Du plomb dans la tête: L'intégrale

Du plomb dans la tête #1-3

by Matz, Colin Wilson, Luc Jacamon

=Lead in the Head, Complete=Headshot

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Crime, Bande Dessinée

168 pages, paperback

First published March 8, 2011

About the author

"Matz" is the pseudonym for French writer Alexis Nolent. He has written scripts for video games, a novel, and as Matz, a number of comics including Triggerman by Walter Hill. His graphic novel, Du plombe dan la tete a.k.a. Headshot, was adapted into the 2012 film, Bullet To The Head.


See http://www.dargaud.com/bd/Auteurs/Matz for a bio in French.

Reviews

[Geoff Sebesta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent secondhand 100 Bullets art, stupid story ripped off from Pulp Fiction. I actually did read this comic in French, it took months. But now I know how French people think American gangsters talk. They also seem to think there are alligators in Central Park.

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a crime story that has political scandals and the murders of high-level political figures followed by massive conspiracies to cover up the truth. There are crusading cops and journalists, yet the heroes do things well beyond the bounds of the norms. A team of two male paid assassins that love to bicker their way through their work demonstrate their skills at their craft, seemingly able to take out anyone they want to.
The action is dirty, innocents from woman to children to journalists to dogs are all taken out, sometimes on a mere whim. Yet, when one of the assassins is killed in what was clearly a setup, an unlikely alliance between the remaining killer and a cop is formed.
There is a lot of shoot-em-up action, very close to over the top, as people outside the target list are killed in what is repeatedly claimed are reflex actions. The story sometimes drifts, at times the reader can lose track of how a plot thread fits into the main storyline to that point.
This is a hard and violent book, a lot of people die and the reader often wonders to what end their blood is shed.

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es interesante. Pero no entiendo por qué debió ser una historieta. Comprendo que no siempre debe haber acción intensa en un cómic, pero un montón de gente sentada hablando, me suena más como algo que leería en una obra de teatro, una radio novela o una película.

Los paneles son limpios y fluyen con facilidad porque no sucede mucho. Y cuando un momento importante sucede, el artista no intenta llamar la atención con un enfoque atrevido o con colores vistosos. Esto pudo haber sido fácilmente un montón de fotografías puestas en secuencia y sería lo mismo. Mis paneles favoritos fueron cosas que usaba el artista como relleno mientras los personajes hablaban. Ahora bien, cuando no hay mucho diálogo, no hay ninguno y al menos tienes un espacio para respirar y dejar que tu cerebro trabaje.

Es una buena historia, los personajes son personas, tienen sus motivaciones y sus encantos. Los diálogos son entretenidos, a veces quieres seguir leyendo lo que dice un personaje, pero luego de la primera escena, las próximas son bastante secas. Además, hay veces que el diálogo se come la mitad de un panel, yo fallo en entender el motivo de esto, si lo que el autor quiere es colmar un libro de letras, este es el medio equivocado.

[Mahatma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ik was wat in de war door de duidelijk hommage aan Sylvester Stallone op de cover (die niet terugkomt in de strip zelf), maar dat werd later wel duidelijk en gelukkig is het hoofdpersonage in de strip zelf niet Stallone.

In een lang verleden las ik deze strip al eens, besefte ik gaandeweg, maar dat deerde niet. Het was een fijne herontmoeting. Nu de film eens opzoeken.

[Rey · Rating 1 out of 5]

Gets enervating tbh.

Starts off like Pulp Fiction, 2 hitmen yapping away about culture while heading for a hit.

Continues on setting up the rest of the characters and apparently a conspiracy to unravel. Eventually interest falls off, as far too many monologues. Dont really care for any of the characters nevermind the convolutions of the plot.

[Comicland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Matz in translation is pretty good. Wilson’s art is great. There is an element of filler when Jimmy goes on and on philosophizing but in the end it’s a pretty good story. The film adaptation is nothing like the comic.

[JNuclear Rodriguez Lopez · Rating 2 out of 5]

No fue totalmente de mi agrado. Trato de mezclar tantas obras policiacas, pero con un pésimo resultado. Lo sentí innecesariamente alargado.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well that story ended up being far more twisty-turny than I was expecting.

Two cops (Alan and Phil), two hitmen (Louis and Jimmy) - just like Heat with 2 extra cast members, right? And for the first three issues, that's exactly what it is, as we get to see both sides of the law do what's necessary following a particularly bloody hit: the police getting nearer and nearer as the two hitmen tie up their loose ends...

...then right at the midway point, once you think everyone's found their place, Matz kills off half the cast. More importantly, he kills off the castmembers that have so far been made out to be the "heroes" of their respective sides.

And so it becomes a hitman/cop teamup/revenge story. Which is great! I've just never known a miniseries to shift gears so suddenly. But it works really nicely and keeps things fresh & unexpected.

"Better than expected", is the summary. Yes, I know, highest of praise.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Surprising plot, though some of the decisions seemed out of character sometimes. And while the homophobia might have been in character, much of it seemed unnecessary to include. The female nudity was gratuitous and the men were strategically covered by the women or blankets so that the viewer could focus on the women.

[Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

First half was excellent with a neo-noir Tarantino flavor with some cool artistic angles. The second half became a little confusing as the creators were trying to be too cute and flashy with style which made some of the layouts hard to figure out and characters indistinguishable. But still, all in all, a fun gritty ride that coasts to the end

[Jordan McPeek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent storyline of a cop and a hitman who form a team after their respective partners are both killed. Decent artwork, too, although I had trouble distinguishing some of the characters. Seemed a little short and simple overall. A decent quick read.

[Matt Sabonis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, fairly decent crime comic. Though the ending is slightly too pat, and the overarching plot is a little too byzantine, the characters are fun, and Colin Wilson's art is fantastic.

[Mina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dirty cops never get old.

[Tyson Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

After my last Matz graphic novel I couldn't walk past this one. Very good story and interesting characters. For any crime fans, especially if you like it just a little noir.

[Jose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Holidays...
Quick read, catchy. Action and great dialogues.