All Nighter #1
David O'Leary on the issue!
Anticipation for this book has been building over the last several weeks as David Hahn has done the PR on a book years in the making. Initially a product of the failed Minx line at DC, Image stepped in and offered to publish the book for Hahn after he was left without a publisher with the book near finished. To build interest in the book he even gave away the first issue for free on his web site to garner interest and in my mind at least he has succeeded.
From a great opening scene where we get landed with a bombshell of a confession to unique relationships and real life, grounded storytelling, you really cannot go wrong. I mentioned in my review of the first issue a couple of weeks ago that if you are a fan of books like Strangers in Paradise, then this book would be right up your alley. Hahn takes a large cast and gives everyone a personality and is able to handle the ensemble very well. There are not enough of books like these done well these days and it will be worth the $2.99 you spend on it.
The impact of the art cannot be overstated. Hahn's style is perfect for the tone and every page is wonderfully fleshed out. A highlight of the issue is a double page spread of the interior of the All Nighter, where every table was filled, every person looked individual and was doing something different, the page was busy and I spent longer looking at that spread than reading what was on it. The overall black and white look of the book is great, I don't think the book would have the impact it did on me if it was in colour.
This is the first issue in the mini series and is an easy choice for Hot Shot this week. Look for a new edition of 5 Minutes With... this week where I will be speaking with David Hahn about the long road he has taken to get the book onto shelves. I guarantee you the wait was worth it.
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Written by DAVID HAHN
Art and Cover by DAVID HAHN
Publisher: Image Comics
"STEALING COINS," Part One
Kit Bradley is a 20 year-old art student and petty criminal who knows it's time to leave her delinquent past behind, but isn't ready for the responsibilities of adulthood. Her social headquarters is an all night diner, and while trying to put the 'off' on an on-again-off-again boyfriend, she runs into an old flame, and an enigmatic loner named Martha, who alters Kit's life forever. Created by Eisner and Ignatz Award nominee DAVID HAHN.
PRICE: $2.99
IN STORES: June 22, 2011
David has been with CR since June 2008 and started out as a reviewer and has expanded to do a couple of columns for the site also; starting with 28 Words Later with artist Declan Shalvey and later 5 Minutes With... where he talks with the industries best and brightest from Kubert to Moore.
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