Whiteout (Paperback)

~ Greg Rucka (Author), Steve Lieber (Illustrator) "Bottom of the world..." (more)

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This text refers to an older out-of-print edition of this book.

There is a newer re-mastered deluxe version available:
Whiteout Volume 1: The Definitive Edition (ISBN: 193266470X)

You can't get any further down than the bottom of the world - Antarctica. Cold, desolate, nothing but ice and snow for miles and miles. Carrie Stetko is a U.S. Marshal, and she's made The Ice her home. In its vastness, she has found a place where she can forget her troubled past and feel at peace... Until someone commits a murder in her jurisdiction and that peace is shattered. The murderer is one of five men scattered across the continent, and he has more reason to hide than just the slaying. Several ice samples were taken from the area around the body, and the depth of the drilling signifies something particular was removed. Enter Lily Sharpe, who wants to know what was so important another man's life had to be taken for it. But are either of the women prepared for the secrets and betrayals at the core of the situation?

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Oni Press; 1st edition (April 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966712714
• ISBN-13: 978-0966712711
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #360,177 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Character, Story & Setting, April 1, 2002

By	A. Ross (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This cinematic graphic novel rises above the herd with its excellent characterization, gritty crime plot, and the fascinating setting of research bases on the South Pole. The central character is US Deputy Marshal Carrie Stetko, who has been exiled to McMurdo Station after having killed a prisoner in her custody. As a rare year-round woman resident of the pole, Stetko has to be tough as nails to fend off the advances of the rough men. When a body is found, and five other men are missing, she is called upon to investigate. The investigation takes plenty of twists and turns, with plenty of action and suspense. Stetko emerges as a character you want to meet again (fortunately she does, in Whiteout: Melt), and the artwork transports you to a unique setting that oozes with danger.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cop story!, June 1, 2000

By	T. Waltz "Writer/Editor" (San Diego, California United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I walked by this graphic novel many times at my local comic book store and grew ever more curious about it each time. It wasn't until I read Rucka's fantastic "No Man's Land" novelization, however, that I finally decided to buy "Whiteout." Well, all I can say is that I'm glad I did. "Whiteout" is a gritty, hardnosed, suspenseful cop story with true to life artwork (so much so, in fact, that I actually felt cold looking at some of the stark, icy drawings filling the pages). Rucka and Lieber are wonderful talents, without a doubt. I'd love to see their female Marshal teamed up in a crossover story with the Tommy Lee Jones Marshal from the Fugitive someday. "Whiteout" is highly recommended!

1.0 out of 5 stars Not good, October 12, 2009

By	J. Weaver "rjer" (AR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I guess it was exactly what I ordered, but NOT what I thought I ordered. I mean, a movie has been made of this, "Whiteout". I didn't know I was ordering a 'comic-book'. I thought I was getting 'book'.