Sunday, January 7, 2018

Review: The Fade Out: Act Three

The Fade Out: Act Three The Fade Out: Act Three by Ed Brubaker
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The darkest, grimiest and most profane noir I've read in a while. As expected, everything goes to hell in these final issues and the creators do a great job pulling it all together to a satisfying ending. The ambitious work covers a lot of bases, alcoholism, sexual abuse, child molestation and post traumatic stress all in a well researched 1948 Hollywood setting. Brubaker, Phillips, and Breitweister make a superb creative team. Great stuff.

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Review: The Fade Out: Act Two

The Fade Out: Act Two The Fade Out: Act Two by Ed Brubaker
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The plot picks up steam in these middle issues and we get to see how damaged all these characters really are. Some hopeful moments lighten things up a bit, breaking up the relentless sense of impending doom that permeates. I don't think that things are going well for these characters. Nice to see Dashiell Hammett make an unexected appearance. Moving on to Act Three.

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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Review: The Fade Out: Act One

The Fade Out: Act One The Fade Out: Act One by Ed Brubaker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Being an old movie buff I'm really digging the 1948 Hollywood references here. A lot of characters being introduced as the plot begins to unwind. The sleazy side of old Hollywood that is portrayed here resonates with the current #metoo hashtag denouncing sexual assault and harassment. The two similar looking blonde starlets, one presented in flashbacks is throwing me off a bit. I wish that one of them was a redhead.

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