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5 Days to Die #1-5
5 Days to Die
Ray Crisara, a tough cop who’s survived a terrible car accident, discovers his wife is dead and his daughter in critical condition. Believing this was a planned hit by the city’s drug lord he’s been pursuing, Ray’s brain injury leaves him five days before he dies to track the killer or be there for his little girl… Ray’s clock is ticking.
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120 pages, Paperback
First published December 21, 2010
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March 8, 2019
A very dark book. Not uplifting at all. Revenge gone all wrong. A sad tale. A bit depressing. But intense, would make a good moody movie.
April 7, 2019
Detective Ray Crisara's fight with his wife is interrupted when a truck hits their car from behind. He wakes up in hospital and scares off a man dressed in black who clearly wanted to kill him. The doctor says he must rest until the swelling from a serious head injury can be operated. He has no more than 5 days to live because of debris in his brain. Ray is convinced that drug lord Hoverman ordered the hit on his family.
Ray must choose between staying with his family as they recuperate to try to rebuild his relationship with them and leaving the hospital to kill the man responsible for their injuries and thus prevent him from hurting them again. He is given more than one chance to reconsider his choice and finds too late that he made the wrong one. This is the part where the comic excels - the man loves his family, but can't get himself to spend time with them because of his job. The only solution he sees will risk his own life to save his family.
Ray must choose between staying with his family as they recuperate to try to rebuild his relationship with them and leaving the hospital to kill the man responsible for their injuries and thus prevent him from hurting them again. He is given more than one chance to reconsider his choice and finds too late that he made the wrong one. This is the part where the comic excels - the man loves his family, but can't get himself to spend time with them because of his job. The only solution he sees will risk his own life to save his family.
July 21, 2018
3.5 Stars
A hong kong action flick in comic book form. John Woo's influence was very noticeable in this one. When his wife is murdered and his daughter nearly murdered as well, detective finds himself on a race against time in order to take out the criminal that killed his family and really himself as well. The detective has a severe brain injury and only 5 days to live, so he tries his best to avenge his family but he dies.
There's some twists and turns in this noir tale, and overall this was entertaining.
A hong kong action flick in comic book form. John Woo's influence was very noticeable in this one. When his wife is murdered and his daughter nearly murdered as well, detective finds himself on a race against time in order to take out the criminal that killed his family and really himself as well. The detective has a severe brain injury and only 5 days to live, so he tries his best to avenge his family but he dies.
There's some twists and turns in this noir tale, and overall this was entertaining.
August 10, 2018
Une étoile pour la couverture, bien foutue mais très trompeuse.
Une histoire basée sur un twist qu'on voit venir à des kilomètres, racontée avec très peu de savoir faire et avec un artwork assez laid. Une perte de temps.
Une histoire basée sur un twist qu'on voit venir à des kilomètres, racontée avec très peu de savoir faire et avec un artwork assez laid. Une perte de temps.
May 9, 2011
This is a great book. The story is great, the action, strong, and the art is beautiful. But, there is so much more to 5 Days to Die than that as things may not always be what they appear. I won't give anymore details, lest I spoil some a major twist. On the creative side, this book does some interesting things. First, as can be expected from someone who teaches comic writing,, the pacing is pretty near flawless. He draws you into the book with the first scene and keeps you running.
On the artistic front, Chee, the artist on the book, does not waste a single panel. Comics are a visual medium. As such, there is this concept known as "real estate", which basically refers to how well a creator fills the panels and the page. Big action scenes and major plot points get more real estate.; talking heads get considerably less. There is a perfect example of this concept in this series--a full page showing a shoot out. As the main character is highlighted in a center panel shooting, his opponents (and targets) surround him in blood shaped panels, which depict each hit.
There is also some creative use of coloring, which transcend the typical color artist technique. Rather than presenting each page in full color (like a traditional comic), color is used to create mood. As a creator, I know that this also saves money, but it also is very effective in this type of book.
Andy's connections to the industry also show as the original 5 issue series feature covers by some of the biggest names in the industry (which are all reprinted).
David Finch for issue #1;
Michael Avon Oeming for issue #2;
Ben Templesmith on issue #3;
Gabriele Dell'Otto on #4; and
Pablo Raimondi is on this week's issue #5.
Go out and buy this.
