Richard Stark's Parker, Vol. 1: The Hunter
The groundbreaking Parker books are adapted for the first time as a series of graphic novels by legendary artist Darwyn Cooke introducing readers to the dangerous anti-hero's cold and calculated world of criminals, thugs, and grifters.
Darwyn Cooke’s beautifully stylized artwork perfectly compliments the hard-hitting action as originally written by legendary crime author Richard Stark. Parker is arguably one of the hardest hard-boiled characters in all of crime fiction and the original novels feature stories and prose that are as uncompromising as he is. This graphic novel adaptation perfectly matches the style and tone of Stark’s noir world.
The Hunter is the story of a man who hits New York head-on like a shotgun blast to the chest. Betrayed by the woman he loved and double-crossed by his partner in crime, Parker makes his way cross-country with only one thought burning in his mind — to coldly exact his revenge and reclaim what was taken from him!
Winner of the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Work.
Darwyn Cooke’s beautifully stylized artwork perfectly compliments the hard-hitting action as originally written by legendary crime author Richard Stark. Parker is arguably one of the hardest hard-boiled characters in all of crime fiction and the original novels feature stories and prose that are as uncompromising as he is. This graphic novel adaptation perfectly matches the style and tone of Stark’s noir world.
The Hunter is the story of a man who hits New York head-on like a shotgun blast to the chest. Betrayed by the woman he loved and double-crossed by his partner in crime, Parker makes his way cross-country with only one thought burning in his mind — to coldly exact his revenge and reclaim what was taken from him!
Winner of the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Work.
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A snappy thriller about a disgruntled sociopath, Parker, that aims to kill a man who wronged him. The Hunter is swiftly written and adeptly aware of Parker's shallow drive in life. You get the impression that he's out for revenge, if only because he needs to hone his homicidal urges somewhere. If he doesn't set out to kill this guy, what else would he do with himself? There is a businessman-quality to Parker: he operates with the upmost efficiency. The same can be said for the crime lords whom Parker encounters. They act like CEO's, not seeing people as human but just as a means to make as much wealth as possible. To an outsider, it's murder. To the characters of this novel, it's strictly business.
As someone ignorant of the crime genre, I found lots to enjoy about this novel. Parker is cruel but not needlessly so. His proficiency makes him likeable, and his frank nature illuminates a lot of black humor in the conversations he has. He lives such a shallow life, but he makes the most of it.
As someone ignorant of the crime genre, I found lots to enjoy about this novel. Parker is cruel but not needlessly so. His proficiency makes him likeable, and his frank nature illuminates a lot of black humor in the conversations he has. He lives such a shallow life, but he makes the most of it.
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