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A review by jeremygoodjob
Top 10, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
4.0
“Listen, this is what happens when you have a whole city of genetically unstable or alien individuals interacting sexually with each other.”
If Homicide: Life on the Street was a comic book serial, and one of my favorite Alan Moore projects because of it. It’s rare that the panel layout feels this central, but the cells chattering throughout the pages contribute so much to the dynamic and punchy quality of this world that it’s hard picturing this series with a more conventional layout. The character design is irreverent and thoughtful, like everyone looks dumb at first but the more you look at them the more interesting they seem. The serial structure has plot lines (three or four at a time) bleeding into previous and subsequent issues in a way that feels genuinely unique in the medium (and besides the cop element is the thing that feels the most like Homicide). It lacks Moore’s signature austerity and monstrousness, but it reveals the extent of his enthralling playfulness. Basically it’s the kind of comic that makes me wonder why more comics aren’t like it.
If Homicide: Life on the Street was a comic book serial, and one of my favorite Alan Moore projects because of it. It’s rare that the panel layout feels this central, but the cells chattering throughout the pages contribute so much to the dynamic and punchy quality of this world that it’s hard picturing this series with a more conventional layout. The character design is irreverent and thoughtful, like everyone looks dumb at first but the more you look at them the more interesting they seem. The serial structure has plot lines (three or four at a time) bleeding into previous and subsequent issues in a way that feels genuinely unique in the medium (and besides the cop element is the thing that feels the most like Homicide). It lacks Moore’s signature austerity and monstrousness, but it reveals the extent of his enthralling playfulness. Basically it’s the kind of comic that makes me wonder why more comics aren’t like it.