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A review by shereadstales
Dying Is Easy by Joe Hill
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley and IDW Publishing for the digital review copy.
I went back to work a couple of weeks ago (and am now back home, haha), but I found in the mornings that if I didn’t drink my tea before leaving, it was HOURS before I was able to finish it. So, I started taking 20-30 mins. in the morning to sip my tea and read a comic. This is how I read the majority of this standalone graphic novel from Joe Hill.
Be prepared. This book is gritty. There’s murder, foul language, dead end comics, and subterfuge, but it’s an interesting mystery if you’re into that. Syd “Sh*t-Talk” Homes is an ex-cop turned cynical, stand-up comic. There’s not a TON of laughs in his stand-up, but as a form of therapy, I guess it’s better than drinking himself to death.
When his archnemesis, an up and coming comic who steals his materials from others winds up dead, it looks like Syd is holding the bag for murder. Just one thing, though. Syd didn’t do it. Clad only in what he can throw on before the cops bust in, Syd heads out into the gritty streets to find Dixon’s real killer, and true to mystery form, it may not be who you think.
This isn’t my favorite Joe Hill comic, but let’s be honest, will anything ever be better by anyone that Locke & Key. Seriously, it’s the actual best. However, the art is solid, the characters are unlikeable and layered, and it’s a fast ride full of twists and turns. It’d be great for a rainy, fall afternoon on the couch, and I found myself not wanting to leave for work, not just because I didn’t want to go, but because I wanted to read the next issue.
Speaking of that awesome, rainy fall afternoon, this one is out on October 20th, so if, like me, you’ll also be spending the fall at home because people can’t wear masks and stay away from each other, add this one to the stay home and read TBR pile.
I went back to work a couple of weeks ago (and am now back home, haha), but I found in the mornings that if I didn’t drink my tea before leaving, it was HOURS before I was able to finish it. So, I started taking 20-30 mins. in the morning to sip my tea and read a comic. This is how I read the majority of this standalone graphic novel from Joe Hill.
Be prepared. This book is gritty. There’s murder, foul language, dead end comics, and subterfuge, but it’s an interesting mystery if you’re into that. Syd “Sh*t-Talk” Homes is an ex-cop turned cynical, stand-up comic. There’s not a TON of laughs in his stand-up, but as a form of therapy, I guess it’s better than drinking himself to death.
When his archnemesis, an up and coming comic who steals his materials from others winds up dead, it looks like Syd is holding the bag for murder. Just one thing, though. Syd didn’t do it. Clad only in what he can throw on before the cops bust in, Syd heads out into the gritty streets to find Dixon’s real killer, and true to mystery form, it may not be who you think.
This isn’t my favorite Joe Hill comic, but let’s be honest, will anything ever be better by anyone that Locke & Key. Seriously, it’s the actual best. However, the art is solid, the characters are unlikeable and layered, and it’s a fast ride full of twists and turns. It’d be great for a rainy, fall afternoon on the couch, and I found myself not wanting to leave for work, not just because I didn’t want to go, but because I wanted to read the next issue.
Speaking of that awesome, rainy fall afternoon, this one is out on October 20th, so if, like me, you’ll also be spending the fall at home because people can’t wear masks and stay away from each other, add this one to the stay home and read TBR pile.