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by David Lloyd (Author) "I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Dark Horse Comics,U.S. (16 Aug 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1593076592
  • ISBN-13: 978-1593076597
  • Product Dimensions: 25.9 x 17 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 509,908 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Joe Canelli is a crooked cop working in a corrupt police force. Joe is haunted by nightmares of powerlessness. When his partner is brutally murdered and he's betrayed by his colleagues, it appears that Joe's nightmares are coming true. With his back against the wall there's only one thing he can do-turn against the criminal network that he once embraced.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The "crime noir" Graphic Novel for the Thinking Man!, 19 Jun 2009
By Roberto Alves ""Omnia mutantur, nos et mu... (Funchal, Madeira - PORTUGAL) - See all my reviews
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I grew up in the tradition of nice Arthur Conan Doyle stories and the Sherlock Holmes mythos.

I had fun with Arsène Lupin and the Countess of Cagliostro and Raffles and Rocambole.

But, now that I think of it, I am not really a big fan of most of the modern crime comics I've read... the usual crime story opening, stuff like: "The night's as hot as hell. It's a lousy room in a lousy part of a lousy town - I'm staring at a goddess. She's telling me she wants me. I'm not going to waste one more minute wondering how I've gotten this lucky" might bore me, unless the artwork is virtuoso enough. I enjoyed Frank Miller's SIN CITY, but some of that dialog, being read aloud, sounds somewhat silly. The stories are entertaining, true, but there is not much depth involved.

And probably that's why crime comics are considered "inferior" to crime prose novels. However, there is one notable exception: KICKBACK, written and drawn by David Lloyd, creator of V FOR VENDETTA!

The first words drift far away from the usual beginnings of a crime comic. And that's good. No lousy rooms, no lousy parts of a lousy town, just a talk about a dream: "Okay. I will tell you about it. I'm in a dark warehouse... at least., that's what it feels like... there's ironwork -- spears of metal -- all around me... I'm on a catwalk that's too narrow to turn around on, so I start to make my way along it in the direction I'm facing... ahead of me, it seems to grow narrower... I can't see to the end of it... then, as I move along it, I see someone coming towards me... I try to make out who it is, but there's a kind of mist...". I thought it was a great way to begin a crime novel. With the description of a dream that is also an essential part of the story in many ways.

First, because this dream is like a metaphor of what the protagonist is going through. Joe Canelli feels he is going in one direction, but would that be the correct one? The pathway offers no other choices, in his dream, it is too narrow. After all, the protagonist of KICKBACK is a corrupt policeman - because everyone else is corrupt... but to say that KICKBACK is a story about a corrupt cop in a corrupt city would be an understatement, because the story is much more complex and interesting than that.

In the beginning of this review, I said that I was not a big fan of crime comics, because many times they feel hollow and clichéd (even when virtuously drawn) - but KICKBACK is different, it is not only a crime comic, it is a complex story, about guilt, about dreams, about progress, about corruption. And that is curious, because in a way, has some parallells with V FOR VENDETTA - regarding corruption, even if we are talking about a different kind of corruption.

There is much more going on in KICKBACK and I do not want to talk too much about some of those layers, to avoid spoiling part of the relevant content of the book. However, it is a great story that offers us lots of food for thought: about listening to our conscience, about the value of old people's wisdom, about doing what everyone else does - all wrapped up in a nice mystery with lots of action drawn in the magnificently detailed style David Lloyd did in V FOR VENDETTA, but with digital improvements this time.

So, to conclude this small review, the world of KICKBACK feels like a believable place, where not everything (or everyone) is black and white and each character feels like a real, complex person. This is not your usual crime comic. This is a crime comic suitable for a thinking man, as rich and deep and entertaining and complex as any prose novel. I've always been a fan of David Lloyd, and this work, drawn and written by him is a worthy addition to the collection of anyone - comic collector, demanding reader or crime novels aficionado. An Unmissable Book, without a doubt!
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4.0 out of 5 stars a great thriller, 2 Sep 2006
With the Wachowsky brothers' movie, you can now hardly pretend not to have heard about V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, but you may still not have read the comic book. As honest as the movie was, I find it less effective than the comic book for several reasons that I won't develop here, except one : the movie doesn't have the shadowy ambiance where things hide in the gloom and emerge from it to pull you in, which is one of the strengths of the comic book, and largely due to the work of its artist, David Lloyd . David Lloyd's drawings are not calculated to be easy on the eye in an effort to attract the reader, their purpose is purely to serve the story - and David Lloyd likes dark stories. Kickback is his first graphic novel as writer/artist.
My first reaction to reading Kickback was a great pleasure at again finding that familiar ambiance. In the first half of Kickback, you're not told a great deal - there's a crime-laden city, and a corrupt cop in a corrupt force who's plagued by tormenting dreams and regrets. But as soon as you open Kickback you are carried away with it. Even if you are unaware of exactly what is happening, you feel something is going on in the background of the main story, something that's rotten. And when you finish the first half, you feel that everything has slotted into place - that things are really gonna start moving - and then you can't wait to read the second part. The second half is very different, and has a greater degree of action. The hero leaves the darkness of the city, the colours are brighter, and the suspense is breathtaking. This second half is a jewel of realisation - it's parallel stories revealing all of the plot and all of the characters' secrets with a real sense of rhythm and intelligence. Tension heightens with each page in a very Hitchcockian way. Kickback may not revolutionize the comic medium, but it's a very good and effective story - well constructed and well-delivered - by a great author whose work never lacks weight.
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5.0 out of 5 stars BACK OF THE NET, 21 Aug 2006
Not every comics creator is a writer/artist of this calibre. With KICKBACK David Lloyd (best known for V for Vendetta), whose elegant and pulp-y action art and storytelling already packs a punch, shows that he is a top-notch writer too. Understated but complex characterisations and themes, dream sequences that feel true to dream, some neat cinematic set-pieces and cross-cutting, and best of all, room for the reader too. If you like films like the Jason BOURNE series, NARC / DARK BLUE, and TRAINING DAY, you will most certainly enjoy this. The price too is very reasonable. Here's hoping this is just the first of many original graphic novels from this talented gentleman.
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