Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781607069621)

Kelly Sue DeConnick (Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel) and Emma Rios (Dr. Strange, Osborn) present the collected opening arc of their surprise-hit series that marries the magical realism of Sandman with the western brutality of Preacher. Death's daughter rides the wind on a horse made of smoke and her face bears the skull marks of her father. Her origin story is a tale of retribution as beautifully lush as it is unflinchingly savage.

"It's a perfect match for the gorgeous, dizzying artwork in a sumptuous palette-overlaid panels add intricate choreography to fight scenes, and detailed, whirling splash pages beg for long-lingering looks. Couple that, along with a handful of Eisner nominations, with a multicultural cast of tough-as-nails women who all fight for their own honor, and this is a series to watch out for." - Booklist

"It's ambitious and challenging (two qualities that are not often valued, but that probably should be), under a fa軋de of violence and sacrifice. Rio's art is lush and detailed, and is more than capable of keeping up with the far-reaching story." - PW

Author: Kelly Sue Deconnick
ISBN-10: 1607069628
ISBN-13: 9781607069621
Publisher: Image Comics
Language: English
Published: 05/13/2014
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 10.10h x 6.50w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/26/2014
Booklist 06/01/2014 pg. 61