No Mercy,only the Hunter!
Crossgen is one of the most important publishers for me. I´ve only discovered them last year (2010) and the first series I purchased was "Crux" and it was an instant blow. Steve Epting was magnificent, beyond words, I just loved what he done in Crux, his art evolved so much. And when he left Crux he boarded in this impressive pirate tale called "El Cazador". Chuck Dixon already worked with Epting in "Crux" so you can expect a dynamic and brilliant creative team and symbioses in this series! Dixon´s sharp and historical narrative about pirates of the 17th century are completely shaped into bright and vivid panels by the crafted hands of captain Epting. This is a book for those who sees comic books not only as a medium (that´s for my friend Silkcuts) about super heroes, powers etc., but who sees beyond of all that: comic books are a expression of art and History meeting comic book is fascinating! I always loved pirate stories, since I was a kid, and it´s very common seeing western comic books (Jonah Hex, Loveless, Lone Ranger), but about pirates that´s the first I laid eyes on. I´m a big fan of Steve Epting´s work and he didn´t let me down, even for a panel or frame: this is flawless art (his style from this book to Fantastic Four haven´t changed, but it was working in Crossgen that he began using more shadows and other techniques). Dixon´s narrative is very amusing, reminding me of a book, with interesting dialogues (and he did his homework, writing the lines of the pirates with the dialet it was usual those days, also de expressions, the clothes, the character´s concepts). This is a high recommended issue!
4.5 out 5
