Review - Richard Stark's The Hunter (HC) by IDW Publishing

RICHARD STARK’S THE HUNTER (HC)
$24.99
Published by IDW Publishing

Writer: Richard Stark
Adaptation & Artwork: Darwyn Cooke
Editor: Scott Dunbier

Parker is a man’s man. You get in his way and he won’t go around you, he will go through you. He is a ruthless thug that has become accustomed to living the good life, while pulling off high stakes robberies and cons.

Then one day after pulling off a heist his wife turns on him and ends up shooting him. Leaving him for dead his wife runs off with Mal, the guy that masterminded the job and stole Parker’s money.

Parker manages to sneak out of the house, but does end up getting taken in by the police. While on a work farm Parker finds out some information on where Mal is and instead of waiting a couple of months for parole, Parker decides to break out of jail, and leave a guard dead while he does it.

Parker now finds himself on the other side of the country; he has no money, and is a fugitive from the law. After making his way cross country there is one thing to do. Track down Mal to get his money back. The first stop is by his wife, then he tracks down Mal, but Mal doesn’t have his money as he used it to pay a debt to the organization.

Parker contacts the head and wants his money, but gets nowhere so he begins to go after the heads and he then makes arrangements to get his money back, but buy doing so he now has a price on his head.

What will happen to Parker? We will have to wait and see in the next story.

Cover Art (1-5): 4 – gives you a taste for the story inside without revealing the story line.
Art (1-5): 4 – The art would not be that good in a regular comic, but the hard lines and soft fades all add to the story in this novel.
Story (1-5): 4.5 – The story is a action packed adventure and keeps you turning the page wanting more.