Nathaniel Dusk: The Complete Collection

Nathaniel Dusk #1-8

by Don McGregor, Gene Colan (Illustrations)

The complete adventures of Nathaniel Dusk, seen recently in Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's smash hit DOOMSDAY CLOCK series, are now collected here in their entirety for the first time ever!

Walking the mean streets of Depression-era New York City, private eye Nathaniel Dusk isn't afraid to get into the gutters and dark alleys of the town he calls home. A World War I veteran, Dusk couldn't stomach the corruption of the police force and decided to take the law into his own hands. With just his wits and his fists, this wily detective brings the worst New York has to offer to its knees... until the fight becomes much more personal than he ever bargained for.

With art from the legendary Gene Colan (BATMAN) these pulp tales originally from the 1980s will shed light on the incredible character that plays such a pivotal role in the landmark series that sees the Watchmen invading the DC universe. Now completely remastered, NATHANIEL DUSK: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION brings back to life one of the hidden gems in DC lore! Collects NATHANIEL DUSK #1-4 and NATHANIEL DUSK II #1-4.

312 pages, Paperback

Expected publication January 2, 2079

About the author

Donald Francis McGregor is an American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics, and the author of one of their first graphic novels.

Reviews

[Kaylyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I only read Nathaniel Dusk II “The Apple Peddler Dies”, so this review is for the second only (Goodreads does not have a entry for the stories individually).
I got this series in a $5 grab bag from a comic store and at first I was a bit hesitant.

Then I started reading.

The story reads like a 50’s detective noir. It hit those classic noir genre beats perfectly, the Amanda intro was noir to the T! I enjoyed reading it as if I were a 1950’s, chain smoking youngster. The overall plot was a bit predictable, some of the plot twists weren’t as shocking, but I’m not sure if it’s because by 2019 this type of story has been done plenty of times before. I’d be interested to see whether or not the ending was actually shocking to readers when it was published!

Because I didn’t read the first Nathaniel Dusk mini-series, I did miss out on some character development and plot, but this story filled me in on the major points and did a good job on keeping me in the loop without having read the first story line.

Overall, enjoyable series with a gritty main character and cool tone. If you like noir this is for you!

[Printable Tire]

This collection doesn't actually exist but goodreads is a good enough place as any to offer my enthusiastic review of the comics. Nathaniel Dusk I relies on action set pieces and really is only there to give the character some great back story for Nathaniel Dusk II, which is a tightly-written, if somewhat predictable, detective yarn. Both have all the cheesy ham-fisted private eye metaphors you can stomach, and Gene Colan's portraiture. Be forewarned there's a drawing of dead kid in the first issue of Nathaniel Dusk II that's a bit too traumatizing for a comic book, and an apt example of the personality crisis this comic has - it does such a good job of being histrionically accurate and paying homage to private eye novels that it ends up taking itself real seriously- almost too much so, when you consider the corny monologue.

[Gonzalo Oyanedel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dos historias - "Lovers Dies at Dusk" y "Apple Peddlers Die at Noon" - donde Don McGregor recurre sin pudor a los lugares comunes del hard boiled clásico, con un antihéroe a la medida de los violentos años 30. Cumple con entretener, si bien ayuda bastante la labor gráfica de su socio Gene Colan.