Have you ever seen the TV show 'Burn Notice'? Yeah, me either. That's basically what this book is only with a hokey premise- an assassin has a near-death experience and decides he's going to start saving lives. Instead of being a book like 'Incorruptible' where we get to have some fun with it, this ridiculous book actually takes itself very seriously. Very. That's why it's so bad. It's not self-aware, but instead completely oblivious to the fact that it's basically The A-Team meets Murder, She W...

Markham je profesionál. Jeden z nejlepších a nejzkušenějších, které si můžete najmout. Když znáte ty správné lidi, případně vaši lidi znají ty správné lidi, není problém si tohohle pána najmout na špinavou práci. A špinavou práci se nemyslí zapojení výlevky, případně vymalování obýváku. Tedy pokud ho nechcete vymalovat na šedo mozkomíšním mokem. Markham je nájemný vrah. A momentálně se mu jedna práce moc nepovedla. Zkrvavený Markham sice stihne vyhledat (zvěro)lékařskou pomoc, jenže srdíčko ten

I mostly forgot what this one was about almost immediately after reading it. It's set in Seattle so it was fun to look at the drawings of various local landmarks.

This one was surprisingly good. Awesome art and great story. I really liked the premise and it fits the profile of an Image book. I would classify this one as fitting into the assassin genre but there is a twist. No spoilers. 4 stars.

Near Death flew under my radar when it was originally released, but I discovered it recently because artist Simone Guglielmini shared some art on-line and I knew I had to read the story that went with it. Jay Faerber and Simone tell an an exciting story about Markham, a hitman who, after catching a bullet, sees what his afterlife may or may not look like. It's a scary enough place that he doesn't want to go back so he switches sides and starts saving lives instead of taking them in the hopes tha...

At first I thought it was okay, but then as I thought about it more I got annoyed at the plot of the last story. The cop, Cahill, keeps warning Markham that she's going to bust him no matter what he does. Then Markham kidnaps an old lady and tells the cop. They are standing face to face and Cahill has a bunch of back up. Cahill would bust him. Also, Markham just gave Brewster up to the cops on a murder charge. How long will it take Brewster to turn right around and nail Markham in the same way?

A hitman with a second chance at life decides to do some good instead of bad, and it's very interesting to see how he solves his problems every issue. Execution is the to the point and fun to read even if the art looks utilitarian at best. I will be reading another volume

Fun and fast paced.

What would most professional killers do after a near death experience? In Markham's case he decides to try to do a 180. He'll kill people if he has to, but now he is going to try to save people from bad situations (including from some of his fellow hitmen in some instances). In many of the stories Markham is more of a catalyst. He walks into a situation and the situation itself is more interesting than Markham. A child molester who seeks his aid because the father and brother of a child he raped...

I really liked this book. i liked the art a lot, had a very "Y: the last man" feel to it. The writing was good, but as each chapter is its own story it felt kind of disjointed until the end when everything is tied together.

Loved it.Art was great and as always Jay Faerber is awesome!

I picked this graphic novel off the shelf at my local comic shop on a whim. I like Jay Faerber's writing on a lot of stuff that he's done but this one had somehow gotten past me.Markham's an assassin. On his latest job he got shot up and while being fixed up, he has a "near-death" experience. He sees the people he's killed and this vision of "hell" leaves him shaken when he wakes up. He vows to save a life for all the ones he's taken over the years in order to somehow right the cosmic balance. T...

The story starts off solidly enough, but degenerates into a series of one-shots until the last issue when everything is brought together. The main character tries to leave his old life behind, but powerful people won't let him live a normal life, especially if he is disruptive to their plans.Markham is a successful hitman whose last hit for his employer Novak doesn't go too well. He gets shot and is healed by doctor Sutton who also works for Novak. His heart stops during surgery and he has a lif...

I had such high hopes--the very idea of the plot is a fantastic one, and the art alone is worth a price of admission, so to speak, but it lost me from there. I wanted to see a real killer atone for his sins on a bigger scale, and instead I got individual stories (one per issue) that seemed hastily put together and utterly cliched.

This turned out to be pretty good! I'm surprised it has low ratings. Anyways thanks again to the rachbae for another successful buy, and to top it off didn't you pick this randomly? Just because you liked the pictures? If so that's a double win!

While an obvious sociopath, the lead character, Markham is an interesting read. Doing what he believes to be the right things, for selfish reasons have changed his life completely and for a hired killer, that's pretty interesting. Jay Faerber usually writes lighter fare but his humor is still present here, just darker. The art is dark and gritty and fits the book well. Overall, a nice first arc.

Just enough to make me look out for the next one. Decent.

Enjoyable, but not enough in this collection really - serves to whet the appetite without really providing enough meat to form any conclusions. That said, I like the premise (to an extent), and *definitely* want to see the next volume, and soon; in the interim I'll agree with Alan in that it left me hungry for much, much more interaction between Markham and Sutton. She strikes me as more interesting than the hero...

This is really good crime fiction about a hit-man attempting to right his past wrongs, I'm glad Faerber went back to this type of genre because he's very underrated. If you're a fan of, say, The Rockford Files then this book is for you. Part Rockford Files meets Burn Notice. In fact, it read and feels like something that would air on television. No doubt Faerber's brush with TV screenwriting played a major part in how this book was executed.

Fantastic storytelling from Jay Faerber. I enjoyed every issue of the hitman who wants to save a life for every one he took. Great art!