John Wagner is legendary for his creation of 2000AD legendsJudge DreddandJohnny Alpha: Strontium Dog, amongst others.
Arthur Ranson gave the stories photographic-style realism.
Harry X is a hard man with a conscience.
But Harry fought against the game and got himself into plenty of trouble for it.
Button Man: The Hitmans Daughtermoves the story on, and creates a strong leading female role.
She is in the hideout house when her father is shot, and vows to get revenge.
As with the previousButtonManstories, the narratives are superbly executed.
Her efforts to make herself fighting fit are set against the images of her unhappy childhood.
Also brilliantly juxtaposed are parts of text and background weaving seamlessly into the comic action.
The introduction of Frazer Irving as artist on the strip is an interesting development.
The action sequences are particularly impressive with bursts of gunflash colour and shadowy movement.
They couldnt have a much better or clearer starting point for the creation of a classic.
Button Man: The Hitmans Daughteris out now andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Parsley the Lions own website ishereand he can be contacted via parsley.L @virgin.net.
Rating:
4 out of 5
