Thursday, March 31, 2016

Book Review: Rebirth of the Gangster (C.J. Standal)

Rebirth of the Gangster
by: C.J. Standal

Genre: Comic

Rebirth of the Gangster is a black-and-white comic exploring the moral challenges of a young inner-city prosecutor torn between crime, the law, and family tradition. 

Marcus Thompson is this young prosecutor, an African-American son of rich parents. Hunter Anderson is a poor, white man, son of a dying mom and dead dad. They both get sucked into a life of crime as they struggle with family legacies and a murder as old as themselves. And to make matters worse, Detective Lorena Sanchez is on the case trying to bring them down! 

Produced by professionally published writer and artist team, Rebirth of the Gangster is Breaking Bad meets The Wire with a dash of Othello. It has color covers with noir-drenched, black and white interior artwork.


**WE WERE GIVEN A FREE COPY OF THIS BOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 
HONEST REVIEW**


I really enjoyed this comic. It was very short but by the time I had made it through to the last panel, it left me wanting more. I would have preferred it have some color, but understood the nostalgic appeal the black and white brought to the story. I would read more installments of this comic book, and recommend it to anyone who enjoys this style of stories.




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