Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy Collected
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| Writer | Jeff Lemire |
| Artist | Tonci Zonjic |
| Paperback: | Jun 2, 2021, $19.99 |
From the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer series comes a dark tale of tragedy!
Spiral City finds itself trapped in a vicious cycle of crime, corruption, and violence. With the heart of the city at stake, a vigilante rises in Skulldigger. However, when the nefarious Grimjim escapes from prison, will Skulldigger and his ward, Skeleton Boy, be enough to save Spiral City?
Collects Skulldigger #1-#6 from the Eisner Award-winning writer of Jeff Lemire and superstar artist Tonci Zonjic!
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7.5
Lemire was clearly having fun with this take on Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns, as we finally get the Black Hammer-verse's version of the caped crusader, sans the fortune. The story heavily focuses on Skeleton Boy, and plays some nice tricks in its remixing of Batman tropes, going to some dark places that wouldn't normally be allowed over at the Distinguished Competition. There's nothing revolutionary at play here but everything is well done and Lemire's writing left me wanting to read more. Zonjic's character designs, based on Lemire's nearly finished sketch pages, are incredibly clean and well done. The masks on both of the title characters create some stark imagery and the outlines really pop against the dark colors. Zonjic does a more
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