Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot
“Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shotis an EXCELLENT new hardcover graphic novel…[which] ranks at the top with any hard-boiled crime fiction I've ever read. Anyone who had enjoyed Tardi's adaptation of Manchette'sWest Coast Blueswill definitely loveLike a Sniper... and if this is your introduction to Tardi and Manchette, you're in for a treat!” (Ralph Mathieu - Ich Liebe Comics)“These are two masters at their best. Crime novelist Manchette pulls no punches in delivering gritty, violent episodes that still can shock even the most jaded reader. Jacques Tardi’s confident, almost brazen artwork is just as dark, cold and gripping…. Get this book!” (Horatio Hornblower - The Comic Book Snob)“…[L]ovely-looking, stylish and bleak as hell.... The short third act, where we learn what becomes of the assassin, proves so ruthlessly depressing it's almost a human rights violation. Tardi's artwork is beautiful here, although you probably already knew that.... What a show.” (Tom Spurgeon - The Comics Reporter)“Another brilliant adaptation of a Jean-Patrick Manchette crime novel by Jacques Tardi… [who] brings gritty crime to brutal, realistic life — and indeed equally cold, hard unpleasant death — like few others can.” (Jonathan Rigby, Page 45)“…Tardi’s backgrounds and lighting effects are a realist’s dream and his action sequences and set-pieces are choreographed tighter than a drum… [T]he book delivers a fastball to your face…” (Sean T. Collins - Attentiondeficitdisorderly)