100 Bullets, Vol. 9: Strychnine Lives 
asked by markymark on November 28, 2006 11:04 AM
In the ninth collection of the Eisner Award-winning series, the mysterious Agent Graves offers 100 bullets and immunity to everyday people to carry out their innermost desires of vengeance. More pieces of the mystery of the Minutemen and the organization that created them start to come together.With the Houses of the Trust warily circling one another, the remaining Minutemen continue to pick their sides and set their own battle plans.
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Honestly, if you haven't read any of the 100 Bullets story before, don't even think about beginning here. It's just not accessible at this point, but it's well-worth picking up the first couple of trades and going from there. At this point, the series is a gigantic chessboard with pieces gradually being moved into their final positions, as the end of the series begins to come into sight. As the newly appointed warlord of the Trust, Lono really dominates the issues collected here. If you haven't read the last few story arcs recently, you might want to go over them again as a refresher before starting this volume. It's complex, no doubt, but all the more rewarding for it. One of the most enjoyable aspects of this series is that it makes you actually use your brain when reading it; not everything is spoon-fed to you. Basically, if you're already a fan of this series, you probably have this book. If you're interested in picking it up, this isn't the place to start. head on over to the listing for "First Shot, Last Call," and dive in.
reviewed by shawn on November 29, 2006 3:56 PM
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It appears that Brian Azzarello has gotten bored with 100 Bullets. What once was a perfectly written tale of morality among the most immoral people on earth has turned into a bunch of rich people talking to each other. The series has gone from focusing on Agent Graves and the Minutemen to a group of families called "The Trust". They all hate each other, and they sure love to talk about it.
Now, dialogue-driven comics aren't inherently bad, but you have to care about the characters who are talking. With The Trust, you constantly wonder to yourself "why do I even care what these people are talking about?". It's unclear what The Trust does exactly, but it appears that they're some sort of organization that pulls all the strings for everything. The problem is, Azarrello doesn't use this to his advantage.
The series is just looking like an old dog on its last legs. Hopefully, in the next few books, Azarello can inject some life into the book and make it fun again. It's obvious that Azarello is getting lazy with the title and he is probably focusing on his acclaimed series "Loveless", but maybe he can revisit the world of 100 Bullets and give us another story we'll never forget
Now, dialogue-driven comics aren't inherently bad, but you have to care about the characters who are talking. With The Trust, you constantly wonder to yourself "why do I even care what these people are talking about?". It's unclear what The Trust does exactly, but it appears that they're some sort of organization that pulls all the strings for everything. The problem is, Azarrello doesn't use this to his advantage.
The series is just looking like an old dog on its last legs. Hopefully, in the next few books, Azarello can inject some life into the book and make it fun again. It's obvious that Azarello is getting lazy with the title and he is probably focusing on his acclaimed series "Loveless", but maybe he can revisit the world of 100 Bullets and give us another story we'll never forget
reviewed by fazer on November 29, 2006 5:00 PM