On the artistic front, Chee, the artist on the book, does not waste a single panel. Comics are a visual medium. As such, there is this concept known as "real estate", which basically refers to how well a creator fills the panels and the page. Big action scenes and major plot points get more real estate.; talking heads get considerably less. There is a perfect example of this concept in this series--a full page showing a shoot out. As the main character is highlighted in a center panel shooting, his opponents (and targets) surround him in blood shaped panels, which depict each hit.
There is also some creative use of coloring, which transcend the typical color artist technique. Rather than presenting each page in full color (like a traditional comic), color is used to create mood. As a creator, I know that this also saves money, but it also is very effective in this type of book.
Andy's connections to the industry also show as the original 5 issue series feature covers by some of the biggest names in the industry (which are all reprinted).
David Finch for issue #1;
Michael Avon Oeming for issue #2;
Ben Templesmith on issue #3;
Gabriele Dell'Otto on #4; and
Pablo Raimondi is on this week's issue #5.
Go out and buy this.
January 18, 2020
Maybe I’m the only one, but I just didn’t get this graphic novel. The protagonist Ray was a huge idiot. While I get what they were trying to do, it all felt so overdramatic to me. I had issues with the premise itself. I just didn’t get why he was so set on chasing the person responsible for their car accident instead of focusing on setting himself straight first. I think I would have understood his motivations better if the doctors had told him that any potential brain operation would have a really low success rate and then said that he would only have five days to live. Like, the man doesn’t even have to die in the first place. I feel like his wife and daughter would rather him go through with the operation and have a 70% chance of survival instead of running off like a dumbass and signing his own death warrant. Tell your cop friend what you know and then you can chase down the perpetrator once you’re no longer dealing with a countdown on your life.
Also, what kind of hospital lets a man run off after awakening with a traumatic brain injury? You’d think that they’d sedate him because he wasn’t in his right mind. Send the guy home if he doesn’t want the operation, but at least wait until he’s no longer hysterical and is able to make a sound decision. The guy even and literally nobody does anything.
Even the ending itself was pretty whatever. It was fairly obvious from the start what was going on, so it wasn’t the huge twist that I think it was meant to be. A part of me feels like a monster because I felt nothing with how everything played out. I just found Ray to be so unlikeable that I couldn’t care less what happened to him.
Also, what kind of hospital lets a man run off after awakening with a traumatic brain injury? You’d think that they’d sedate him because he wasn’t in his right mind. Send the guy home if he doesn’t want the operation, but at least wait until he’s no longer hysterical and is able to make a sound decision. The guy even and literally nobody does anything.
Even the ending itself was pretty whatever. It was fairly obvious from the start what was going on, so it wasn’t the huge twist that I think it was meant to be. A part of me feels like a monster because I felt nothing with how everything played out. I just found Ray to be so unlikeable that I couldn’t care less what happened to him.
March 23, 2020
Well. I dunno what to think. I read it straight thrgh, from start to finish, so that means I liked it enough to keep reading. It's uber dark and depressing. Def not a happy type book. The main character was a terrible, noncompliant patient! It got my anger up good and high (I'm a nurse. He should do what is recommended!) I know he had a massive brain injury, but the guy made a stupid decision. Keep still for awhile and live and take care of your daughter OR ignore that advice and die in 5 days (so your daughter is an orphan). He could of investigated AFTER his brain injury resolved. What a dumb ass. Now his daughter is alone and pissed off (I don't blame her) Overall, I enjoyed it well enough. Other then the main character putting my blood pressure up.
February 21, 2020
Very dark story of revenge gone wrong. Although you start to figure out where the story is going early on you can’t tear your eyes away from the tragedy unfolding. The main character, Ray Crisara, is in a race against time as he tries to find the “hit man” responsible for his wife’s death before he succumbs to his injuries. His doctors tell him he has only five days, but each discovery seems to only push him closer to the edge of sanity and with each passing day his desperation becomes more profound.
August 21, 2019
A dark psychological noir that adds a tragic twist to the revenge cop formula.
November 25, 2019
Enjoyed the art and felt it worked will within the context of the story. The story is somewhat enjoyable although very predictable. Never really felt like the book pulled me in or made me care about any of the characters.
March 14, 2011
good art and atmosphere but ending is a bit disappointing
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