Dead Eyes Volume 1

by Gerry Duggan, John McCrea (Artist), Mike Spicer (Artist)

Overview

Meet Martin Dobbs. He's a hot-tempered, foul-mouthed former mercenary and gun-for-hire who's just been forced out of retirement-with both funny and violent results. DEAD EYES is equal parts Unforgiven, The Equalizer, and Robin Hood, from two of comics' most irreverent creators: writer GERRY DUGGAN (Deadpool) and artist JOHN McCREA (Hitman)!

Collects DEAD EYES #1-4

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534315655
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	03/10/2020
Pages:	120
Sales rank:	1,080,182
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

As a kid, Gerry Duggan stayed up late reading comics while waiting for David Letterman’s show. It was as valuable an education as his diploma from Emerson College. Since 2012, he’s written Deadpool, Infinity Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hulk, Nova, Star Wars, and Savage Sword of Conan for Marvel. His Image Comics collaborations include The Last Christmas, The Infinite Horizon, and Analog, which is on track to be a film directed by John Wick's Chad Stahelski.

Mike Spicer has done colors for comic book publishers like Marvel, DC, Skybound, and many more. His most recent work with Image Comics is THE SCHLUB.

Editorial Reviews

LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED) — Throughout the 1990s, Martin Dobbs terrorized bank clerks, drug dealers, and mobsters across Boston as a masked outlaw dubbed Dead Eyes. His legend only grew after his sudden disappearance in 1997-some think him dead; others claim he vanished after stealing $12 million from a dangerous crime family. In reality, Martin retired to settle down with his wife, Megan-but when her health fails, and the salary Martin earns working at a department store falls far short of covering her medical bills, he's forced to embark upon another crime spree. The good news is, he's still got a knack for nabbing a big score; unfortunately, the Boston Mob has a long memory and takes their vendettas very seriously. Duggan (Dawn of X. Vol. 3) and McCrea (Judge Dredd: Mechanismo; Machine Law) combine the swashbuckling banditry of Ocean's Eleven and the brutal, over-the-top violence and dark humor that made McCrea's Hitman a gonzo crime classic.
VERDICT Watching Dead Eyes outsmart, outmaneuver, and outgun his enemies is a total blast in this first collection of what will hopefully be a long-running series.

From the Publisher

04/03/2020

Throughout the 1990s, Martin Dobbs terrorized bank clerks, drug dealers, and mobsters across Boston as a masked outlaw dubbed Dead Eyes. His legend only grew after his sudden disappearance in 1997—some think him dead; others claim he vanished after stealing $12 million from a dangerous crime family. In reality, Martin retired to settle down with his wife, Megan—but when her health fails, and the salary Martin earns working at a department store falls far short of covering her medical bills, he's forced to embark upon another crime spree. The good news is, he's still got a knack for nabbing a big score; unfortunately, the Boston Mob has a long memory and takes their vendettas very seriously. Duggan (Dawn of X. Vol. 3) and McCrea (Judge Dredd: Mechanismo; Machine Law) combine the swashbuckling banditry of Ocean's Eleven and the brutal, over-the-top violence and dark humor that made McCrea's Hitman a gonzo crime classic. VERDICT Watching Dead Eyes outsmart, outmaneuver, and outgun his enemies is a total blast in this first collection of what will hopefully be a long-running series.—Tom Batten, Grafton, VA

Library Journal