On the Road to Perdition #1: Oasis

On the Road to Perdition #1

by Max Allan Collins

A perfect complement to the original graphic novel and the major motion picture that was based upon it, ON THE ROAD TO PERDITION BOOK ONE: OASIS explores the undisclosed tales that occurred over the six months in which hitman Michael O'Sullivan tried to protect his oldest son from his former employees. Looking to disrupt the business of the mob families that killed his wife and youngest offspring, the grieving O'Sullivan and his adolescent boy embark on a disruptive bank-robbing spree in the rural Midwest. But as these deadly adventures forge an unbreakable bond between the father and son, a new danger awaits them in the form of a pair of ruthless bounty hunters obsessed with their capture, dead or alive.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Crime, Fiction

96 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2003

About the author

Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2006.

He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.

Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black

Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ

Reviews

[Alessandro · Rating 5 out of 5]

As good as the original graphic novel, and maybe even a smidge more so, since the story is already known and appreciated. Nothing to say about the story itself, as excellent as any Max Allan Collins production; always excellent, really, the drawings by the great Garcìa Lopez, aided by the inks of veteran titan Joe Rubinstein.

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

Spends more time recapping the original story than telling a new one...

[Christoffer Betting · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this graphic novel pertaining a boy, Mike, who describes his way of discovering his father’s true way of living, and then going on a risky quest with him to achieve justice. In reality, his father was an assassinator. Soon after, Mike and his father go on a dangerous mission to revenge the death of the mom and Mike’s brother. The people his dad used to work for killed their family because they found the father and his son a liability. I think the novel was very stylishly drawn, ornamented with a lot of details, which definitely added to the story. It was told in black and white pictures, which underlined, and created the right mood for, the theme of depression and violence. It was well told, and consequently worth reading.

[Jon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short, and mostly made up of a recap of the previous book, this still had enough good gangland ideas to be entertaining. The art is a little less compelling than the first book which is a shame. Not sure this quite tips over into a recommend.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent "between the pages" graphic novel, even if it does repeat part of the original story.

[Brent · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez in this short graphic novel, a sequel, part one of three.
Recommended.

[Joshua Washburn · Rating 2 out of 5]

The movie is just so damn good. Go watch it. The book is ok but does nothing special.