Button Man: Asesino de asesinos

Button Man #3

by John Wagner

Harry Exton era un sicario un participante en el letal juego de la muerte, que enfrentaba a hombre contra hombre. Las apuestas eran o te hacías muy rico o morías en el intento. Entonces, Exton se rebeló contra las vo­ces –los misteriosos patrocinadores que preparaban los combates– y decidió aban­donar la mortífera competición. Pero nadie renuncia al juego y sobrevive. Así que... ¡ha llegado la hora de que el cazador se con­vierta en la presa! Escrito por John Wagner (Batman/Juez Dredd) y con Arthur Ranson ( Psi Division) al frente del apartado gráfico, este clásico mo­derno representa lo mejor de la ilustre tradi­ción de 2000 AD.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

112 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2009

About the author

John Wagner is a comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy. Alongside Pat Mills, Wagner was responsible for revitalising British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has continued to be a leading light in British comics ever since. He is best known for his work on 2000 AD, for which he created Judge Dredd. He is noted for his taut, violent thrillers and his black humour. Among his pseudonyms are The best known are John Howard, T.B. Grover, Mike Stott, Keef Ripley, Rick Clark and Brian Skuter. (Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Anthony O'Connor · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Although the Button Man saga is still enjoyable in its third outing, it is beginning to strain the bonds of credulity. Harry Ex now feels like an invincible Rambo-like figure and it's a little harder to get worked up about his predicaments when there doesn't seem a chance he'll actually kick the bucket. Still grimly amusing and engaging stuff, but lacks the gritty punch of the first entry.

They should still adapt this into a TV show, mind you.

[Stephen J. Golds · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic art. Fantastic story. Highly recommended.

[David Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hard men making hard choices isn't my favourite genre but this is a grimly satisfying example of the form, the pages feel lived in and the rage is pointed in the right directions.