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Skreemer (Paperback)

by Peter Milligan (Author), Brett Ewins (Author, Illustrator), Steve Dillon (Author, Illustrator)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Titan Books Ltd (29 Nov 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840234857
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840234855
  • Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 16.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 195,269 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From acclaimed writer Peter Milligan (Enigma, X-Force), 2000 AD artist Brett Ewins (Judge Anderson) and fan-favourite Steven Dillon (Preacher) comes the uncompromising story of a future ravaged by plague and ruled by gang warfare - and the man who is prepared to destroy it all...Veto Skreemer is the most feared killer in all gangland; a man who has killed his way to the top, and hasn't worried about the friends he's lost along the way. Now, with the other gangs poised to destroy his empire, he reflects on the life he's led - while literally standing on the edge of death. But Veto has a plan to change the world; and a terrible, terrible secret. The Godfather meets Finnegan's Wake as the two intertwine in a way that will chill you to the bone. Warning: Adults Only.


About the Author

Peter Milligan has written a dazzling variety of comics, including Shade, The Changing Man, Enigma and The Extremist. He is the current writer of Marvel's X-Force. Brett Ewins was the co-creator of Deadline magazine (with Steve Dillon), and has illustrated Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd. He is also the co-illustrator of Johnny Nemo, again with Steve Dillon, who is also the award-winning artist of Preacher.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Here come the gangsters., 4 May 2003
By M. Finn - See all my reviews
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Veto Skreemer is a gangster, a killer always one step ahead. Set in a time that could be not too far off, after the breakdown of the society we know, Skreemer is a 6 part epic charting the rise and fall of a man who seems to thrive on the chaos the fall brings. The book's narrative style owes much to some of the big gangster films not least Once Upon a Time in America and for much of the sometimes familiar gangster imagery you could probably pull a dozen or more from the likes of Scarface or The Godfather. This comic's not just about guns and hardmen though; predetermination, the choices we make, the lines that are drawn between the moral right and wrong and what happens when those lines become blurred when pushed to survive or protect those you love.
Winner of the Eagle award for best continuing US/UK series.
Is Skreemer a good comic? The choice is yours.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An epic Sci-Fi Gangster story with a philosophical theme, 30 Nov 2005
By WJ Davidson (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews
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This 6-issue miniseries, published by DC in the late 1980’s is something of a forgotten gem.
The dystopian near future, setting is perhaps broadly familiar, but with mafia style gangs in charge and a 30’s look to the guns, clothes and cars , the book has a certain timeless quality that helps to keep it relevant.
The story is told in a complex and fragmentary fashion, exploring events in three main timeframes.
The events are narrated by the grandson of Charlie Finnegan, and his family’s story is entwined around that of the main character, Vito Skreemer, and gives some context to life for the little man in the “age of the Giants”.

The main story is ostensibly that of the rise and fall of a criminal from street-punk to the biggest gangland ‘President’ of them all. In this way it mirrors movies like Scarface but the themes explored are more than the normal concerns about power and its ability to corrupt. The real concern is over the power of destiny. If a man can see the future, can he exercise free will and even if he could, would he want to?

The artistic tone, from the crumbling tenements of the nobodies to the gleaming palaces of the gang lords is well struck and the combination of Ewins and Dillon gives the art a slightly twisted and edgy look that Dillon’s normally crisp lines wouldn’t have on their own. All in all it works very well and in fact if anything I think I appreciate this book more now than I did when I first read it in 1989.

The good news is that it is still in print, so if you don’t already own a copy go and buy it.
Or add it to your Christmas list…

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