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Title: 100 Bullets Vol. 1: First Shot ( Last Call)
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• Posted on 2009-11-09
  Nice and gritty comics-noir series
  
  The compilation of Brian Azzarello's, "100 Bullets" series kicks off with this particular volume, containing the first 5 issues of the original comic books. First time readers will quickly acclimate themselves to the basic narrative structure of this series - Agent Graves makes contact with a (typically) hardscrabble soul eking out a meager existence and offers them a chance at revenge toward the person responsible for their current state of existence by way of a gun and 100 untraceable bullets along with complete legal amnesty for taking their revenge action. In this first book we encounter 3 individuals and their own unique perspectives on whether or not to act upon such an opportunity. While this book offers no extras (no intro, cover art reproductions, etc) - if you're hankering for a good, gritty hard boiled crime saga this certainly is a series worth exploring.
  
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• Posted on 2009-10-21
  Reads like an episode of Scooby Doo
  
  I thought the whole point of a comic was watching a story unfold, someone should tell this author. It was 3 stories filled with stereotypical characters saying and doing nothing of importance until a character at the end gives a ton of ridiculous and unbelievable exposition in an attempt to make sense of the stupidity. MOST OVER RATED COMIC EVER.
  
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• Posted on 2009-09-07
  Azzarello/Risso's acclaimed crime series starts here
  
  This TPB, now in its seventh printing, collects the opening five issues of the Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso crime series that is widely considered among the very best of the decade. Starting in 1999, the series recently concluded with its 100th issue, and there are a total of thirteen trade paperbacks in the series. Azzarello explores themes of revenge and moral ambiguity in the realistic, sometimes violent narrative. The first three issues center on recent parolee and widow Dizzy in the slums of Chicago. The mysterious, seemingly omniscient Agent Graves offers Dizzy undisputable proof of the identity of her family's murderer (two crooked cops) along with the titular untraceable 100 bullets and a handgun. In the second story arc, Agent Graves makes a similar offer to a ruined restaurateur who lost his family and reputation after being framed for a sickening computer crime. Volume 1 concludes with a related short story that previously appeared in a Vertigo compilation. I am looking forward to reading Volume 2 and beyond.
  
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• Posted on 2009-03-31
  100 BULLETS
  
  I'M A STUDENT IN VICTORIA MORSE'S CLASS AND THIS IS A REVIEW OF A BOOK SHE BOUGHT FOR THE CLASS. THE TITLE OF THE BOOK IS 100 BULLETS FIRST SHOT, LAST CALL. THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT A DIZZY WHO JUST GETS OUT OF JAIL AND IS GOING TO GET REVENGE FOR MURDER OF HER FAMILY. THIS STORY TAKES PLACE IN THE CITY. THE MAIN CHARICTER OF THE BOOK IS A 23 YEAR OLD GIRL NAMED DIZZY AND HER PROBLEM IS HER FAMILY WAS KILLED BY SOME CROOKED COPS. THE THING I LIKED ABOUT THE BOOK IS IT GETS STRAGHT IN TO THE ACTION AND IT SHOWS THE STRUGGLE OF A STRONG GIRL.
  
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• Posted on 2008-12-03
  The perfect comic book
  
  Every time I re-read an issue of 100 bullets i get something out of it that I didn't quite get the last time around. This first volume is probably the weakest in the series, but it is necessary reading in order to follow the rest of the excellent story. 100 bullets has visuals, characters and a plot that only get better with each issue. Start by ordering the first two volumes. The first will leave you satisfied, but thinking that the series is over-hyped. The second volume will get it's hooks in you, enough that you will order the next two. If you read three and four, you will read it to the conclusion. Once Azzarello and Risso really get churning, they come up with a comic so good that it might ruin most other comics for you, that's exactly what it did to me.
  
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