(W) Alison Gaylin, Megan Abbot (A) Steve Scott, Lovern Kindzierski (CA) Claudia SG Iannicello When her younger sister is found at the center of a brutal murder case, tough-as-nails sheriff Normandy Gold is forced to dive headfirst into the seedy world of 1970s prostitution.
The illustrations here are amazing, exquisite, better than most things I’ve ever seen in graphic novels. Totally worth looking at. But I could barely pay attention to the plot. I think, in the 28 years since I was twenty, I have lost the ability to read comic books. They’re too slow. I just want to read a book.
Volume 2 continues the racy, titillating, adult-oriented graphic comic that pays homage to the fashions and looks of the Seventies. It also gives a subtle nod to many of the best movies of the decade. The plot is steamy, seedy, and hardcore pulpy. Here, Normandy continues her investigation into the world of D.C. prostitution and finds out her sister’s fate.