Fell
Fell Issue 1 This is Fell, written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Ben Templesmith. Fell tells the story of Detective Richard Fell, a detective who has just been transferred to Snowtown, the closest thing to hell one will find outside of New Jersey. With a stunning police force of three and a half officers, Detective Fell is thrown into a world far worse than your typical corrupt city. Snowtown has fallen into the realm of apathy. And it’s Detective Fells job to try and save it. Or, at the very least, figure out what the hell the deal is with the Nun wearing the Nixon mask. With it’s 4th issue out next month, the books namesake has already dealt with a suicide bomber targeting a senior citizen, a serial killer that decorates his apartment with unborn fetus’s, and alcoholic enemas. So, as you can see, there is something for everyone.
Now, with names like Ellis and Templesmith attached to it, it’s one of those books that you’ll either love or hate. This is Templesmith and Ellis at damn near their best, if not personally, in a collaborative form. However, what really puts this book over the top for me is the way it’s presented. First off, it’s dense. With a 9 panel grid as the base for each page, each issue is it’s own self contained story. Second, at the end of the issue, there are notes from the creators that are actually relevant to the story, as opposed to a letters section, as well as thumbnail progress shots of the issue. And the real kicker? It’s $1.99.
Yes. A dense, good, monthly comic with two big names working on it for less than two bucks.
You have that much change in your car. Go get it. The second printing’s of the first two issues are out now, since the originals sold out the weeks they came out, as well as the third issue. All of them for the price a pack of smokes in New York. This is the New Comic Day Hope.
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