Stray Bullets #4

I'm really quite enjoying this series. It's got a lovely pulp quality to it. I want to believe that there is a film within this series... but I'm not entirely sure... This book saw a major shift for a few characters, some for the better, some for the worse. They did some bold things, that's for sure - and they're starting to introduce new storylines and characters as old ones shift into something new. More and more I feel like we're honing in on who this series is really about. I wonder if the whole thing isn't going to come full circle or not in a wonderfully creepy way. This was the last of my 'borrowed stack' of this series, so I'll have to look around and start collecting it for myself.
Again, if you're into dark and gritty things about not so good people doing not so good things - this is for you.

Stray Bullets #3

There isn't much more to add to this that I haven't already talked about in generalities, and I don't want to go into specifics as I'd rather you discover them yourself. What the series seems to be doing, however, is narrowing in on a few select characters and making it mostly about them. Which I'm okay with 'cause they're darn interesting characters. Looks like there are right books in total thus far. I've got one more on my pile and then I can only pray that my guy has more...

Stray Bullets #2

The more I read this series the more that I like it. Especially this volume which, surprisingly had a lot of heart to it. I love how this is essentially a collection of short stories that interconnects here and there. I'm borrowing it right now, but I can see myself picking up this series if I can find it for the right price. As I continue to read it I keep asking myself "Is there a way to adapt this to another medium?" and I'm not sure what the answer is to that. I'm sure someone has the option rights locked up anyway.
So this is a dark series with a bit of a wink, and more and more a bit of a heart to it. I've got two or three more in my loaner stack so right now it's a recommend, but if it keeps going in the direction it is I imagine it'll become a strong recommend.

Stray Bullets #1

It's interesting that this was primarily to be a blog about my experience in making and watching films - and I've spent a lot of time on comics lately. Mostly it's because I read them on the subway to and from work. And they're pretty quick to go through. AND there is some great goddamn writing in them. And I've spent my time at night writing lately and so movie watching has been put on the back-burner.
So, to this. It's quite enjoyable. It's dark and often nihilistic. An anthology with loose connections between each chapter. Not unlike Criminal in that, although Criminal is a different beast altogether. This for me is just more interesting scenes and scenarios with some fun in finding connections. It's a Pulp Fiction type deal in that there's four seperate stories that all, somewhat intertwine. Pretty much all down endings, even if there is some kind of pleasant release. I could see myself spending more time with this series and these characters to see how the world builds.