Greetings All,
It’s been quite some time since we lasted visited this series. I think it might have been October or November since we’ve talked about American Vampire. But now, I’ll be trying to play catch up not only with American Vampire but also iZombie. And before I forget, if anybody out there has any suggestions for a new horror book (comic or graphic), give me a shout. But for now, let’s get down to business.
I was going to add a recap from issue 6 but alas, I couldn’t not find my review. It might be a good idea to go back, but since we’re already here, let’s move.
So at the beginning of issue 7, we see the big confrontation between Chief McCogan and Jim Smoke (aka Skinner Sweet).
Old Jim Smoke (Sweet), is one cool cucumber, but he does like to taunt. This taunting is just a little much for Special Agent Felicia Book (remember Sheriff Book from issue one? Yep, they’re related.) So once again, we see the lawmen (Book) and Jim Smoke (Sweet) are running in the same circles (sort of).
“I read in the newspaper the other day that people on the coast are starting to call Las Vegas Sin City. All this legalization was suppose to be temporary. The gambling, the prostitution. To make a little extra money off the dam workers…help get the city through the dark times…looking out at the city now, though…it’s hard to imagine any of it going away – EVER,” Chief McCogan thinks as he settles into his pregnant wife’s back.
Meanwhile on the other side of town, Felicia Book is still at work on the case…knowing much more than she’s willing to admit. But then again, playing a FBI agent can really take its toll. But the night reveals her secrets and Skinner Sweet steps out of the shadows in Felicia’s room….just paying her a little late night visit to remind her of the pact that was made between Skinner and the Vassals. Who are they? I’m sure we’ll learn…eventually.
When trying to solve a crime, Chief McCogan doesn’t pull any punches. To try to find the suspect, the chief confronts his business partners who consider themselves above the ordinary man until they see their murdered partner. It crumbles their pedestal just a bit…makes them a little more cooperative…or just a little more dead.
So if the Books are still lawmen, Skinner is still a criminal, where is Pearl Jones? We’ll just have to wait to get the answer to that question.
