Comics! Fatale #2

Fatale #2

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips

The Solicitation
The second issue of the hottest new series of 2012 is here! In modern times, Nicholas Lash searches for answers about the mysterious woman who ruined his life, while in the mid-1950s, reporter Dominic Raines is drawn down that same murderous path... The award-winning team of Brubaker and Phillips keeps the heat on high in this epic horror noir.

Preview

The Story
In the beginning, Josephine, our nasty vixen of the book, is rummaging through an apartment. We see a bunch of old photos of an unageing Josephine.

Walter Booker gets a strange message from a member of the clergy that gets possessed by something cultish.

We get a glimpse of Hank's affair with Josephine, who is using her womanly ways to convince Hank to do something about a certain lover that she has, which is stereotypical noir.

Meanwhile Booker meets up with more of the cult people, and his connections with bribery is exposed.

It isn't long before Hank's wife discovers the affair through some lipstick, and then she gets a visitor with some sharp teeth.

I'm liking the mystery that is building with the issue. We are definitely diving headfirst into this world, even though this issue seems to set things mostly in the past. Even if I missed the first issue, the age-less Josephine is enough to intrigued me into wanting to read more.

The Art
Phillips. Good. Better here. Love it.

The Cover
I like the white bordering that this series is sticking with. hank on the cover looks the perfect part of saving the damsel in distress, but Josephine shows that she is a stronger character with that gun in her hand. I got the second printing which put the cover into black and white territory, and it looks pretty good with that contrast.

Grades
Words: 9/10
Pictures: 10/10
Recommend: Yep, still giving it a three issue go, but it looks like I might be hooked right now.
Buy Next Issue: Sold. Let's see if any mystery gets revealed soon.

Previous Issues
Fatale #1