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The Hunter, the first book in the Parker series, is the story of a man who hits New York head-on like a shotgun blast to the chest. Betrayed by the woman he loved and double-crossed by his partner in crime, Parker makes his way cross-country with only one thought burning in his mind - to coldly exact his revenge and reclaim what was taken from him! Richard (Donald Westlake) Stark's groundbreaking Parker books are adapted for the first time as a series of graphic novels by Darwyn Cooke. The initial graphic novel brings to life the first Parker book, The Hunter, which introduces readers to the dangerous anti-hero's cold and calculated world of criminals, thugs, and grifters.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I saw a preview of this book on the idw publishing website and it really piqued my interest. I have never read the novel from which this book is adapted from, but I have seen the movie point blank directed by john boorman and starring lee marvin, which I love. This version is much darker and makes point blank seem alot more two dimensional and weak.
First of all the design of this book is beautiful, The art is stunning and simple with it's blue monochromatic tone's. The story telling is stellar and flows beautifully from panel to panel and page to page, Darwyn Cooke's drawing's are simple, cartoony and atmospheric, evoking the feeling of nineteen forties film noir.
The main character in this book, Parker is not a man to trifle with, he is a ruthlessly efficient individual who will stop at nothing to get what he want's and nothing and nobody is going to get in his way, certainly not sentiment.
It's good to be bad.Point BlankPoint Blank [Region 2] [import]
First of all the design of this book is beautiful, The art is stunning and simple with it's blue monochromatic tone's. The story telling is stellar and flows beautifully from panel to panel and page to page, Darwyn Cooke's drawing's are simple, cartoony and atmospheric, evoking the feeling of nineteen forties film noir.
The main character in this book, Parker is not a man to trifle with, he is a ruthlessly efficient individual who will stop at nothing to get what he want's and nothing and nobody is going to get in his way, certainly not sentiment.
It's good to be bad.Point BlankPoint Blank [Region 2] [import]
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Like my title said, I thought this was a spot on adaptation, Darywn Cooke not only gets the essence of the story and main character but his design style and art harks back to the era in which it's set. One of the best examples of the crime genre in comicbook form.
I look forward to the next in the series.
I look forward to the next in the series.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A mysterious man enters New York City in what looks like the 1950s. He's only got the clothes on his back but his wits soon has him attired in new clothes and on his mission again. He's Parker and he's been double crossed by his former partner and his wife out of money from a job they pulled in South America. But when they left him for dead, guess what? He wasn't!
A classic revenge setup then. Only unlike similar stories of vengeance (and I immediately thought of Frank Miller's The Hard Goodbye as a comparable book) the hero is entirely unsympathetic. He's as rough with the girls as he is with the boys and after mutilating his woman it's difficult to root for Parker.
He's one minded and tough, so like all good revenge stories with the archetypal "hero" he quickly kills his way to the focus of his hatred. The story has it's moments but ultimately felt that it was a bit stale. Like I said before there are a lot of revenge stories out there if you look at recent films (Taken, Last House on the Left, Kill Bill, Oldboy) or books (The Hard Goodbye, Hellblazer, Wolverine) it's a rich subgenre. Parker, while being a slightly different take on the hero, fits the mould of the revenge storyline and it's no different from any you've seen before. Parker is unstoppable and infallible. He kills his way through the book successfully, doing what he set out to do. And that's fine, but it gets a bit dull once you realise the hero is always going to win.
Darwyn Cooke's artwork is utterly fantastic. He captures the look and feel of 50s Manhattan effortlessly and the shadowing of his work and lack of colour are all plus points to the noir world he is working in. This is what tips a 3 star storyline into a 4 star comic book. It's dark and moody, scathing and furious, and always eye catching. Cooke deserves a lot of praise for his treatment of a long forgotten crime character from the inimitable Donald Westlake's early career.
"The Hunter" then lives up to the title. Dazzling artwork from a master of his craft, this is a noir crime drama played out stylishly through the comic book genre. Compellingly brutal reading, Cooke's breathed new life into an old story. An excellent read.
A classic revenge setup then. Only unlike similar stories of vengeance (and I immediately thought of Frank Miller's The Hard Goodbye as a comparable book) the hero is entirely unsympathetic. He's as rough with the girls as he is with the boys and after mutilating his woman it's difficult to root for Parker.
He's one minded and tough, so like all good revenge stories with the archetypal "hero" he quickly kills his way to the focus of his hatred. The story has it's moments but ultimately felt that it was a bit stale. Like I said before there are a lot of revenge stories out there if you look at recent films (Taken, Last House on the Left, Kill Bill, Oldboy) or books (The Hard Goodbye, Hellblazer, Wolverine) it's a rich subgenre. Parker, while being a slightly different take on the hero, fits the mould of the revenge storyline and it's no different from any you've seen before. Parker is unstoppable and infallible. He kills his way through the book successfully, doing what he set out to do. And that's fine, but it gets a bit dull once you realise the hero is always going to win.
Darwyn Cooke's artwork is utterly fantastic. He captures the look and feel of 50s Manhattan effortlessly and the shadowing of his work and lack of colour are all plus points to the noir world he is working in. This is what tips a 3 star storyline into a 4 star comic book. It's dark and moody, scathing and furious, and always eye catching. Cooke deserves a lot of praise for his treatment of a long forgotten crime character from the inimitable Donald Westlake's early career.
"The Hunter" then lives up to the title. Dazzling artwork from a master of his craft, this is a noir crime drama played out stylishly through the comic book genre. Compellingly brutal reading, Cooke's breathed new life into an old story. An excellent read.
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The Hunter/Point Blank.
This is the one Hollywood ruined as Point Blank, and almost got right as Payback. Parker's relentless pursuit of the partner who took off with the proceeds of a robbery plus... Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2009
As good as the book
This is a special treat for all Stark (or Westlakee) fans. The story is well reproduced and adapted. The suspense is there, the violence is there and the mood is there. Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2009 by LGW Bailey
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