Die knallharte Killerballade um den Ex-Söldner Harry Exton!Harry Exton war ein "Button Man" - ein Spieler im tödlichen Killerspiel, bei dem Mann gegen Mann gegeneinander antreten. Die Einsätze waren hoch - man wurde entweder sehr reich oder war anschließend sehr schnell sehr tot. Dann wandte sich Exton gegen die Stimmen – die geheimnisvollen, unsichtbaren Geldgeber, die die Spiele arrangierten – und kündigte. Aber niemand verlässt das Spiel und überlebt. Jetzt ist es an der Zeit, dass der Jäger zum Gejagten wird!Serie auf Netflix in Produktion!
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)
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.
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.