The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of CASEFILE: ARKHAM volume 1 from 01Publishing. Josh Finney writes, and Patrick McEvoy draws.
Hank Flynn has just come home to Arkham from the war in the
Pacific. Since he doesn’t have many prospects, he gets his P.I. license and
starts pounding the pavement. He soon stumbles into the strange world of modern
art when he’s asked to locate an artist named Pickman. Pickman proves to be
elusive, though, and Hank finds more shadows and darkness than he could have
ever dreamed.
Flynn is equal parts hard-boiled private dick and
Lovecraftian supernatural investigator. He handles himself well in the face of
unspeakable horror, and maintains that classic noir narration like a pro. The
horror of war has prepared him well for the horror of Arkham, or so it seems.
This story is as well balanced as its protagonist, too, with delightful takes
on both noir attitude and the darkness in and around the human soul. And the
art is wonderfully expressive, both in the characters and in the backgrounds and
shading choices.
It will take one tough hombre to find an artist lost in his
own inner darkness. Hank has some help along the way, but can he handle it
along with his own inner demons? This graphic novel is a must read.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
