LJ runs the snowy roofs above Chinatown. He’s on the trail of an attacker, but the parade down below makes the hunt a difficult one. There’s a whole lot of money moving through town. LJ tracks it down to a mob using brothels as fronts for some devious activities.
I won’t spoil the conclusion, but I will say that the book is worth its cost just from the last panel alone.
The period feel of the book reminded me of two great films: The Rocketeer and The Shadow. While the action took some time to get to due to lengthy exposition, I did find the book a good read.
The problem with so many of these limited series is that familiarizing oneself with the main character gets to be problematic. I would hope that a little more detail in summarizing the character’s story would be included in the opening leafs as its done in other books.
Nevertheless, this was worth the read.
Score: 3/5
Writers: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Artist: Sebastián Fiumara
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Price: $3.50
Release Date: 7/24/13