Comic book reviews.
ArticleSo, what sets "Frank Ironwine" apart from a billion other stories about hard-boiled, renegade, brilliantly effective detectives and their plucky sidekicks? Er ... um ... hmm. Well, the hand-lettered dialogue is a nice touch. And the plot of issue one, which involves a crazed murderous transexual, employs the sort of sensational gay-baiting that would bring a rosy glow to the cheeks of the producers of Crusing. The art's rough and zine-ish, the dialogue down-to earth and believable. But beyond those few unique touches, "Frank Ironwine" feels more like a template for a genre than an actual book.
