Ah, at long last, I've received my copy of Brother Bones (Origin) #1, and man, is it ever grand! That means it's dark, mean and full of depth, thanks of course, to its creator/author Ron Fortier, who's abetted by Joseph Arnold's awesome artwork and Mike Belcher's intricate lettering; plus (hold on to your seats), the issue carries a bonus, Fortier tale, equipped with amazing artwork and lettering by none other than Rob Davis.
For this gritty, mature-audience origin, readers experience the earliest phases of how the cruel and conflicting twins, Jack and Tommy Bonello, set the stage for Brother Bones' frightful advent.
As such, we witness the Bonello Twins assault a brothel, resulting in enough carnage to make even the likes of Sam Peckinpah and George Romero recoil. However, though the moment proves unsettling, the fearsome consequences harbor a hint of grace, for Tommy's remorse for a slain prostitute pulls him into a redemptive journey, one that will ultimately create Cape Noire's fabled antihero.
For the bonus tale, "Nowhere to Run," Brother Bones confronts gangsters who are intent on taking the Dead Avenger down, but the fools soon learn, dead men can't be killed.
Beyond debate, Brother Bones #1 establishes an engrossing double feature, which possesses all the fierce zest that the character's ardent fans have come to expect, while securing many more in the process.
I salute the creators for a job well done and anxiously await the next, thrilling installment.
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