Kane Volume 4: Thirty Ninth

Kane

by Paul Grist

when Detective Kane returned to active duty with the New Eden Police Dept. following a six-month suspension in the wake of shooting and killing his partner, his fellow police officers gave him a welcome back gift: a couple of bullets with his name on them. Now, a sniper is taking pot shots at the police. An ex-cop is looking to take revenge on the cop who turned him in. There's rioting in the streets and the Mayor's been kidnapped again. It's another typical week for the police in New Eden's Precinct 39!

Genres: Comics, Crime, Graphic Novels

Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Paul Grist is a British comic book creator, noted for his hard-boiled police series Kane and his unorthodox superhero series Jack Staff.

Reviews

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best of the Kane books

[François Vigneault · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume starts off with an all-time great single issue, "Point of View," which I recall simply blew my mind when I first read it in issue format when it came out. Yes, absolutely the entire issue is "shot" from a single POV, looking out the windshield of a police patrol car as two beat cops, Donahue and Miguel, go about their business. It's incredibly audacious and Grist succeeds completely, crafting a very engaging tale within this formal constraint. As with so much in the "Kane" series, this issue is essential reading for anyone wanting to explore what can be done with the medium.

Back soon with more on this great title.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rereading Kane.
Each book in a Paul Grist gets better and better and I’m not sure how.
Kane is barely in this book. Not even his influence. So we get time with a lot of supporting cast, big & small. And it’s a storytelling tour de force.