The Private Eye #1-6
The team of Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin are at it again. This time with the ambitious creator-owned, digital only offering The Private Eye. You can find the first six issues as well as a behind the scenes book at panelsyndicate.com. Much in the style of Radiohead’s “In Rainbows,” the reader can name their price for each advertisement-free issue. To show my appreciation I made sure to leave a $2.00 donation for each. I think I’d feel like a real slime ball not paying for something so high quality.
While there is no fancy Guided View feature, you do get a pdf that you are able to download. Martin did an excellent job of designing the panels so it reads in a logical progression as you scroll down. All of this fun innovation wouldn’t mean anything if the book wasn’t good. Thankful this title is fresh, fun and very rewarding.
In the future there is no internet thanks The Flood, a digital unmasking of everyone’s deepest, darkest online secrets. This results in a world where people look down on technology and literally wear masks and fake skin to disguise themselves. We follow “Patrick Immelman" (no, he won’t tell the reader his real name) as he navigates this strange world as a private investigator. Finding peoples secrets now is big money and P.I. is the best at what he does. He soon is wrapped up in the murder investigation of his most recent client and must find out not only who her killer is but what secrets she was hiding.
The real fun of this book is the world Vaughan creates. The police are now referred to as The Press. Electronic devices have given way to more analog tools. People walk around in costumes and masks as part of their daily dress to disguise who they really are. My favorite character is P.I.’s grandfather, a heavily tattooed, tech savvy old guy who is constantly trying to solve problems with ancient and frowned upon technology straight out of 2014.
I was completely wrapped up in this strange new/old world and blasted through the first six issues in one sitting. Break out your digital device and enjoy The Private Eye. -Soss
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