| Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike Contributor(s): Deconnick, Kelly Sue (Author), Rios, Emma, Bellair, Jordie |
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ISBN: 1607069628 ISBN-13: 9781607069621 Publisher: Image Comics OUR PRICE: $8.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Fantasy |
| Dewey: 741.5 |
| Series: Pretty Deadly |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 10.1" (0.60 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kelly Sue DeConnick (Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel) and Emma Rios (Dr. Strange, Osborn) present the collected opening arc of their surprise-hit series that marries the magical realism of Sandman with the western brutality of Preacher. Death's daughter rides the wind on a horse made of smoke and her face bears the skull marks of her father. Her origin story is a tale of retribution as beautifully lush as it is unflinchingly savage. "It's a perfect match for the gorgeous, dizzying artwork in a sumptuous palette-overlaid panels add intricate choreography to fight scenes, and detailed, whirling splash pages beg for long-lingering looks. Couple that, along with a handful of Eisner nominations, with a multicultural cast of tough-as-nails women who all fight for their own honor, and this is a series to watch out for." - Booklist "It's ambitious and challenging (two qualities that are not often valued, but that probably should be), under a fa ade of violence and sacrifice. Rio's art is lush and detailed, and is more than capable of keeping up with the far-reaching story." - PW |