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Dieb Der Diebe #1 (2012)

by Robert Kirkman(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

3862015033 (ISBN13: 9783862015030)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Panini Comics

series

Thief of Thieves

review 1: In this first volume of Thief of Thieves, we are introduced to Redman, a genius thief who not only knows how to sneak into the impenetrable, but also how to trick and manipulate people into trusting the reality he chooses to create for them. He’s handsome, he’s smart and charming, and he’s also after rich people’s money, the kind of rich people who did little to earn it. It is difficult to dislike Redman and yet very easy to imagine him on the big screen as George Clooney or Alec Baldwin.When he decides that it is time to retire, in favor of peace and potentially recovering the love of his ex-wife. Instead, he finds himself dragged back in by the only draw that still exists: his son. And so, we have the thief who is also the failed family man, who feels some respon... moresibility and love. He is handsome, Where will the series take us? It is, as of yet, unclear, but this volume is an auspicious beginning.
review 2: The title is unintentionally ironic - there are a number of elements to this book that have been stolen from similar stories. If you've seen the Steven Soderbergh films "Out of Sight" and "Ocean's 11" then you'll notice them in this book too. A suave gentleman thief sidles up to his ex-wife in a restaurant and begins a back and forth that shows they have chemistry, still kind of love each other, but the woman is unwilling to allow herself to go with him. This scene is in both this book and "Ocean's 11". Then the gentleman thief has a complex sexual relationship with the female FBI agent after him - "Out of Sight" anyone?There is a big team heist job set up for the final third of the book which involves "Ocean's 11" style montage where each member of the team is recruited, and then the heist involves rappelling down to the vault! It's like the writer Nick Spencer just watched "Ocean's 11" and woke up thinking he imagined it all.Blatant rip offs aside, is there anything here worth reading from the creative mind of Robert "Walking Dead" Kirkman? Not really, it's a story you've probably seen before (I know I have) and the writing certainly doesn't stand out nor does the art. Kirkman didn't write this, he created it, and Nick Spencer did the writing. It barely held my attention to the end, the constant deja vu is too distracting and, overall, if someone asked for a template for a thief story this would be it.Expect the movie version to star George Clooney...Oh, and the subtitle of this book - "I Quit"? Me too, with this series. less

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