Enter the world of espionage, guided by engaging artwork

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	• Desolation Jones Warren Ellis Wildstorm, 2006 - 144 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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A great book.

This book has an amazing feel for bitterly creative. A disturbingly fun ride. All that needs to be said is two words, "Hitler porn." Jones is one of those characters that you want to feel for but just you don't, you want to like him but you just don't. That sounds like a bad thing although it definitely adds to the tone and story of the book. I highly recommend this book.

Weird detective, Ellis style

Warren Ellis is king of the bizarre and disgusting. His independent stuff demonstrates that perfectly (cf. his first novel). This was a creative take on the espionage/detective genre. It does have adult content and adult situations. I DEFINITELY disagree another reviewer who thinks that this might be appropriate for middle school kids. Definitely NC-17. But worth a read.

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Enter the world of espionage, guided by engaging artwork

Desolation Jones is an ex-spy from Britain living in a seedy underworld, located in Los Angelos, CA, which also home to other ex-spies. At the end of his career, Jones volunteered to be a guniea pig for an human-enhancement experiment called the Desolation program. This program has left him scarred and a shell of a man. Now, Jones does free-lance espionage in Los Angelos interacting with various allies/advisaries with a similar background as himself.

Due to the setting and the nature of espionage, there is some graphic action/situations that occur, mostly of a violent nature that is artfully and tastefully handled. I would say that this is not for children, but perhaps for those well-adjusted and mature-minded young adults (probably good for high school, maybe a little younger).

The fractured world that Jones views is very well interpretated by the vivid artwork of the book, some of the best I have seen. I've read my share of grahpic novels, and this graphic novel is very unique and exciting. I'm looking forward to reading more from this series. Highly recommended.

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Constantine Vibe

When consuming Desolation Jones it seems to eminate a vibe from a good Constantine story. It has several clever ideas, first and foremost that LA serves as an prison for ex-spooks. The art was good, however at times, it detracts from the story.