Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter
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Richard Stark
Darwyn Cooke
The groundbreaking Parker books are adapted for the first time as a series of graphic novels by legendary artist Darwyn Cooke introducing readers to the dangerous anti-hero's cold and calculated world of criminals, thugs, and grifters. Darwyn Cooke’s beautifully stylized artwork perfectly compliments the hard-hitting action as originally written by legendary crime author Richard Stark. Parker is arguably one of the hardest hard-boiled characters in all of crime fiction and the original novels feature stories and prose that are as uncompromising as he is. This graphic novel adaptation perfectly matches the style and tone of Stark’s noir world.The Hunter is the story of a man who hits New York head-on like a shotgun blast to the chest. Betrayed by the woman he loved and double-crossed by his partner in crime, Parker makes his way cross-country with only one thought burning in his mind — to coldly exact his revenge and reclaim what was taken from him!Winner of the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Work
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Author
Richard Stark
Pages
160
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Published Date
2012-12-25
ISBN
1613773994 9781613773994
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"I grew up reading pulp novels from the 50s and 60s that my uncle collected, and while this isn't in novel form, it took me back to those days.<br/><br/>The artwork for this graphic novel is excellent, often substituting for the narration and you don't miss those empty worded panels at all! You get the atmosphere and grittiness of underworld NYC from the black and grey images Cooke supplies us with. My only real complaint is the font wasn't always easy to read. I'll definitely be looking out for the next in the series. <br/><br/>Parker is a hard nosed professional thief, only taking the well paying jobs. When he starts running low on dough, he seeks out another score. This gets him by until he is double crossed by some of his cohorts and his lady out of his share of 90 grand. After some time in the slammer, Parker is bent on revenge. Just how many bodies will pile up until Parker gets his man and his dough?"
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Chris Hicks
"I liked this, but have trouble enjoying the main character as much as I should. He's rough and tough, but doesn't have that heart of gold that makes a lot of these hardboiled types endearing."
Andrew Greene