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youraveragedave's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Great true crime detective story. Had never heard of the Torso Killer of Cleveland, much less Elliot Ness' involvement in the investigation. The stark black and white art fits the subject matter perfectly. Loved the use of space and negative space in this book as well. I read it via Hoopla digital, because the reading of certain pages may cause you to turn the book or rotate as you read, make sure your screen does not auto rotate.
ssn8's review
fast-paced
3.75
Really interesting story, and the way it was told made it seem very frenetic and off kilter. That said, I did think the art style was lazy at times, noticeably reducing the same drawing for multiple pages, and the story was a little shallow.
blovedobserver's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
tittypete's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty interesting. Set during the 1930s Cleveland Torso Murders and based somewhat on fact. Eliot Ness has moved from Chicago after busting Al Capone to Cleveland to become the city's safety director. A bunch of bodies start showing up minus heads and limbs. Interesting setting. Didn't realize there was a such a big shantytown on the flats due to an influx of people fleeing the depression who all thought Cleveland was going to be one of the first American cities to get back on its feet.
My gripes with the book stem from the artwork. While it's awesomely noir and adventurous, it was hard to tell one character from another and the caterpillar-esque speech bubbles were tough to follow. In the end, the story was a bit of a pfffft.
My gripes with the book stem from the artwork. While it's awesomely noir and adventurous, it was hard to tell one character from another and the caterpillar-esque speech bubbles were tough to follow. In the end, the story was a bit of a pfffft.
ohainesva's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Writing little bit on the nose but very cool art style and also crazy this happened