For most of us, the only thing worse than the thought of our own mortality would be if no one knew or cared that we were gone. According to Potter's Field #1, that happens to about 125 people per week in New York City. These people die, often under mysterious circumstances, and the bodies are never identified. They get buried anonymously with just a number on their stone marker. No one cares, except John Doe.
John Doe is a mysterious, shade-wearing, man of many talents who has made it his mission to track down the identity of as many of these nameless bodies as he possibly can. No one knows who he is or why he cares, not even the many people throughout the city that he has enlisted to his cause. He doesn't have a name, he doesn't leave fingerprints, and he doesn't mess around. John Doe gets the job done.
Potter's Field is a new limited series from BOOM! Studios, written by Mark Waid with art by Paul Azaceta. Waid's writing is as excellent as ever, and Azaceta's shadowy art fits the dark tone of this book perfectly. You don't learn too much about John Doe himself, but he is an intriguing character with a quick wit and an impressive array of investigative skills. Even though this is the first of three issues, there is a complete story in #1, with a few teases to lure you in to Doe's next case. There is enough set-up to tell readers what they need to know, but no time is wasted getting down to business.
If you like your crime comics gritty and real, without all those guys in tights around, you really shouldn't miss Potter's Field. With a cool new protagonist, great writing and art, and a complete case solved in the first issue, this would make a great Book of the Week. In fact, it IS the Book of the Week! You don't get many guarantees in life, so you'd be crazy not to take us up on this one.
John Doe is a mysterious, shade-wearing, man of many talents who has made it his mission to track down the identity of as many of these nameless bodies as he possibly can. No one knows who he is or why he cares, not even the many people throughout the city that he has enlisted to his cause. He doesn't have a name, he doesn't leave fingerprints, and he doesn't mess around. John Doe gets the job done.
Potter's Field is a new limited series from BOOM! Studios, written by Mark Waid with art by Paul Azaceta. Waid's writing is as excellent as ever, and Azaceta's shadowy art fits the dark tone of this book perfectly. You don't learn too much about John Doe himself, but he is an intriguing character with a quick wit and an impressive array of investigative skills. Even though this is the first of three issues, there is a complete story in #1, with a few teases to lure you in to Doe's next case. There is enough set-up to tell readers what they need to know, but no time is wasted getting down to business.
If you like your crime comics gritty and real, without all those guys in tights around, you really shouldn't miss Potter's Field. With a cool new protagonist, great writing and art, and a complete case solved in the first issue, this would make a great Book of the Week. In fact, it IS the Book of the Week! You don't get many guarantees in life, so you'd be crazy not to take us up on this one.
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