From the Eisner award-winning creators behind Daredevil and Scarlet comes an all-new crime comic epic! Emma is a brilliant and driven 16-year-old. She has paid for school with her next level inventions and is well-known for her funny and honest webcomics. Then, one day, one of the most famous billionaires on the planet confronts her with the truth about her world. Emma discovers she is the only daughter of two of the greatest, most charismatic master criminals of all time. The suavest, most liked criminals ever. The criminal's criminal. The ones that wrote the rulebook. There are movies about them starring the biggest movie star more
The team of Bendis and Maleev strike another huge score with their latest mystery crime tale. Through fantastic writing and impressive imagery, the saga of Emma Lawford lives up to its apply titled name. The sins of the family come to light with an issue you cant afford to miss at the local comic shop! Read Full Review
Masterpiece may look like a slow burn on the surface, but it should be more than worth the wait. Read Full Review
Once the mystery of "Masterpiece #1 has its hooks in you, you'll be hard-pressed to put it down. Read Full Review
Masterpiece #1 is a solid debut from a team that delivers great comics. It feels like a new concept and sets up enough you want to find out more and see where it all goes. This is absolutely another entertaining hit from Bendis and Maleev and not to be missed. Read Full Review
Maleev masterfully brings out the tone and emotion of the story with awesome art that is visually captivating. Read Full Review
Masterpiece is a well-crafted story with an exceptional creative team. The characters are relatable, the heist is grand and impossible, and the art is breathtaking. Bendis has outdone himself yet again, and we cannot wait to see where Emma's journey takes us in the future issues. Read Full Review
There isn't any downtime in the first issue of Masterpiece, visually or narratively; each panel sweeps the reader along, pulling them toward the next issue. It's a book that shouldn't slip you by. It deserves to be in the limelight. Read Full Review
This comic begins with an interesting story told in an accelerated and dizzying manner by the brilliant Brian Bendis, where there is a mix of the spy genre with the thief genre in a perfect balance.
Art
It is full of textures and details that offer interesting cinematic dynamism, you already imagine that it could be the cast of the future live action adaptation of this comic.
Summary
The daughter of the most successful thieves in history must deal with the sins of her parents while a maniacal billionaire watches her for revenge.
It had enough to feel good about. It's a little cliche, but had the right amount of intrigue to keep me coming back.
This took so long to get to the point and it felt like they word-vomited. However, I’ll still try the next issue.
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