With his wife's medical bills piling up, Martin Dobbs is forced back into his Dead Rabbit mask. Rabbit loves to do crimes and get paid, and the first step to financial solvency is getting his crew back together. Rabbit's Wheelman makes a costly mistake and the job doesn't go quite as planned in mirror of a real-life incident that nearly killed the writer off in Boston in 1994. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you money, is what I always say.
Another impressive issue, Dead Rabbit #2 continues to develop, creating tension and excitement, and generating momentum as the Martin Dobbs story progresses. Read Full Review
There is gritty realism in this story that adds a new dimension to the plot and the characters. Read Full Review
Even in this amplified world of master thieves and ominous mobsters, there's a strong strand of truth that makes every joke and injury hit home. Read Full Review
Yeah, it's not bad. It still feels a bit familiar, but if Duggan can keep this thing fun, we might just have a winner on our hands. Read Full Review
So far Dead Rabbit has been a well-executed crime drama that knows what it is and how to slight subvert the expectations it was leaning towards. At its heart, it is a series about asking some key questions; What defines us more our actions or our motives? Can that definition actually change or are well always doomed by our past sins? How effective those questions are answers will determine how this series turns out. So far things are looking good for the series, not so good for our characters. Read Full Review
This issue does a few things well in terms of the overall series. #2 introduces a new character and complexifies him. It also pulls readers perspective of Martin Dobbs, a.k.a Dead Rabbit way back. It rewrites the "hero" from issue #1, as a desperate man who will do anything, hurt anyone, to get what he wants. Despite the fact Martin Dobbs is a man who believes in good and evil in issue #1, he is every shade of gray. Read Full Review
Killer character design notwithstanding, Gerry Duggan and John McCrea's Dead Rabbit can't help but feel like a derivative one-last-job kind of crime book " but to their credit, for a comic that would likely be DOA in any other hands winds up being a fun and exciting romp. Read Full Review
It's evident that Duggan has set out to comment on an important aspect of American life through the prism of a man desperate to save his wife's life. He doesn't preach, but lays out why a man who is living a comfortable life might be pushed to do what he does, against his best interests. More than that, Dead Rabbit #2 is a solid story about a skilled bank robber who never quite lost the itch, and even if he is using his wife's illness as an excuse to get back in the saddle, he's putting the money to a good cause. But, as the warnings say, don't try this at home, kids. Read Full Review
I really like this, I dunno what it is but it sings to my soul.
Great stuff.
I liked this slightly less than tbe first issue, but this is very entertaining regardless.
It's good, but not crazy good. I stick with it until the end of the first arc.