's review
4.0
Officer Greg Hettinger is shot in the face with a shotgun but manages to kill The Black Hood in the process. As his personal demons gnaw at him, Hettinger takes up the mask himself...
I've got a couple of the Red Circle issues of The Black Hood and dug them but the real reasons I bought this are two-fold. Duane Swierczynski wrote it and it was $4.99 at the Archie store.
Archie seems like their comics are all malt shoppes and candy canes but this is some dark shit. Greg Hettinger spirals into a world of pain killers after getting shot in the face until it's time to step up and ferret out The Connection. The Black Hood's world is dark and brutal, Hettinger's speech therapist one of the few bright spots.
The Swierczynski books I've read so far have been pulpy crime tales and this is more of the same. Aided and abetted by artist Michael Gaydos, Duane Swierczynski crafted a hard hitting tale featuring a forgotten character. I'm excited to read the next two volumes.
I've got a couple of the Red Circle issues of The Black Hood and dug them but the real reasons I bought this are two-fold. Duane Swierczynski wrote it and it was $4.99 at the Archie store.
Archie seems like their comics are all malt shoppes and candy canes but this is some dark shit. Greg Hettinger spirals into a world of pain killers after getting shot in the face until it's time to step up and ferret out The Connection. The Black Hood's world is dark and brutal, Hettinger's speech therapist one of the few bright spots.
The Swierczynski books I've read so far have been pulpy crime tales and this is more of the same. Aided and abetted by artist Michael Gaydos, Duane Swierczynski crafted a hard hitting tale featuring a forgotten character. I'm excited to read the next two volumes.
iffer's review
3.0
Solid noir with the vibe aided by the art, but it didn't blow my mind or make me really really really want to pick up the next volume.
marisacarpico's review
3.0
Conceptually and storytelling-wise, this is very good. Some rough moments in the dialogue, but otherwise good. The art, by contrast, is a total miss for me, so I'm not sure I'll check out the rest of the series.
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