Bullet Points Review: 100 Bullets Vol. 1: First Shot, Last Call
Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Eduardo Risso
Review by Jay Ferguson (Modern Lover on the CGS Forums)

The work of  Eduardo Risso in this series cannot be overstated. I am
usually not too concerned about art as long as it tells the story well,
but this is beyond amazing. The use of silhouette and the panel
compositions are especially beautiful and effective. I didn’t expect a
crime book to necessarily have gorgeous art, and it might not work for
every crime story but I like it in this.
       The stories are also very good, this volume containing three stories that
all center on the same concept, that people whose lives have been
destroyed are given 100 untraceable bullets and information detailing the
identities and specifics of the people responsible. They are given the
opportunity to exact revenge for what has caused their lives to not be
worth living. One is a young Latino woman whose husband and child were
killed in a drive by, another is a white man who was framed as a child
pornographer, and the last is a woman whose only son became retarded
because of dangerous chemicals, and the tension caused her husband to
leave. Each has a very different response to the mysterious Agent Graves
who offers them the chance to commit murder, and each story is
interesting in itself, and there are tantalizing clues left as to the
nature of Graves’ organization and the group that opposes them, but
nothing is really answered. This is a well-drawn series that promises a
wealth of great stories and very mysterious overriding plot. If you like
good crime stories, or just a good human story, check this out, you will
not be disappointed. Do be advised that this of course is for mature
readers, and there is a good deal of graphic violence.