Johnny Caronte Zombie Detective & The Revolver

by Jaime Román Collado, Tony Sandoval, Brett A. Burner

This is the story of detective Johnny a story of mobsters, hitmen and femme fatales. However, the characters in this dark tale have a peculiar trait - they are zombies that can only die by a bullet to the head! In The Revolver, a weapon from one of the most ancient and powerful creatures of Hell has been stolen. The thief, Monica, is using it to kill demons in order to collect their souls and sell them to the Witch of Barcelona. With this new weapon, Monica holds great power, but hasn't yet learned the gun's full potential. She'd better find out fast, because Hell has sent a renegade demon to recoup the stolen gun.

64 pages, Paperback

First published July 13, 2005

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a book I picked up for $1 at a local shop. I had really no idea what I was stepping into with this. I didn't know it would be 2 separate stories.

I loved the Johnny Caronte story. I really liked the detective story and that the town was just full of zombies. I really liked the art in this as well. The style and colors really worked well for the story and atmosphere. I also liked the twist in the story. I would read more of Johnny Caronte.

I wasn't crazy about the revolver. I really liked the mollusk design that was used with the revolver itself but this story kind of seemed too short and aimless. We don't know who the girl who stole the gun is, how she stole it, just that she stole it and she's hunting souls. We don't even get much about the succubus hunting her. I also didn't really love the art in this one as much. There were several panels with just needlessly ugly facial expressions. I wasn't a fan of this one.

The reason I'm only giving this 3 stars is because of the revolver. It kind of prevents me from liking the book as a whole more.

[Agustina Mora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Si bien me gustaron los detalles que pueden apreciarse en los dibujos y la trama que se plantea en ambas historias me gustó muchísimo más la segunda historia (El revólver) que la primera (John Caronte detective zombie) ya que sentí que la primera estuvo mucho más forzada en relación a como se desarrollaba y el final que se planteó mientras que la segunda se desarrollaba de manera más espontánea y natural, y a pesar del final predecible me gustó mucho ese desenlace.

[Zintulo Deyuno · Rating 4 out of 5]

JOHN CARONTE, detective zombie: EL REVÓLVER

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Johnny Caronte: Zombie Detective and The Revolver - Jaime Roman Collado & Tony Sandoval - It is two stories related only by the artist and the underworld theme that runs through both. Johnny Caronte is a pulp noir detective story that takes place in a city populated exclusively by zombies, and The Revolver is a story set in a world of demons. Johnny Caronte is written by Jaime Roman Collado, with art by Tony Sandoval, while The Revolver is written and drawn by Tony Sandoval.

The art is really great throughout both stories. I think it is worth getting for the terrific art alone. The fact that both stories are better than average for done in one stories is like a bonus you get with the art. You get about 50 pages or so of comics, and a handfull of related art. I will say again that

Johnny Caronte is a stright forward detective story, except for the setting and some of the details. Johnny is on the case of a new killer in town who has taken out the daughter of the mayor. It's 22 pages and it successfully introduces the characters and the world, the current situation, and then takes us through the case. It does a good job, it's funny, and the art kicks butt.