Largo Winch Book 6: ...And Die
Largo Winch Book 6: ...And Die, by Jean Van Hamme & Phillipe Francq, Cinebook
FRANCQ'S ARTWORK is quite aptly to die for in this the conclusion to the story that began in the previous book, See Venice...
If you’ve never visited Venice you’ll want to, despite the machine gun mayhem that occasionally takes place in this book, because Francq’s detailed charismatic landscapes, buildings of architectural precision and worldly weary medieval castle interiors contrasting with high speed boat chase scenes are all eye-candy of the highest order. And that’s before we even get to his portrayal of Domenica! - Let’s be straight here: there are some incredibly sexy scenes featuring this lady, all tempered seductively and on the right side of British decency for this 15+ recommended book but it’s evocative that’s for sure, yeah even if it is just lines drawn on paper.
And you know what, as single images all those pictures would simply just be first rate, but as sequential art they play cat and mouse as Van Hamme’s mystery deepens, unfolds and finally spews out towards its conclusion. You will need to have read the first book See Venice... for there are clues littered therein that reveal themselves in ...And Die.
How the annual fancy dress ball organised by Venice’s Duke Leridan and his own dark secrets are linked with the not-so opportune capture of Charity and why it all ties into the W Group’s business rivals is revealed clearly, like a slow game of chess being played out until the one side gets annoyed and throws all the pieces off the board in one single violent outburst.
Jean Van Hamme is the grandmaster of thriller comic book scripting, and Phillipe Francq is his more than able accomplice in Largo Winch.
This two-parter is a humdinger of a story!
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