Volcanic Revolver

by Scott Morse

1930s New York is a dangerous place to be. Crime lords battle for control of the streets, and the web of corruption extends from the docks through the media and up to the highest levels of government and religion. Though just one player in the city's grand drama, Vincenzo is skilled in many arts. He paints, runs a bakery, and runs a secret counterfeiting operation. When a rival mob family sends a bomb into Vincenzo's shop, it starts a chain of events that shakes up the underworld and leads to an elaborate plot for vengeance. Ties of family and friendship are put to the test as motives are questioned and betrayals thwarted in a topsy-turvy story full of character quirks, plot twists, and art deco line work.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Crime, Historical

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Scott Morse (sometimes known as C. Scott Morse or C. S. Morse) is an American animator, filmmaker, and comic book artist/writer.

Much of Morse's published work consists of stand-alone graphic novels, although he is perhaps best known for his epic series Soulwind, a story serialised in a sequence of graphic novels, which was nominated for both the Eisner and Ignatz awards.

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

hard boiled and satisfying

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Choppy and swift, this is a (very) brief tale of gang rivalries, murder, deception and retribution that occurs over a 24 hour period. While I enjoy Morse’s angular, stylized artwork, the story jumps about and refuses to be transparent, which is a problem considering the story’s brevity. In all, this is an enjoyable snippet of Morse’s earlier work and fits comfortably with Spaghetti Western and Visitations.