Last Days Of American Crime – Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini
Last Days Of American Crime – Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini (Radical)
Imagine if the government in the United States (and other countries with high crime rates for that matter) abolished paper money, there would certainly be uproar, civil unrest and absolute carnage and what would it mean for old school criminals, how would they deal with the last days of American crime as we know it? This very notion is presented by Rick Remender in his abrasive noir heist, another one of Radical’s finest comics of recent times.
Following the teaser comic sent out a few months back, we now track the trio of emerging protagonists more closely and learn more of their characters as they enter into one last major crime spree. There is the lead protagonist Graham Brick, a hard-boiled knucklehead and a real built-like-a-brick-shithouse badass, Shelby Dupree the sexy token female and her male partner in crime Kevin Cash, who is a highly dangerous and dark individual indeed. All the characters are rendered fantastically, in fact much can be said about the graphics more generally, they are bold, very animated and show action from many different perspectives and angles, capturing a grizzly reality of American life.
As well as defining the characteristics of these people, the comic also shapes the political context in which the comic is set but unfortunately does not elaborate on that as much as it could, that said the plot is very well paced and the dialogue smooth throughout. The combination of strong images and a convincing plot make this one very enjoyable read indeed and as for the cliffhangerat the end…well that has certainly got me eagerly anticipating the next installment. Lauren Barley
