More into the Trust and the idea of the Minutemen...I think the story is moving strong. fewer cases this time to focus on the main theme but I still liked the few cases with the attache. The one who will use all 99 of the bullets and keep the one for the mission was great!still don't enjoy the artwork.Dizzy and Shepard thing is interesting.Everything is taking shape... to the next volume.

Bigger picture is starting to form. Some new members are added. I like the I can drink three beers before you drink three shots. The only rule is that you can't touch the other person's glasses. The beer drinker finishes his first beer and puts it over the last shot and wins the bet.

(Zero spoiler review for the omnibus this story arc collects) 4.5/5I was really looking forward to this. I was holding this one back for a rainy day. One of those reads that you just know you're going to love, so you don't want to burn it too quickly. Once read, it can never again be read for the first time. Now, over the last year or so since its release, there were plenty of times I began to doubt Azarello's ability to deliver on this, for I've read some absolute stinkers from him. Though it w...

At this point, I'm wishing that I hadn't returned the first three books to the library, because I would love to go back and re-read them now that more of the story is coming together. I especially want to re-read Mr. Shepherd's scenes, since I thought he and Mr. Graves were working together before - now it's clear that their interests aren't exactly aligned, and I'm wondering how that information colors those earlier scenes. I think that this will be one of those series that is even better the s...

Perhaps the best one yet!

At this point Im sure my memory hasn’t failed me and I’m not viewing the series through the lens of nostalgia. The weaving in of real history and American symbolism layers weight into the tale.The overarching story really hits its stride in this volume. Azzarello lays out framework and pushes the narrative forward enough to really hook a reader in for the long haul. Risso’s artwork continues to strengthen with additional narratives running in the backgrounds of every issue. I’d be interested to

As Agent Graves' self serving offers of premeditated revenge murders with guaranteed immunity, continue snippets, and then more of the conspiracies around The Trust and The Minutemen begin to emerge. The gritty urban American mystery crime thriller continues it's blood soaked path. 8 out of 12.

In this volume we finally start learning more about the history of the Trust and the Minutemen and though we still don't know exactly what happened, we know that Graves refused a very important mission when he was still working for them, which had big repercussions.We are also introduced to yet another character who will become very important down the line, Wylie Times.All the pieces are starting to come together slowly and I can't wait to see where this is going... even though I already know.

Story was okay but a mixed bag of stories and mythology. Didn't learn all that much and felt like it was merely filling the void. I liked the conspiracy involving JFK and the final 100 pages the best, they contained a story that was worth telling. As the chapters go, this seems to have dropped back a little which is a shame considering the last two chapters were vast improvements.

Almost a third of the way there.

Great illustration, good tight stories (as I like 'em--Hard and Boiled!)

The last story, "Contrabandolero" interjected some much needed humor. There's still a bunch of mystery surrounding the Trust and The Minutemen, but things are becoming clearer. A middle story - "Idol Chatter" - suggests that Graves had something to do with JFK's assassination, as well as Marylin Monroe's death. Two different scenes with prostitutes add nudity to the crimes of violence and vulgarity displayed to such effect in the previous books. But I'm now fully hooked onto this series and hope...

This is just beautiful. Azzarello writing is just so smart, and his is building the story just the right way. Like, i want to know really bad about Graves's lat job for The Trust and what happened, but the middle chapters about his attache and everything are so good that you just forget about it.And Risso's art is awesome. He makes everything in the scene seems important. It's a lesson about narrative in comics.Absolutely, after Scalped, for me this is the best Vertigo has to offer you in it awe...

Better than volume 2, but not as good as 1 or 3. I think this is the point at which I'll drop the series because, while it has moments of greatness, it's too often that there will be an issue that entirely disinterests me. In addition, the art style still hasn't grown on me (amplified by the fact that every female character remains gratuitously hyper-sexualized in the art style).Rating: 5/10

This whole series has been hit or miss. With the hits superb and the misses time wasters. This book has its moments, but all in all it just seems like a pausing spot. Something good is coming, it just wasn't here.

The art is magnificent as ever, some new characters were introduced. More is learned about existing characters and pieces of the puzzle are given away. The pace is a bit slow, however, probably more about setting the scene before the story will pick up again. Still a pleasant read though.

A whole bunch of stories that apparently deepened the main story line but did not move it forward too much. A bit of a downer in that perspective.But then again, the stories were nice and tragic and violent and interesting. And Dizzy... she is sexy.

I’m being generous with four stars, and only because I like slow burn narratives. I don’t love a lot of this like I used to when it was new and I was young. I’m glad I’m rereading it because I’m learning things about how and why my tastes change, though.

I feel like each volume takes me just a small step closer to understanding what this series is all about, and though I may still have a long way to go this volume felt like a bigger jump than any other. There’s more overt discussions of the Trust, what it is, who’s in it, what they do, and who and what role the Minutemen played in the organization. I’m still very much enjoying this series and can’t wait to read the next volume.

Solid storytelling, starting to get interesting.