Fatale, Book Two: The Devil's Business takes place a year after Book 1. Nick Lash is chasing down Josephine when he meets a private investigator with a key to a safety deposit box. Starting a new timeline in 1972, Miles is an actor, and he's looking for Suzy and some coke. He finds both at a crazy party run by the Method Church they have to escape. Rescued by Josephine, they hide out in her mansion. In the present, Lash is on the run. Most of the story takes place in 1972 with the current timeline being mostly a framing device that runs its course.
While most comics are best adapted to comic-by-comic form, Fatale reads excellently so far as fully thought out books. The arcs are much stronger than the arcs of most comic series. The idea of a femme fatale through time being chased by a cult that worships Lovecraftian monsters is a good one, but what makes this particular volume so strong is how well it's rooted in Hollywood of the early 1970s.
I'm reading Fatale because the whole series is on sale for $0.99 per issue or $4.99 per book on ComiXology. And because it's a great series. I read the first book a year or so ago and always meant to continue the series. This is my chance. Ed Brubaker's writing combined with Sean Phillips's art make series after series masterwork after masterwork. And how could one forget to mention Dave Stewart's colors? It isn't easy making a film noir comic book, but Stewart uses purples and greens to highlight the dead of night.
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