| Raptors | 
 enlarge | Author: Jean Dufaux
Publisher: NBM Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: CDN$ 20.30
New (2) Used (2) from CDN$ 20.30
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1159778
Media: Paperback
Pages: 56
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 8.7 x 0.2
ISBN: 1561633712
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.59494
EAN: 9781561633715
ASIN: 1561633712
Publication Date: March 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Condition: Ships within 48 hours from NY/London.
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| Customer Reviews:
 I didn't want this feast for mind and eyes to end! February 6, 2004
This was actually my first foray into the "graphic novel" genre. I wasn't disappointed. The storytelling is tight and riveting, the artwork lush and compelling. The Dufaux-Marini pairing is a match made in heaven (well, perhaps hell, in this case). As a native New Yorker, I was impressed by the highly detailed cityscapes that evoked the South Street area, and I also enjoyed the hint of humor that Dufaux employed while writing certain deadly scenarios. Someone told me these were essentially "comic books" but I have to say only the format is comic-book like. The covers are glossy and sturdy, the paper thick, the colors vivid. And needless to say, the storyline isn't for kids. Already ordered Raptors II. The first one was worth every cent. -JE
 Part two of a gothic melodrama July 1, 2000
The second part of a semi-erotic gothic melodrama. The main characters are a vampire brother and sister who prey on their fellow vampires because they have become weak,"too human." But the story really follows a female cop as she tries to make sense of all the wierd killings going on (doesn't help things that her ex-boyfriend is a vampire!). Sort of the X-files meets la femme Nikita meets watered down Anne Rice. It's actually quite good and not predictable on how it's going to turn out. A good hour or so read and lovely art.
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