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This had all the makings of something I would love--a deranged masked vigilante, a noir-steampunk hybrid, great artwork--but I didn't love it. According to the artist's notes, this was supposed to be a much longer graphic novel, and they decided to trim it way down. I think that was the problem, the holes in the narrative.
More a 3.85Got to love the absolute steampunk infused craziness, and the awesome art, and the Sask. connection. Loved it!
I came for the wacky fun illustration and stayed for the Batman mockery etc.
A beautifully drawn but very slim story, heavily riffing on Batman.
Great art but the story is somewhat manic and without much point. It's as if someone decided to point by point take some mediocre Batman story and "twist" it, in the process forgetting that you can't just twist a story and expect it to work.
Starts out as a parody of Batman, then quickly careens out of control.I'm a big fan of Troy Nixey's art, now someone write him a good script.
A fast paced story with somethings to offer, but an overall let down.Black Sinister is a bit of a parody on Batman, whereas the Black Sinister has gone off the handle, using lethal force for nearly any legal offense. In the opening panels, the city is protesting his vigilante acts with picket signs, one reads, "Black Sinister cut my legs off for Jay walking" (I think, pulling from memory).If the miniseries was the Black Sinister performing acts of vigilantism, which are portrayed as simple back
This is the first JRP book I've read that I can't part with. This book is so Jeff, if you went right up my alley til you hit my wheelhouse, you'd find this book there, waiting. It's a darkly satirical take on Batman, and I think that's all I wanna say. It's great. If you're like me, and love Batman stories despite the knowledge that Batman is an indefensible fascist maniac, I bet you'll love The Black Sinister. And Troy Nixey just working at the top of his game, keeping it loose & weird.
What if your city’s greatest threat was the superhero sworn to protect it?The Hero Nobody Deserves In the case of Coal City, the citizens are victimized daily by a costumed vigilante known as Black Sinister. Everyone knows that Sinister is actually Coal City’s wealthiest man, Emerson Black. But neither the government nor the court system can stop Black because the millionaire owns all of the city’s resources! The story by Kaare Andrews (Renato Jones: the One%) was originally serialized in vario
Good read but I didn't enjoy the art work as much as I'd hoped.
I've never liked the modern-day interpretation of Batman overmuch. The concept of an orphaned rich man dressing up as a bat and going to beat up criminals - the concept of costumed heroes in general - always felt a bit ridiculous, impossible to take truly seriously... yet for the past few decades at least that's precisely what the entire industry has tried to do. It's completely over-the-top, about an obsessed man teetering on the brink of madness and unable to move on from the past, yet also un...
Some kind of nonsense riff on Batman. I could barely follow what was going on. Absolutely terrible.Received an advance copy from Dark Horse and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
What a ride! This was nothing like I was expecting. It's really hard to categorize this. The publisher calls Black Sinister an anti-hero but he's a far cry from what I think that denotes. Rather, I'd place it as a mix of horror and parody. The plot is too crazy to explain with corrupt officials, greedy capitalists and a stint in Hell. Emerson, Black Sinister's real name, is a Batman figure who believes in keeping the night safe and is a surly, broody character. Then there is Danby, his psychotic...
