Book Review: Noir vol #1

Book: Noir volume #1 (issues #1-5) by Victor Gischler with illustrations by Andrea Mutti

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: Available now

Description:

The Black Sparrow is a criminal for hire, a beautiful thief and mercenary available for assignments all over the world.

When a mysterious organization hires her to pluck the Moon Stone from a New York museum, she reneges on her deal and plans to sell the gem for greater profit elsewhere... but her employers are not amused. To survive a deadly retribution, she enlists the aid of her former lover — the macabre crime-fighter known as The Shadow —and the costumed heroine Miss Fury.

Will the two femme fatales uncover the secrets of the Moon Stone?



Rating: 3 stars

Review:

I thought this was good but not as good as I hoped it would be. To me the story just felt like a bunch of villains trying to find a treasure that didn't belong to any of them. And I found many of the characters to be either way too talky or not that interesting.

I thought The Black Sparrow and Miss Fury were cool and I would like to read more comics featuring them. However, I don't think this story really showed how awesome they could really be. I do wish there had been more information given about both The Black Sparrow and Miss Fury because the story felt a little lacking in that area.

The story follows The Black Sparrow teaming up with The Shadow after she was double crossed by a client. After the two catch up with the crooks, Sparrow ends up double crossing The Shadow so she could team up Miss Fury to find the treasure.

The artwork and story were good but I do think there were a few errors especially with the dialogue it doesn't seem to go with the 1940s feel of the story.