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Bronx Kill (2010)

by Peter Milligan(Favorite Author)

3.12 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Panini Comics

review 1: This original graphic novel comes from the short-lived Vertigo Crime imprint. It was written by the veteran British write, Peter Milligan, and the black and white art was by James Romberger. The derelict area around the Bronx Kill, a narrow strait in New York, holds a grim fascination for writer Martin Keane as it was the scene of his great-grandfather's murder. As Martin struggles to write his third novel, his mysterious family history is echoed in the present when his wife leaves their apartment and disappears just like his grandmother did many years before abandoning his father as a baby. Martin is suspected of foul play, and murder when his wife's body appears, and must find answers to the mystery in the events of the past.A pretty good modern noir story from Milligan.... more He uses a lot of tropes - history repeating, lessons of the past not learned, mirroring of events in the draft pages of Martin's latest novel - but he combines them well to produce a gripping narrative. The art by Romberger is suitably dark when it needs to be and has an indie sensibility that is refreshing from the books I normally read. Well worth a read for fans of crime stories.
review 2: Another solid, workmanlike effort from Vertigo Crime, as Peter Milligan's tortured writer noir mystery is entertaining enough, though not terribly engaging or memorable. All of the characters are stereotypes or cyphers, and the thin plot hinges on an unappealing, whiny novelist, giving the whole thing a noir-by-the-numbers feel with limited emotional payoff. James Romberger's artwork gets the job done, but lacks the grit of a Michael Lark or Noel Tuazon to match the foreboding atmosphere Milligan attempts to convey. less

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