Die Hard: Year One #1-4 First Story Arc Complete
Eng | RS & Hotfile | 2 CBR 2 CBZ | BOOM! Studios | Release Dates Sep 30 2009 - Jan 13 2010 | 107.9 Total
For the first several pages you'll think this prequel comic book doesn't feel like a story, at least the one that's so familiar--if you've been following the Hollywood releases. Then of course you'll realize that this is still the raw, fresh John McClane as a beat cop and that this is how he was supposed to have started, and not yet the hard, wise-cracking, street-smart and razor-sharp cop of the live action films. And another realization sinks in: writer Howard Chaykin creates well-written believable 70's characters, helped no doubt by Stephen Thompson's real depiction of life in New York in 1976. This was planned to be a six-issue miniseries. The solicitation for issue #4 says it's the conclusion of the initial story arc. The BOOM! Studios shows there are two more issues, #5 and #6 not yet released with even their cover art not yet finalized. Be that as it may, issues #1-4 collectively represent a well thought-out, character-driven standalone story, a superior prequel to the popular movie series.