Of the two, I’d say you could honestly skip book 1 and just pick up this volume. Presumably the extent of their sin effects their sentence, which is why ‘Khan’ - presumably warlord Genghis Khan - is still serving his sentence after 600 years, while bounty hunter Pulsifer is only sentenced to 100 years. Officers, for one, and it’s seems to be suggested that part of their selection for recruitment is to make up for the sins of their life. And a bit of world building - we find out how the world sees the R.I.P.D. The plot is better as well, with some actual depth to it. The art is a lot more appealing, not to mention more fitting to the story as opposed to vol. The story is quickly overtaken by the mystery behind why so many souls have been going missing before reaching the afterlife.Įven with the similarities, it’s a definite improvement over the first volume. actually explained? I mean, you can draw conclusions, what with the eldritch abomination and all, but you never really find out the backstory in full. A death which, now that I think of it, isn’t. However, in a parallel to the first volume, we are taken on a trip into Pulsifers’ past, when he himself was the rookie cop, out to solve his mysterious death. Hold up, haven’t we heard this one before?Īt first, we once again join our heroic duo (who are still together, despite Pulsifers’ departure into the light in the last volume) as they work to solve take down the worst souls the afterlife has to offer. A rookie cop is paired up with a veteran, looking to solve the mystery of his murder. Hold up, haven’t we heard this one before? At first, we once again join our heroic duo (who are still together, despite Pulsifers’ departure into the light in the last volume) as they work to solve take down the worst souls the afterlife has to offer. I'd say this book accomplished what it it was meant to do and that is gain an audience.moreĪ rookie cop is paired up with a veteran, looking to solve the mystery of his murder. Even thought it wasn't an amazing Comic story line, it did interest me enough to want to read more and see the upcoming movie. So that is why I will say this is a solid 3 star story. Also reading this has peaked an interest to read the other novels that are out there if I can find them.
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Since reading this I am more interested in the movie coming out and will wait patiently for the trailers.
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The story breaks threw me a little the first time I would read it and I had to go back to make sure I had all my facts straight. I don't have to much to say about this other than I am glad I read it. Now maybe that was because I got a digital edition of an advanced reader graphic novel and the actual paperback will be crisper, but for what I read, I wish the artwork was a little cleaner and more detailed. The story isn' bad and held my attention, but the art work could have been a little cleaner. This is the story of how Roy Pulsifer began in the Rest In Peace Department. This is supposed to be a prequel to the movie, and since I had no knowledge of what this was all about I jumped at the chance to read it. I was able to get an ARC of this book for a review and was happy to get a little background before the movie comes out. Well that always peaks my interest because for the most part I love comic books and the movies made from them. This is the story of how Ro So awhile ago I saw there was going to be a movie called R.I.P.D.
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So awhile ago I saw there was going to be a movie called R.I.P.D.