Garrison #2

Written by Jeff Mariotte
Art by Francesco Francavilla

I still don't feel like I know too much about what's going on in this series, but Mariotte's writing and pacing is very tight, and Francavilla's art is as wonderful as always.  I like his drawing because he manages to convey a very old school sensibility - his work reminds me of illustrators from the 70s - in a very modern and updated context.

What we do know about the story is that this man Garrison is on a killing spree in a near-future where surveillance is almost absolute.  There are a couple of government agencies looking to capture him, but after the events of the first issue, the NBS agent, Jillian Bracewell, is more interested in talking to him than capturing him, especially after he hinted that the HIA agent that he killed was planning on killing her.

Meanwhile, it is becoming apparent that Garisson doesn't know who he is either, although he does seem to be experiencing some flashbacks that may shed some light on that as the series progresses.

This is a pretty cool light sci-fi espionage story, and I'm enjoying it.  It's nice to see Wildstorm publish things like this and Sparta: USA again.  It was this willingness to experiment with unorthodox titles that made them a favourite publisher of mine a few years ago.