MEN OF
WRATH
JASON AARON WRITER
RON GARNEY ARTIST
MATT MILLA COLORS
MEN OF WRATH CREATED BY AARON & GARNEY
The
Ambassador and I actually picked up Men of Wrath in issues as it was
coming out. Somehow we missed the last issue. Since we couldn't find the
final issue The Ambassador just bought the graphic novel when it came
out. Superstar writer, Jason Aaron, created Men of Wrath with living
legend artist and longtime collaborator, Ron Garney. Experienced
colorist, Matt Milla, throws in with this motley crew.
As
Jason Aaron states in his introduction and we emulated in our comic
book podcast reviews, this is rougher, meaner, and unlike anything Ron
Garney has done before. We were so impressed with how dark and gritty
this was in comparison to his other work. I had read Ultimate Captain
America with Aaron & Garney but that was leagues different from this. There
are few things I enjoy more in comics than seeing an artist grow and expand
themselves like Garney does in this. Ron excels at expression in the
eyes. The eyes tell so much, have so much emotion and bring a level of
intensity that is unmatched. There is an egregious amount of detail in
each panel, page, landscape, character, face. Matt Milla's colors set
the tone throughout this book and especially the various timelines. Just
to be clear this is not a time travel story.
The
story does span over time. It's a story about legacy. It's starts on a
farm in Alabama back in 1903. Isom Rath got into an argument that day
that lead him to stabbing a man. That man died. Isom's son saw it all.
That created a blood lust that went on for generations of Rath's. The
actual story focuses on the meanest most ruthless Rath there's ever
been, Ira. He's a hitman, finds out he has cancer, and receives a
job to kill his own son. You see the story play out as father and son
struggle between fighting or giving into this blood lust that has plagued
their family for generations.
If
you've read anything by Jason Aaron before you know his work is solid.
The story and characters are unpredictable, fresh, and unique. When
you get Aaron and Garney together you see fireworks because their
chemistry is magical. Jason kills it on dialogue. Together Ron and Jason
slay the story. They have never done anything like this as a team
before. Here's to hoping they do more. Jason
Aaron and Ron Garney create a new, different, intriguing, short,
intense, magnificent tale of family, violence, blood, death,
desperation, hate, evil, and a curse.
Grade: STRONG BUY!!!
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