Damned

by Steven Grant, Mike Zeck (Illustrations)

A hard-hitting crime noir story from the creator of TWO GUNS!

In a world of lies, honor can be murder... TWO GUNS creator Steven Grant reunites with his artistic partner from PUNISHER: CIRCLE OF BLOOD, Mike Zeck, for a truly hard-hitting crime noir story that will knock you senseless! When Mick Thorne is paroled and released from prison, the only thing on his mind is keeping a promise. But in keeping that promise to deliver a message to his dead cellmate's sister, he draws the attention of the local crime boss. This brand new collection of the classic noir in the vein of Richard Stark’s Parker novels includes the entire series in one volume!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Crime

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Steven Grant is an American comic book writer best known for his 1985–1986 Marvel Comics mini-series The Punisher with artist Mike Zeck and for his creator-owned character Whisper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_...

Reviews

[Sonic]

Good solid noirish tale!

At times Mike Zeck's art was superb and at other times it was just kinda ok.

[Quentin Wallace]

I'm a big fan of Steven Grant and Mike Zeck, mainly because they did the first Punisher limited series for Marvel which is one of my all time favorite comic series. This reunited the team, and while not quite up to the standards of the Punisher series, it was still very good.

This noir crime series is full of twists and turns, and would make a great movie. The Zeck art is good as well.

If you like crime comics, this is definitely worth a read.

[Tym]

Decent but nothing special

[Gabriel Henrique]

9\10

Very nice but a little short
Loved
If there is a continuation I'll buy
Plot reasonable
Character design 10\10
Buy it!

[Ashley]

I found this graphic on a clearance shelf in some bookstore, marked down to about $2. For two bucks, I'll read just about anything, so I added this paperback to my graphic collection as well as "2Guns".
Before reading this, I don't think I've read any of Steven Grant's work before. It was fine, nothing outstanding. Decent story, pretty well fleshed out.
Mike Zeck's art was equally decent. At times, better than expected but for the most part, it wasn't great. It had an old vibe to it, the sketchy style from 90s comics before they got super detailed and bright with thin waisted females and over muscled males. Which is the style I prefer over this.
For a couple of dollars, it was worth it. Not my usual graphic read but something different for a change. I'll definitely read " 2 Guns", but unless it blows my mind, it looks like I've started a new pile of trade-in items.

[Ric Peralta]

Very Enjoyable. One small element of the end doesn't ring entirely right for me, but otherwise I enjoyed it.

[Christopher Lewis-Ewell]

It's nice when things work out




I loved for the feel of the art work. Classic. The story moved along smoothly and was engaging from the very beginning.

[Christopher Ogden]

Soild crime thriller

A standard crime thriller, not orginal but still enjoyable. Not a fan of the art. Tried for realism but wasn't realistic enough.

[Stergios]

A crime and redemption story about an ex-convict on parole and his mission to deliver a message when he gets out of jail. Good story and art, couldn't put it down.

[Kent Winward]

Meh.

[Kiara]

Great noir crime read

Great book if you like The shoot em up style books and I for one do like action type comics and recommend this graphic novel.

[Christopher C]

Engaging crime story

An engaging crime story. Beginning, middle, conclusion.

Need 13 more words to be able to post this... eleven twelve thirteen

[Jeff]

This was another Kindle Unlimited borrow. It’s a crime novel with your standard archetypes – man fallen on hard times, femme fatale, etc., and it was so archetypical that I don’t remember a damn thing about it. I think the art was decent enough, but mostly it was forgettable.

[Jeff]

solid noir tale. felt a little short, but I liked it.