Reviews

Dying is Easy #1 (of 5) by Joe Hill, Martin Simmonds

quirkycatsfatstacks's review against another edition

3.0

I was torn between giving this a 3 or 4 star rating. Ultimately, I found it to be fairly interesting, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. That being said, I can really see a lot of other fans enjoying this read, so don't let my preference turn you away - there's a lot of potential here.

morganconn17's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

wesleyrose's review against another edition

2.0

Syd Homes is a cop turned comedian in the first issue of Dying is Easy. His cop career ended when a mentally-ill woman killed herself, some say due to his convincing. His set goes poorly, and we see a young up and coming comedian deliver a great set while the other comedians discuss his joke stealing. Syd decides to teach Carl a lesson and beats him up, but unfortunately for Syd carl ends up dead the next morning and Syd is suspect #1.

I’m not crazy about this comic. I found the dialogue was a little dry, and it didn’t pick up plot-wise until the last few pages. I like the illustration, and the watercolour looks beautiful on the page. I’m going to read the second one when it is released and see if it’s any better.

chosetoforget's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

5.0

zlwrites's review against another edition

3.0

Ex-cop comedian doves a mystery. The action scenes kind of ruined it though

saamunds's review against another edition

1.0

I normally enjoy Joe Hill's comic work (Locke & Key was one of my favorite series) but I wasn't able to get into this title and unfortunately had to DNF about 40% through. I wasn't connecting with the story-line and the art style wasn't helping to keep my attention on the story either. A rare miss for me but I'll keep reading Joe Hill's comics.

midnightbookgirl's review against another edition

4.0

I really hope there's a sequel!

Disgraced former cop Syd Holmes is trying to break into comedy, only to be accused of murdering a rising comedian, and joke stealer. Sure, Holmes beat the crap out of him and implicated himself in front of witnesses, but he knows he's innocent. With most of the cops in town anxious for his arrest (and happy to knock out some teeth), Syd goes on the run in a madcap dash to prove who the real killer is. Lots of red herrings and bad jokes that are funny despite themselves. I thoroughly enjoyed this, especially Syd's ex wife and the RenFaire loving Ross brother. Hope to see this turn into a series!

ryanklindsay's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

4.25

margaretfrances's review against another edition

1.0

cop + ‘comedy’ + king family sensibilities =  why did i even try this one? this is on me. (it’s because of how great early locke & key was. but this didn’t deliver it was edgy gritty snoozy)

ehoffman563's review against another edition

1.0

I usually love Joe HIll. I had a hard time getting through this one... not good. Slow. I didn't care about any of the characters. Unfortunate.