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Seagle and Norman created the first two parts of this slam-bang adventure several years ago. Then the publisher went bust. Luckily, Seagle knew where the story was headed. So when opportunity arose for this graphic-novel edition, and Norman succeeded in reviving his old black-and-white style, voila!--this tough-guy treasure hunt that makes The Treasure of the Sierra Madre look milquetoasty. When hard-driving multimillionaire Russell Waterhouse discovers he has brain cancer, he plunges into a frantic, grueling quest for the fountain of youth, which he believes can save him. As always, his son Hugh goes with him. As the book opens, Hugh is making a one-handed attempt to keep his father from falling to his death on the summer solstice in equatorial Chile. Hugh fails to save Russell, but after relaying the backstory in a tangle of crisscrossing flashbacks (kudos to Seagle for adroitly handling this complicated structure), Hugh discloses that the quest hasn't been fruitless. Ruthless, amoral, charismatic Waterhouse pere and his annoyingly nebbishy son are repulsive heroes, but heroes they turn out to be. Ray Olson
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"The real power behind this book is Steven Seagle's story. The relationship between Hugh and Russell Waterhouse is fascinating." --Beek's Books
Exciting, sad, startling and insightful, Solstice reads like a large complex jigsaw puzzle. Seagle masterfully layers the plots and experiences to fit the pieces into place. --Mike Keeney, Comics Buyers Guide
Solstice is a great comic book. It's adventurous, it's thrilling, it's an honest and chilling look at a dysfunctional relationship between a father and son. It's phenomenal. --Greg Burgas, Comics Should Be Good
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Seagle and Norman created the first two parts of this slam-bang adventure several years ago. Then the publisher went bust. Luckily, Seagle knew where the story was headed. So when opportunity arose for this graphic-novel edition, and Norman succeeded in reviving his old black-and-white style, voila!--this tough-guy treasure hunt that makes The Treasure of the Sierra Madre look milquetoasty. When hard-driving multimillionaire Russell Waterhouse discovers he has brain cancer, he plunges into a frantic, grueling quest for the fountain of youth, which he believes can save him. As always, his son Hugh goes with him. As the book opens, Hugh is making a one-handed attempt to keep his father from falling to his death on the summer solstice in equatorial Chile. Hugh fails to save Russell, but after relaying the backstory in a tangle of crisscrossing flashbacks (kudos to Seagle for adroitly handling this complicated structure), Hugh discloses that the quest hasn't been fruitless. Ruthless, amoral, charismatic Waterhouse pere and his annoyingly nebbishy son are repulsive heroes, but heroes they turn out to be. Ray Olson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Review
"The real power behind this book is Steven Seagle's story. The relationship between Hugh and Russell Waterhouse is fascinating." --Beek's Books
Exciting, sad, startling and insightful, Solstice reads like a large complex jigsaw puzzle. Seagle masterfully layers the plots and experiences to fit the pieces into place. --Mike Keeney, Comics Buyers Guide
Solstice is a great comic book. It's adventurous, it's thrilling, it's an honest and chilling look at a dysfunctional relationship between a father and son. It's phenomenal. --Greg Burgas, Comics Should Be Good
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