Filed under: 7 stars, Carlos Ezquerra, Garth Ennis, Hitman, John McCrea, Steve Pugh
This collected edition contains Hitman#4 to #8 and Hitman Annual 1. Garth Ennis’s second DC Hitman collection has two stories “Ten Thousand Bullets” illustrated by John McCrea and “A Coffin Full Of Dollars” illustrated by Carlos Ezquerra and Steve Pugh. It also has a short bonus story called “The Final Night ” which also features the artwork of John McCrea. 10,000 bullets continues on from Hitman Volume 1 and the fight with bizarre gangster Mr Dublez. Tommy has his work cut out with an over the top dishonest super hero, a host of would be assassins and one other hit man that seems to be more than a match for out hero. It is a good “Punisher” type story with no strange demons or aliens that made the first volume so unusual. A coffin full of dollars pits Tommy against the inhabitants of Tiburon when he is hired to make a hit for a bent Sheriff against a Mexican gang. There is definitely a hint of “The Preacher” in this one. Out of the two stories I think I enjoyed the second one the most. This is another solid effort from Ennis but lacks a few touches to make it stand out from the crowd.
The artwork throughout the collection is classic limited color palette comic book style and it fits pulp fiction nature of the story well. It looks like Carlos Ezquerra only illustrated part 3 of the final story but it still probably my favorite art in the book. [ISBN-13: 978-1401218423]. 7/10
Leave a Comment so far
Leave a comment
