Three Strikes #1

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  Comics Bulletin - Page45

  May 31, 2003

  This is work of good old-fashioned craft and graft. The visuals aren't supermodel slick, but they're solid as anything when it comes to the storytelling, and within a few pages of the twin narratives, complete with distinct, credible and compelling perspectives, I was thoroughly immersed with no inclination to come up for air. The collision, on the last page of the first act, displays a perfect 10 out of 10 for timing. Add to that some serious circumstances, and a virtual absence of the transparently artificial exposition which some of the big-name writers still fall prey to, and this definitely deserves a first, second and third hearing. Read Full Review