The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of THE BLACK MONDAY MURDERS #1 from Image Comics. Jonathan Hickman writes, Tomm Coker draws,
Michael Garland colors, and Rus Wooton letters.
Theo is a good detective – maybe a little too good. He’s
riding a desk (thanks to a recent incident) until his captain hands him a weird
case, the kind he’s strangely good at. A banker is found dead in what looks
like a kinky accident, but Theo sees it for what it is – some kind of ritual
murder. And the dead guy’s bank has a long and storied history of weird
secrets.
This is a double-sized issue that’s just packed with awesome
backstory. Caina (the bank) has certainly found an interesting way to survive
the generations, but I don’t want to get into spoilers about it. That this
story dabbles in the occult and conspiracy theory like it does piques my
interest for sure, and the art is gritty and real in a way that keeps it all
together.
I love how this book goes about building a rich history in
just a few pages, and then threatens to bring it all down with the wrong cop in
the right place. I’m really looking forward to this one.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
