Name: The Killer
ISBN: 9781932386561

Matz

A brutal, bloody, and stylish noir story of a professional assassin lost in a world without a moral compass. This sequel to The Killer follows our nameless narrator as he tries to track down the trail of those behind an attempt on his life, while trying to avoid the kind of personal entanglements that make the life of a professional assassin all the more difficult…

The Killer

Dimitris Papastergiou

Well, it was ok. I liked the first half of it for sure.. then it got kinda repetitive with volume 1.

I really like the artwork on this series as a whole. Really beautiful.

Now, the story on this one, is kinda... like the 1st volume... so.. that kinda sucks.

I mean, same plot give or take, same motives give or take, same things, same theme. Same inner dialogue. I get it, I like The Killer's theme. I get that he mostly talks to himself and he's preaching about life, death, murder, right or wrong. I get it. I really liked that in the first volume. 

It was fresh. But now, well, this one didn't do it for me. Wasn't exciting. Towards the end I was even looking up to see how many pages I have left to read because this was getting old. That means, I wasn't really into it.

I wouldn't really recommend this one, it was fun at the start of the volume.. maybe the first 50 pages or so. Oh well! 

I'll read the next one for sure, bought it awhile ago so I'm definitely giving it a try.

After withdrawing from the world for four years in Venezuela, our Killer reappears on the scene. What brought him back? Boredom, fatigue, the need for action? His old friend, Mariano, recommends him for a quick-and-dirty freelance job. Except the job, obviously, is worse than it seemed at first. Remove one banker and one international oil broker, sure, no problem. But why is his third and final target a nun, Madre Luisa, so devoted, selfless, and invested in her ministry to the poorest of the poor in all of Latin America? Our Killer suspects something fishy, so he sets out to strike a deal, but instead decides to play a double game. Complicating matters is his affair with a lovely Cuban officer, who convinces him to side with the Cubans, but the Americans are closing in on him fast…

Well the artwork mainly saved it from being 2 stars to be honest.

Lots of papa don't preach moments. Lots of repetition on the Killer's thoughts since volume 1. If it makes me think that it resembles a lot the volume one then something's not right.

I liked the main plot. It was nice. It went a bit frustrating to read midway but ok, I guess Killer had to teach us once again about every single place he's in what's up with its history and gov. and dictatorship and whatnot. Oh well.

I guess this book's good. I liked it overall. At times, made me wish I was reading a Hitman comic book series with Agent 47 or something. 

His inner thoughts on every single thing tend to get a bit tedious, especially after 3 volumes. It's a nice perk to have. And our character is smart and down to earth.. but as I said, kept getting too repetitive.

A man solitary and cold, methodical and unencumbered by scruples or regrets, the killer waits in the shadows, watching for his next target. And yet the longer he waits, the more he thinks he's losing his mind, if not his cool. A brutal, bloody and stylish noir story of a professional assassin lost in a world without a moral compass, this is a case study of a man alone, armed to the teeth and slowly losing his mind.

The Killer

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