Jinx

I know everybody hates Brian Michael Bendis now that he writes practically every Marvel comic Ed Brubaker isn't involved with, but back in the 90s and early 2000s when he was doing crime fiction he was pretty terrific. Jinx is a great story following a couple petty grifters and a bounty hunter as they stumble their way towards 3 million smackeroos. The dialogue is great, and even Bendis' traces don't bother me, just because he uses excessive shading to great effect. It gets a bit slow and directionless in the middle, but it's very strong. So if you want to read a pretty decent crime book, check this out and please stay away from anything that has the word "Avengers" on it thx.

RATING: 73%