"Alternately funny and moving, but always focused on a very sharp
but simple story... More than a couple of moments almost brought
tears to my eyes. In the end the book is very optimistic, offering
hope to those who choose to do the right thing."
HUFFINGTON POST
"DARK RAIN manages to entertain and inform about the human
condition -- it's a well-grounded look at the different ways humans
react to situations. Simon Gane's art is a perfect accompaniment to
Mat Johnson's tale."
Denver WESTWORD
Johnson's masterful tale of loss and redemption is a real treat.
Read and savor it before some sharp Hollywood producer makes a
movie out of this rich gumbo of characters whose humanity and
dignity fuel their fight for survival. Gane's deceptively lithe art
captures action and emotion with wit, grit and grace.
MIAMI HERALD
"After reading DARK RAIN, I can honestly say that Mat Johnson has
become one of my favorite comics writers. INCOGNEGRO wowed me a
couple of years ago, and DARK RAIN is equally impressive.
...Johnson draws both the good and bad of the post-Katrina
landscape in his characters, while Simon Gane's pen and ink artwork
enhances the story without ever overpowering it."
LARGEHEARTED BOY
A pretty ripping heist/caper story. . . . A really well-crafted
story. This is a movie waiting to happen. . . Simon Gane s art
captures both the majesty and little moments that a great director
might. UNDER THE RADAR Mat Johnson s unflinching, macabre sense of
humor is perfectly in tune with New Orleans, and Simon Gane s eye
for character and detail brings the region in all its glory and
degradation to vivid life. Together, Johnson and Gane dredge up
nightmarish memories of the dark days following Hurricane
Katrina.
Josh Neufeld, writer/artist of the New York Times Bestseller A.D.:
New Orleans After the Deluge DARK RAIN has the twists of The
Treasure Of the Sierra Madre, the political punch of When The
Levees Broke and the character interplay of The Defiant Ones. Mat
Johnson s unique voice holds the whole thing together and makes it
fresh and new.
Reginald Hudlin writer of BLACK PANTHER, director of BOOMERANG
Dark Rain is a stiff cocktail that will knock you down and set you
up. Mat Johnson s ability to use the medium of the graphic novel...
is second to none
Alice Randall, New York Times bestselling author of author of The
Wind Done Gone and Rebel Yell
At once heart-stopping and heartbreaking, Dark Rainshows us what
happens when good people avert their eyes as crimes are committed
and then rationalize what they've done. Mat Johnson as always
displays his deft and savage touch in injecting humanity into
history.
Mark Winegardner, New York Times best-selling author of The
Godfather Returns.
"Captures images of Katrina more vividly than CNN dared at the
time...., DARK RAIN is a 21st century parable told in words and
pictures." CRIMESPREE MAGAZINE"
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