Run Like Crazy Run like Hell [Hardcover]

After the teeth-rattling, one-two punch ofIn the latest Machette-Tardi neo-noir graphic novel, an industrialist hires a nanny out of an asylum, planning to use her as a scapegoat; then things go horribly wrong. Tardis atmospheric visuals, with their inky line work and solid compositions, are perfectly suited to Manchettes noirish milieu. The cartooniness of his figures, juxtaposed against the soundly realistic settings, perfectly matches the matter-of-factly over-the-top nature of this blackest of mordantly comedic capers. The French master Jacques Tardis Tardi has a much deserved reputation not only as a master of the pen, but also as a meticulous researcher, Im confident that Manchette would praise Tardis? Tardis relentlessly paced adaptation of Manchettes novel Each page looks besmirched with the muck and grime of the French countryside -- or, eventually, with brains, blood and gnarly bits of bone. The books centrepiece, a chaotic chase scene through a crowded town square and supermarket, reads like a master class in comic-book storytelling. This is a fine, tough, bloody one. I like my crime novels like I like my coffee: very dark and very bitter. I loved The whole work drips with style and that hardboiled 70s crime feeling  you could easily imagine this with a suitable soundtrack as a storyboard for a Tarantino movie. It cracks along at a great pace... A fabulous, hard, tough crime fiction ride, perfectly depicted by Tardi. ...[A] fantastic series of chase scenes, reversals, close calls on both ends, betrayals and surprising new allies. Through it all, Tardi's figure work, fluid panel-to-panel transitions and mastery of using backgrounds to enhance rather than detract from a narrative dominate the story. The maniacs in this comic don't even give you a chance to breathe, it just ramps up and starts rolling.