Judge a book by its cover!
Synopsis
A mystical gun is now a family heirloom and passed down from father to daughter. It has powers which allow the bearer to see visions of the past. Unknown to the new owner, the gun used to belong to an evil man who has now been exhumed from the grave and is coming to reclaim his possession.The Good
I'm going to have a hard time with this one...not for lack of things to say but to keep from getting verbose. For lack of time and room in this review I will only pick a few of the highlights of this book. I could go on and on about the many things which were good in this book. Here's a few of the many:The Art. How many times have you heard that you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover? Well in this case, it is one of the many times you should. What you see on the cover is what you see in the interiors. I see a lot of Steve Rolston in Brian Hurtt's style. I really enjoy Rolston's art and therefore really like Hurtt's. I'm not basing my opinion of Hurtt's art off of Rolston I'm just pointing out the similarities. I also really enjoy the colors in this book. They're bright, vibrant, and definitive. I was looking for the colorist but it appears that they're uncredited for their hard work. Bummer...
Writing. Cullen Bunn has done an awesome job on the plot so far. It has a touch of an Indiana Jones movie (i.e. archeology, treasure hunting, and evil villains). However, I most definitely enjoy this much more than any Indiana Jones flick out there...too bad they have to contain the story to twenty-two pages. Mystical weapons with magical powers, golems, zombies, terror, damsels in distress, and good guys to save em. All good things.
