Hawaiian Dick: Byrd of Paradise

Rating:
Summary: Absolutely one of the best EVER!
Review: Hawaiian Dick - Byrd Of Paradise is one of the top 10 absolute BEST comics to come out in a long, long, LONG time! B. Clay Moore & Steven Griffin have spun a swanky, stylized film noir tale that involves some savory ingredients - Tiki Bars, Hula Shirts and a dash of Polynesian folklore paranormal tossed in for good measure!

I could give you a brief synopsis of the tale here, but I won't spoil it. Just pick it up, savor it and enjoy it.

Rating:
Summary: good start: nice atmosphere, era and noir elements
Review: I picked this Trade PaperBack up to read on a plane. I enjoyed it a great deal and really got the feel for a 50's Hawaii. I love noir and having it mixed with Hawaii and voodoo was a great choice. I just felt the story was too short and underdone. The problems I had were: 1. I was just getting into the story and then all of a sudden it finishes. 2. the finish is not equal to the build up. 2a. We have characters built up and then without as much as a whimper they are gone. 3. A few story lines just seem to resolve themselves. 4. A few things were introduced that never really became important and 5. a back story that should have been incorporated into the comic instead of in story form at the end. ( I don't want to mention specifics so as to not ruin it for anybody). BUT I did enjoy it and will get the second one when it comes out. When it finished I wanted to read more stories from this world Moore and Griffin have created. Hopefully it will be a bit more fully formed than this first fun outing. The additional section on the artist and writer going thru character designs was excellent.