TCCDM Dig and Flip: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Serial #1 - Collins, Rodriguez, Wood (2003)
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Serial #1
Max Allan Collins, Gabriel Rodriguez, Ashley Wood
Published January 1, 2003
Graphic Novel, 144 pages
NO SPOILERS:
If you are familiar with the CSI TV show, the parlay within these pages will ring familiar, but it can sometimes be annoying. Thankfully, the story keeps a good pace, and everything clicks and plays nicely with the mystery. But Ripper stories, as you well know, have been done to death in all their various shades of blood splatter and knife slicings. If you're cool with this overworked premise, you'll find this one is no worse for wear.
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Serial #1
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Here we have a modern-day Jack the Ripper imitator reinacting the historic murders committed in the 1800s during a "Ripperologist" Convention. It's kind of corny, and yet the pages hold court pretty well. The artwork is fine, but it would have behooved the artists to make a few more panels darker and creepier, given the subject matter. The restraint to tone it down a smidge felt like higher-up thumbscrews were making their presence known. 3 outta 5 flips and one to grow on if you're a fan of the series. I'll read another one. Now give me some candy!
"The Ripper" - Judas Priest / "Sad Wings Of Destiny" (1976)
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