THE STORY: "Loveless" by Brian Azzarello (W) & Marcelo Frusin (A)
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: "Loveless" tells the story of Wes and Ruth Cutter, a married couple during the American Civil War. After fighting on behalf of the confederacy, Wes returns to his home of Blackwater, Missouri, only to discover that it's now occupied by Union soldiers that have claimed his property. For that and a laundry list of other darker grievances, Wes and Ruth embark on a bloody rampage against the occupying soldiers and the other assorted Blackwater lowlifes that have tormented them in the past. But there are several other capable gunslingers that could stand in their way, including the wicked runaway slave Atticus. Read More...
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When issue #100 of Vertigo's hard-edged crime series "100 Bullets" hit shelves in April 2009, its arrival marked the end of ten years of work for writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso. Begun in August 1999, "100 Bullets" is one of the very few series to feature the same writer/artist team for its entire run -- a fact that doesn't escape Azzarello in the run-up to a July 11 event bidding farewell to the gritty, violent saga.
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