21 Down
DC/Vertigo.
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The Conduit (1-7; w Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray; a Jesús
Saíz and Jimmy Palmiotti). [From DC Comics:
Meet Preston Kills, a 20-year-old tattoo artist who can see the moments
just before and after a person’s death. But will this power end up
killing him? Preston’s story is told in 21 DOWN, a 176-page WildStorm
Productions trade paperback written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
with art by Jesus Saiz & Palmiotti that collects the critically acclaimed
“Conduit” story arc originally presented in 21 DOWN #1-7. Preston
is blindsided by the arrival of Mickey Rinaldi, a sexy FBI agent who claims
to be looking for anyone connected to Herod, the man who granted Preston
his power. And when Preston’s brother Robert, a detective with the
Brooklyn Police Department, asks to use his power to find a killer terrorizing
fetish clubs, he stumbles into an even greater mystery…] Book
of the Week 10/29/03