The story of a smart-ass comedian and ex-cop accused of murder. He goes on the run (which can be difficult when everyone can't stand you) to clear his name eventually stumbling upon the truth. This was just an OK crime noir. Martin Simmons channels Bill Sienkiewicz to a lesser degree. I found his art staid instead of innovating though. His characters also had a sameness to them that made them difficult to tell apart as well.

Maybe the horror part of this graphic novel was the humor. lol

Dying is Easy με αναφορές στο Die Hard = Genius Joe Hill is Genius

An average crime mystery with very crude artwork. The sketchy drawings often made the main character look like Frankenstein's monster. Meh, this was an alright read.https://youtu.be/APYazDNtTLs

(4,5 of 5 for this Joe Hill's Criminal story)Yeah, it's like that. Joe Hill apparently wanted to do some Brubaker Criminal stuff and so he did. And also wanted the art to fit the example. And this confessed inspiration went very well. We got a former beat cop, now, even more, beat stand-up comedian framed for something he didn't do and only he is the man to clear his name. It's very nice, funny, it has a good tempo. The story has a few layers of twists, but all of them are well prepared with hin...

When the author tries to get ahead of criticism but ends up writing the book review for me: "She thinks there's still a market for dumb '80s cop comedies fulla big action scenes and mouthy tough guys. No one going to pay money for that stone-age shit anymore."Mouthy tough guy Syd Homes is an disgraced ex-cop-cum-stand-up comedian who finds himself accused of murder. On the run from the police, he tries to solve the mystery on his own while making wisecracks and stumbling into big action scenes.T...

2.5 rounded up to 3I can't wait for a Joe Hill book or comic. I was thrilled to receive this ARC from NetGalley and was saving it for the end of my work week. Well, I was disappointed, maybe I should have taken into account that it wasn't his usual genre. It was all right but I've read better; it was a bit predictable and didn't flow well. The graphics were all right.

A disgraced cop turned comedian finds himself accused of murder and now has to resort to his investigative skills to find the real killer before he falls for something he never did. Writer Joe Hill looks to deliver a cynical comedic tone and noir-crime pacing, the latter being killer, to tell his story. While it makes for a fascinating mystery, it quickly struggles to keep the reader hooked. Artist Martin Simmonds offers a unique and highly-tinted artistic vision that is visually exciting but no...

Great book, man!This is my first contact with a Joe Hill's graphic novel, as a still didn't get my hands on Locke and Key, and it was very good. A ex-cop, now working with stand up comedy, is taking as guilty for the murderer of a another artist, that was stealing all his jokes. It's that kind of mystery to solve, with a lot of comedy and nice dialogues in it. Hill really did this, as everyone had a funny thing to say about someone or something. Every dialogue was like some sketch on SNL. And th...

A decent hardboil story of a man framed for murder. Nice twist being he's a comedian and so there's a good amount of solid humor. While the twist were easy to see coming it was still an enjoyable read thanks to Joe Hill's solid writing.

FUN!I really liked this, I really didn't know what to expect but this was like a dark comedy Agatha Christie style twists. This was wild and I hope to see more of Syd!Also I must say the illustrations in this are stunning!

"How long have you been closing your eyes and pretending that I’m Alan Rickman when we have sex? Baby. Honey. You know I get turned on by evil masterminds."Umm. Okay. This was... how do I put this nicely? It put me to sleep... bored me to tears...not what I was thinking at all. Okay, I guess there was no nice way to say that. I was excited to see Joe Hill take on old noir and transfer it into a masterful graphic novel but I was pretty bummed reading this. It didn’t hit its mark like it should ha...

Ouch - this hurts me more than it does him. But I just couldn’t care about this. And when I almost did, I kept being reminded - the MC is NOT funny. At all. I’m supposed to grin a little during a stand-up routine, right??? Or at least see where he gets the idea other people find him funny. Didn’t happen 🤷🏻‍♀️. Also, when the heck is this set??? They’re jealous their rival is going on Jay Leno??? What??? Just ... poorly executed all the way around.

I’m a firm believer that Joe hill is a better comic book/short fiction story teller. I usually enjoy his stuff but this is by far one of if not the worst graphic novels I’ve ever read. The story was ok but the art style and coloring was so muddy and bland that it just didn’t work for me.

I think this may be my first Joe Hill read that I'm this disappointed by, but damn, I couldn't get into this at all and was so bummed about it that I DNFed it halfway through. :(Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in exchange for an honest review!

Good stuff. Very noirish. Also funny. And mostly linear and to the point. I liked it. Not too much wasted space and also I always like it when the story actually gives you clues so you can figure it out as it unfolds. Nothing supernatural about this book by the way. Joe hill doesn't write bad stories. Well he doesn't publish bad stories anyway. 4 stars.

Joe Hill's entry into the comedy-murder-mystery genre. Fundamentally, it succeeds at both of those halves, which is to say the story is funny and it lays out a good murder-mystery, with appropriate twists, and a fair resolution.There are elements in here that I'd need to reread to really understand their true significance, but it's nonetheless satisfying.

Disappointing. I LOVED “Locke and Key” but “Dying is Easy” read like a checklist of Crime clichés with other unforced errors. The main character is a former cop with a Holmes-like knack for noticing just the right detail—even his name is Homes. Despite his powers of observation, he’s started a new career as a comedian, and his observational comedy sucks. I can’t tell if Homes’s jokes are supposed to suck or if they’re just the best Hill could do. I don’t blame Hill for not coming up with a kille...

"Dying Is Easy" is the first true misstep I've seen from Joe Hill in his new comic book line. It's a love letter to noir detective stories, which is one of my absolute favorite genres. Unfortunately, it doesn't really come out right here. I suspect the main problem is the premise. The former cop in question is now a stand up comic. As the title of the work reminds us, dying is easy, comedy is hard. As "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" found out, if you're going to show someone performing comedy th...