There are few splash pages, but the wide panels are wondrous and detailed. The illustrations are old fashioned but noir, simple and realistic, emotional and impressionistic. Sean Phillips and Dave Stewart are incredible. And that's the nature of Josephine and Fatale itself. I love how so many characters are intertwined. Bishop and later known as Hansel, his demonic henchmen, and all the other fodder connected to Jo. Then the Satanic cult The Method, the Hollywood sycophants and creeps like Gavin Wilder, the supernatural Mr. In 1978, Miles the failed actor and Suzy Scream the cultist groupie. In 1953, Hank the investigative reporter and Booker the crooked cop. In 2012, Nicolas the paranoid researcher and grandson of Hank. The other characters are brilliantly written, especially Josephine's lovers. Her troubled past is a tangled web of lust, death and heartbreak, and like her flies you can't help but stare. Men are helpless under her power, yet she seems powerless compared to the dark powers that pursue her. Our protagonist is Josephine, a dark and mysterious seductress. And Brubaker is now one of my favorite indie comic writers. But this creative team is so talented that they've sold to me what I wouldn't ordinarily read. Noir and horror not are not my favorites, although I do enjoy them. Fatale is a perfect blend of noir and supernatural horror, a tragedy spanning a half century.
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