Written by Viktor Kalvachev, Kosta Yanev, and Andrew OsborneArt by Viktor Kalvachev, Toby Cypress, Robert Valley, Peter Nguyen, and Andy Kuhn
Before I even begin to talk about this comic, I want to take a moment to take in this cover, which is equal parts hideous and wonderful. No, the characters in Blue Estate do not suddenly attend a Sci-Fi or comics convention, but Rachel Maddox does accompany Roy Blount Jr. to a pawn shop, where he is able to get his Stormtrooper helmet out of hock, but has to leave his Princess Leia slave costume behind.
You see, Rachel has to buy Roy off, because his photos of her visiting junior mobster Tony Luciano have him convinced that she was cheating on her recently murdered movie star husband, instead of going to rescue her useless brother from the mobster's clutches.
After returning from the pawn shop, Rachel and Roy Jr. are set upon by Tony's goons, and there is a shoot-out. Poor Rachel is not having much luck these days, and quickly finds herself the unwanted guest of Vadim Razov, a Russian mobster whose money was stolen by Rachel's husband's murderer.
Yes, this book is intricately plotted and frequently complex, and it is also wonderful. As the series progresses, it is impossible to predict where things will be going, or how they are going to end up. The art, by the ever-changing large team that Kalvachev has assembled, continues to be excellent as well. I love this series.
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