Dan The Unharmable Volume 1

Dan The Unharmable #1-6

by David Lapham, Rafael Ortiz (Illustrations)

Whether you’re looking for a detective, hired muscle, a blackmailer, or bedroom entertainment for the ladies, Dan's your man. He’s not afraid of anything, and why should he be? He’s completely invincible. You can beat him with a lead pipe, stick him in the oven, throw him off a bridge, or shoot him in his noggin, and it’s all the same to him. All he needs out of life is just enough cash to keep him in cigarettes and beer for a night or two, and beyond that, he doesn’t have a care in the world. But Dan's bohemian paradise is all about to change. Back before he was so unharmable, he left a few loose ends. Now those loose ends are growing up and their mother's been murdered, which not only means that Dan has to solve his most personal case yet, but he's now legally responsible for four human beings who are anything but unharmable... Explosive crime noir as written by a master of the genre, Eisner Award-winning writer David Lapham.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Horror

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 5, 2013

Reviews

[Peter Vicaire · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first ten issues of this series are pretty fun - following the life of a fat, lazy detective. Oh, yeah - and he cannot be harmed. By anything. Though it was written by David Lapham, who can get pretty dark, ("Stray Bullets," and "Crossed" anyone?) and illustrated by Raphael Ortiz, I had the sense that I was reading early "Preacher" stuff from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. It's a weird story filled with odd, disturbing characters and disgusting visuals. Approaching the double-digits of this series, I felt like it was somewhat pointless reading about a sloven guy who just doesn't give a shit about anything (I can self-reflect, thank you very much) and cannot be killed or even harmed. It had started to fizzle but recent story developments will keep me on board for at least a little while longer.

[Jim Sangwine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic, funny and gruesome. It's like Garth Ennis but lighter and less involved. I hate that this series only lasted 12 issues.

[Jason Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

the big lebowski with more sex and violence.

[Vittorio Rainone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dan è Drugo, l'unico e inimitabile: vive la sua vita alla giornata, dimenticando tutto quello che è successo il giorno precedente, con l'unico aiuto di un amico spiantato che gli ha regalato un registratore, dove immagazzina i ricordi (pazienza se ci può capitare di chiederci quanta capienza ha il registratore o se è indistruttibile come Dan). Il fatto che sia un Drugo, però, non è il dettaglio fondamentale di questa storia. Perchè Dan è indistruttibile (lo dice anche il titolo), ma proprio indistruttibile: non puoi torcergli un capello che sia uno. La cosa si rivela utile per i "casi" che il nostro accetta: recuperare il maltolto, quale che esso sia, da criminali che non esitano a tentare di torturarlo e ucciderlo, finendo male, molto male. Perchè se Dan ti sferra un pugno, ti passa attraverso. Insomma: Lapham ci sforna una storiella semplice semplice che si basa sull'assunto dell'invulnerabilità: ai colpi fisici così come agli scherzi della memoria. E questa storiella senza troppi fronzoli si rivela vincente. A patto di non farsi troppe seghe mentali sulla nona arte.

[Omar Fuyu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dan es un cafre, vago, chabacano y bigotudo tipo que no sufre ninguna herida de ningún tipo. Es una especie de Superman que funciona con alcohol, clubs de striptease y discos de los Melvins. Tiene su encanto el estilo cazurro y bruto del cómic, muy violento y con un humor que está bastante passé pero que recuerda a tiempos más sencillos en el cómic independiente. Está divertido, vaya. Esta mitad por lo menos trata de Dan enfretándose a un grupo de zumbaos sectarios y se hace amena y grasiosa.

[Kirsty · Rating 3 out of 5]

That was really fucking weird

[Steve Howells · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun fun read and I will be looking for volume 2 soon.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Promising.