Green River Killer: A True Detective Story #1

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• 10

  Comics Bulletin - Zack Davisson

  Oct 05, 2011

  Green River Killer: A True Detective Story is, simply put, one of the most excellent comics I have read for years. It works on every level -- as a true-crime narrative, as a personal memoir, as a story. Or, I should say, as a true-detective story, not a true-crime narrative. Because Green River Killer is the story of the detective more than the story of the killer. Read Full Review

• 10

  Bloody Disgusting - theSandman

  Feb 07, 2012

  As the protagonist pushes the killer to confess his crimes, to explain his motives, to reveal some way of understanding the atrocities, the reader is drawn into this brilliantly written and illustrated black and white graphic novel. Jensen's superb dialogue and Jonathan Case's artwork combine to implant the story, as well as the same question that obsesses the protagonist, into the head of the reader. At times I was unsure if they had the right killer, but the question of guilt quickly fades as it is replaced by the omnipresent question of why? I will not spoil the ending of this graphic novel, but I highly recommend that anyone who wants to keep themselves up at night not reliving gristly murders (although the details of the crimes are EXTREMELY heinous, more so because they are based on real events), but instead pondering a portrait of humanity stripped down to something so lacking it will make you shudder, should pick up this graphic novel. Read Full Review

• 9.0

  Major Spoilers - Wayne Hall

  Feb 18, 2019

  It's a gripping tale of not only whodunit, but how crimes impact many people for years to come, possibly their entire lives. Read Full Review

• 8.5

  Graphic Policy - Brett

  Jan 30, 2019

  Its so rare to have a ripped from the headlines, true life comic come out and its fantastic its of this high quality. Read Full Review