Number 62 - Joe Hill's the Cape Fallen - Ciaramella Howard Daniel

 

In Joe Hill's The Cape, Eric, the anti-hero/villain of the piece, disappears for three days at the beginning of his killing spree. In this story, the writers of the original graphic novel fill in the gap in the narrative.

What did he do on those three days? the answer is another set of murders - and they're here for you to see in all the gory detail.

This is a well drawn, well written and gleefully nasty graphic novel. Subtlety is not an option here.  We get more of Eric's backstory, letting us understand a bit more about why he's the way he is. We get a nice bunch of shreddies who may or may not deserve what's about to happen. and we get a bunch of gruesome killings.  

No great depth to it, no hidden meanings. Some ironic humour, and good attention to detail.  I particularly like the callback on the final death to an event early on in the book. 

The artwork is good with some amazing full page and double page spreads.

If you're looking for a good way to kill a half an hour or so, you can do a lot worse than reading this.