by Greg Rucka, Justin Greenwood, and Ryan Hill; Oni Press
Stumptown: The Case Of The King Of Clubs is yet
another instalment of the adventures of Dexedrine Parios, a down-on-her-luck
private investigator living in Portland. The current chapter focuses on The
Portland Timbres Football Club (which are rubbish compared to my Vancouver
Whitecaps). In the comic Dex and her brother Ansel are fans of the team,
belonging to a supporter club, and regularly attending games. Tragically Mercury,
their friend and fellow supporter, is found badly beaten following a game along
with evidence implicating fans of the Seattle Sounders. Dex and her Seattle-fan
friend CK are driven to find out what really happened to their friend to
avenge him and to stop their fan rivalry from boiling over to tribal violence.
Stumptown Vol. 3 is another great instalment in a really enjoyable comic: it
delivers another interesting mystery with the charming rumples of an unlucky
detective. This chapter features a serious change to Stumptown as artists
Justin Greenwood and Ryan Hill replace original series artist Mathew
Southworth. While there is certainly a noticeable change in the style of the
comic, Greenwood and Hill are skilled storytellers and manage to provide a
suitably stylish and gritty looking comic. That said, whether from the intense
storyline or Greenwood's very angular characters, Stumptown Volume 3 is lacking
a bit of the series trademark Rockfordian smirk. It's not a huge problem, but it’s
noticeable. Overall though, Stumptown Volume 3 is an excellent comic in a great
series you really ought to be reading.
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