Blue Hand Mojo Hard Times Road John Jennings 9780990319146 Books
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1931. Bronzeville. Chicago. The mage, Frank "Half Dead" Johnson, is a marked man. Literally. A drunken decision fueled by tragedy has left him with half a soul, sorcerous powers, and two centuries to work off his debt to Scratch (aka The Devil) himself. This graphic novel chronicles three adventures with this tragic conjure man. Watch as "Half Dead" attempts to save his own soul, pay his debt, and help as many people as he can along the way. It's a hard-hitting Hoodoo Noir highball with just a splash of Southern Gothic. Smack-dab in the dark heart of the Windy City. Hold on tight! It's going to be a bumpy ride down Hard Times Road.
Blue Hand Mojo Hard Times Road John Jennings 9780990319146 Books
About a year and a half ago Amazon had a Kindle comic of this title that ran about 34 pages. It was great. Now, we have a 104 page graphic novel paperback that consists, according to the blurbs, of three "adventures" of Frank "Half Dead" Johnson. It looks like the first adventure is what we got in the earlier Kindle release. The balance of this book is two new adventures that expand on and wrap up the first adventure. That's all fine by me because the first episode was great and I'm happy to see more from Frank, even if only in paperback format.Lots of writers, (of novels, short stories, film treatments or graphic novels), try to do noir. But snappy patter isn't enough. Nor are twisty plots and double-crossing dames. There is a style, a mood, and a dark hopelessness running through the best noir. On that score this book delivers. Once you add Frank's gris-gris bag, voodoo/hoodoo/mojo hand, half-a-soul and sorcerer's powers, black magic, nightmares, drink, the devil himself, the love of a good woman, and some vengeful demon on the prowl - well, you have by gosh got something special.
Frank has an interior monologue that serves as a sort of voice-over narration. This creates a powerful you-are-there sense, but also lets you piece together Frank's awesome backstory. It's choppy and terse and a bit cryptic, just like Frank.
This is complemented by the drawings. It's black and white, but you might just as well say black. Lots of ink, lots of black, lots of "noir". Many of the closeups are exaggerated and angular, which gives the visuals a choppy, jazzy feel. The emphasis is on the characters, not backgrounds and fill, and scenes feel real and visceral even when they are pretty impressionistic. (That said, you always know what's going on; nothing here is artsy-incomprehensible.)
This is different, jazzy, Chicago southern gothic, period specific, tormented and drenched with attitude. A very happy find.
(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
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Blue Hand Mojo Hard Times Road John Jennings 9780990319146 Books Reviews
I thought this was both deeply creative storytelling but also very gripping. It is a story with a significant back story. Who is Frank 'Half-Dead' Johnson and what is this mysterious and dark power that he wields? What is the deal he made with unfathomable darkness and why is it that men call upon him to solve dark mystery and sometimes commit dark crimes.
As the story unfolds we begin to understand that Frank is not a man to be trifled with because he wields darkness as a powers but he is a man who is tortured by a darkness of his own.
In this story Frank tries to solve a mystery for one of his previous criminal colleagues whose men have been mysteriously slaughtered. As he delves into why he comes across powers of revenge that cause even him to fear.
The story has a way of illustrating violence and fear with its graphics and hard lined drawings. These convey the mystery and horror of the story but are also so expressive beautifully portraying the emotions of the different characters in a way that adds to the mystery of the story. At first I did wish that the story had been in colour but after reading it I think that the use if black and white and all the shades within that actually add to the tension, horror and mystery.
I am not familiar with the author of this book but he is brilliant in the way he uses art to convey a story that is steeped in mysticism, magic and darkness. Definitely worth reading.
Copy provided via NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.
Half Dead Johnson has made a deal with the devil to provide him souls in exchange for power. One of his old buddies is in trouble and comes to Johnson for help. He's being hunted by a golem for killing someone's son.
Reminiscent of the Dresden Files with a less altruistic character. I liked the prose written to the side of the panels to display his inner monologue. The art needs to be a little more defined. Also, because the book is black and white, you need a better way visually of showing the blue hand. I had no idea when he was using magic.
Received an advance copy from Rosarium and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
'Blue Hand Mojo Hard Times Road' by John Jennings is an urban fantasy that has an interesting story and unusual art going for it. I enjoyed the ride, but it's definitely of the R-rated variety.
Frank Johnson is known as "Half Dead" in his neighborhood for the deal he made with the devil to save his life. In return, he got a blue hand and some weird powers. Because of this, he has a debt to work off. He does this by helping people out. The latest of these people is a Chicago gangster named Mac the Shark, an associate of Al Capone.
The book has an interesting vibe. I liked that it was set in 1930s Chicago. I also like that Frank is also a pretty dark and tortured guy. The book is in black and white, and I didn't like it at first, but the violence is so over the top that I was glad that there was no color (specifically the color red). There were times when the story and art felt a little muddy to me, and I lost interest in the first third, but I came back and finished it and enjoyed it more.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Rosarium Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
About a year and a half ago had a comic of this title that ran about 34 pages. It was great. Now, we have a 104 page graphic novel paperback that consists, according to the blurbs, of three "adventures" of Frank "Half Dead" Johnson. It looks like the first adventure is what we got in the earlier release. The balance of this book is two new adventures that expand on and wrap up the first adventure. That's all fine by me because the first episode was great and I'm happy to see more from Frank, even if only in paperback format.
Lots of writers, (of novels, short stories, film treatments or graphic novels), try to do noir. But snappy patter isn't enough. Nor are twisty plots and double-crossing dames. There is a style, a mood, and a dark hopelessness running through the best noir. On that score this book delivers. Once you add Frank's gris-gris bag, voodoo/hoodoo/mojo hand, half-a-soul and sorcerer's powers, black magic, nightmares, drink, the devil himself, the love of a good woman, and some vengeful demon on the prowl - well, you have by gosh got something special.
Frank has an interior monologue that serves as a sort of voice-over narration. This creates a powerful you-are-there sense, but also lets you piece together Frank's awesome backstory. It's choppy and terse and a bit cryptic, just like Frank.
This is complemented by the drawings. It's black and white, but you might just as well say black. Lots of ink, lots of black, lots of "noir". Many of the closeups are exaggerated and angular, which gives the visuals a choppy, jazzy feel. The emphasis is on the characters, not backgrounds and fill, and scenes feel real and visceral even when they are pretty impressionistic. (That said, you always know what's going on; nothing here is artsy-incomprehensible.)
This is different, jazzy, Chicago southern gothic, period specific, tormented and drenched with attitude. A very happy find.
(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
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