This is just a short story set in the 100 Bullets world and I believe it's set in the aftermath from end of the 100 Bullets run, and it's a very welcome return to that world. This is a character driven story about Lono one of the Minutemen from 100 Bullets as he lives with a priest and tries to atone for his past crimes and basically make a better life for himself. But in the world of Azzarello crime always rears its ugly head and that world comes crashing down on Lono as he picks up his mantle of the Minutemen and shows these gangsters what a Minuteman is really about.
This is why I like creator owned and written comics because then you don't have a comic that's driven by a company and forced into a mold of a certain amount of issues. This story is allowed to breathe. Allowed to have characters actually talk without worrying about the next action scene. This story is allowed to be paced without worrying about hurrying up and moving on to the next scene in a page or so.
Azzarello writes criminals and film-nior better than a lot of people out there. His violence is brutal as it's not just used for shock value but actually furthers the story and world he's creating and writing about. And as always Risso's art blends extremely well with Azzarello's writing. I'm glad he stuck around for the full 100 Bullets run and for this short story.
It was an interesting choice for Azzarello to use Lono as the focus on this story because of the violent and brutality that Lono is known for, which makes him a character that is hard to like. But Azzarello defuses that unlike-ablity with this story as it dives deeper into what makes Lono tick as he seeks redemption for his past. Azzarello really grows him as a characters as the issues move forward and like I said above, Lono is given room to breathe and grow.
Here's hoping there's some future issues set in this world, as Azzarello and Risso prove here, there is much treasure to be found within the 100 Bullets world.
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