Fatale, Book Four: Pray for Rain is a full, five-issue story arc. In the present, Nick Lash is awaiting trial for the murder of the woman who robbed him when a man sent by Jo kills Nick's lawyer and helps Nick flee justice. In Seattle, 1995, Lance is escaping from a bank robbery when he comes across a bloody, half-naked woman walking aimlessly along a windy road. Josephine. Lance lives in a Seattle mansion with his bandmates, and Jo inspires them to make music again. Plus, they have the money from the bank heist to shoot a video. All seems to be going too well. Fatale has that rare quality I look for in a comic or any sort of book: readability. One might complain that a simple comic is readable, but I would counter that only a good one is. Characters drive this series more than anything, and Josephine is a great character. She could be in a Puccini opera. All the minor characters and recurring characters are well fleshed out, as well.
Elizabeth Breitweiser has taken over the coloring position with no drop in quality. The first half of Fatale was colored by Dave Stewart, and the two have similar styles, although Stewart relies more heavily on shades of blue, while Breitweiser uses more greens and purples. I've become a fan of both of them. The lettering is again uncredited. Sean Phillips's art perfectly complements Ed Brubaker's writing, like usual. They're a formidable team
Author's Note: I've been sick the past week, which is partially the cause of the creation of and surge of activity in this blog. I generally read a lot, so this amount of writing isn't uncommon, but I've changed the format of my reviews, moving from two paragraphs per review to three-to-five paragraphs per review.
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