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Desolation Jones
 

Desolation Jones

by Warren Ellis

Ellis' best comics are character-based thrillers involving high concepts and heavy attitude. Desolation Jones has both in spades. The titular hero is a former MI6 agent who was subjected by his government to the brutal "Desolation Test," which left him shattered and scarred. He is now confined, with other, similarly victimized ex-agents, to Los Angeles--a hellish prison, since the experiment... (read more)

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FekketCantenel
  • Rated 5 stars

“Warren Ellis' awesome-as-usual plots and characters PLUS the incredible art of J.H. Williams III and co. left me very pleased.

Unfortunately, after the first story arc, art was turned over to the alien-sounding Danijel Zezelj, who draws like he's scribbling on a cocktail napkin. Characters' expressions, actions, poses, and even identities are usually obscured by his wandering black crayon.

I'm very fond of the first arc and give it five stars, but I won't be touching the...”

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  • Rated 4.157895 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
  

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