Fatale Volume 4: Pray For Rain

This was a lot better than the third volume. Things are finally starting to add up (kind of) and this volume wasn't so jumpy from the last one. In this volume, we start with Jo having problems remembering who she was. She has no memories from her past or even her name. She ends up naked in from of a 90s band's home in Seattle. They give her a new alias, Jane, and things start going out of hand quick. They soon discover Jo (Jane) is not like any other woman. She has special powers that are more deadly then she can handle.What I like best about this volume is the story tell like all the other Fatale issues. Brubaker knows how to write luring women and a good noir as well. This also was great in the way they showed you the dark side of 90s grunge music days. It's very clear that the band in this book is a slight reference to Nirvana.This book still has its Lovecraft meets film noir charm to it and I'm now expecting more in the next volume. I cannot look away for Josephine!

If you are getting this book, you probably know the premise, but if you stumbled on this by accident it concerns a man named Nicholas who went to the funeral of an old family friend (one of those uncles who were good friends of dad but wasn't an actual uncle). Nicholas' uncle had been a successful noir detective writer and in the process of clearing up some old papers, he gets caught up with an alluring and mysterious beauty - Josephine or Jo. She completely unravels his life and soon he is on the run trying to understand who she is and how it all relates to his uncle and ultimately to him. The mystery takes several noir and occult turns diving into the heart of HP Lovecraft country and suggests this is something which has been playing out over centuries.The book cuts back and forth between the present day and the past (medieval times, old American West, 1930's america, WWII Euriope, 1950's San Franciso, 1990's Seattle).In this entry, the fourth one, Nicholas runs into another person whose life has been turned inside out by the Jo and comes to realize there have always been many people in pursuit of Jo: the forces of some supernatural entities, guys like him whose lives have been turned inside out and want some explanation, and guys who just are drawn to her regardless of the damage they'll sustain. The art work is wonderful.There are times the plotting becomes repetitive but at this point, the whole story is heading towards the climax and it reinforces the notion that this is not a sudden new phenomenon but a very ancient pursuit. For those of us who have pursued the tale, like the poor saps drawn to Jo, we can only smile as we recognized another sap whose life unfortunately crossed paths with Jo.The ending I hope will be worthy of the series.

De las mejores de la serie

this is a odd series that just keeps me hooked. I love Brubaker's old school noir style of writing. glad I found this now that fables is about to end.

If you liked the last three volumes of this incredible series I am sure you will enjoy this one as well.

We go back to our Nicholas Lash framing story and a flashback to Josephine in the 1990s and her relationship to a "Satanic" grunge band who also are bank robbers. The confluence of neo-noir, Lovecraftian horror, and a elements of a movie like "True Romance." The treatment of non-Josephine female characters in this book is actually declining and not in a way that really adds to the story.Nicolas Lash is in jail for the murder of the women who stole the manuscript, and things get ore hairy from there. It also becomes clear despite lack of hints to the time period, that Lash's story line is completely contemporary as it is at least 15 or 20 years after the 1990s plot line. Furthermore, it becomes clear that Josephine has regular bouts of amnesia, although the reasons why aren't really explored.Philips does wonders with Seattle in 1990s, using the atmospherics to good effect. This seems to have upped the gore from the other volumes.

In 'Fatale, Vol. 4: Pray for Rain,' a beautiful woman with amnesia is found by a group of grunge musicians in mid-90s Seattle. Who is this strange woman and why are men so attracted to her?The band Amsterdam has had one big hit. They're looking for their next hit, but their writer has no inspiration. When one of the band finds Jo and brings her home, she brings her own death and destruction, whether she remembers or not. The band finds a new song, but the cost might just be too high.I live in the Seattle area, so I liked the setting. The band seemed like some of the local bands of the time might be. The story feels like a set up for the next volume as a lot of pieces seem to be moving into place. Ed Brubaker writes a good dark story and art by Sean Phillips gives rainy Seattle a noir feel. I'm looking forward to seeing how this series finishes.I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Buena edición de la historia de Ed Brubaker y Sean Phillips.

i would like have a sketch of sean philipps in this comics ...another time!