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Crosswind Vol. 1 by [Gail Simone, Cat Staggs]

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by Gail Simone (Author), Cat Staggs (Cover Art, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition

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Goodfellas meets Freaky Friday in this mind-bending new ongoing series from fan-favorite creators GAIL SIMONE (Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Deadpool, Secret Six, Birds of Prey) and CAT STAGGS (Adventures of Supergirl, Smallville Season 11, Wonder Woman '77). A slick and ruthless Chicago hitman. A smart but downtrodden Seattle housewife. When an inexplicable event strikes these two random strangers, their bodies, souls, and lives are switched—to potentially deadly effect.Collects CROSSWIND #1-6

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LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED) -- Case Bennett isn't himself, he's in the body of suburbanite Juniper Blue. And the handsome, brash hit man must now cope with a weaselly bully of a husband, while the beleaguered Juniper-pushed around by everybody-in Case's body, is responsible for cleaning up a mishandled hit. How Case and Juniper manage their dilemmas, join forces against psychopath Cruz, and discover the who and why behind the switch emerge in gripping drama. Masterfully orchestrated by Simone (Wonder Woman; Batgirl; Birds of Prey), the plot integrates yet subverts gender expectations, sending Case-as-Juniper to transgender neighbors for help and nicely resolving challenges posed by the hit man's lover. The dead-on dialog evokes empathy and glee as Juniper and Case draw skills from both original and new identities. With nuanced photorealism, Staggs (Supergirl; Smallville) dramatizes character mannerisms, beautifully capturing body swap subtleties with clue-filled coloring. Collects single issues 1-6 of the series.
Verdict With a deft hand, the creators blend social justice issues into this fast-paced thriller that never loses sight of the characters' humanity amid the action, horror, and chuckles. Crime fiction comics buffs and those interested in stories focused on gender and identity will relish this one. Soon to be released as a TV series, with Simone as executive producer and Staggs as consulting producer.-Martha Cornog, Philadelphia

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LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED) -- Case Bennett isn't himself, he's in the body of suburbanite Juniper Blue. And the handsome, brash hit man must now cope with a weaselly bully of a husband, while the beleaguered Juniper-pushed around by everybody-in Case's body, is responsible for cleaning up a mishandled hit. How Case and Juniper manage their dilemmas, join forces against psychopath Cruz, and discover the who and why behind the switch emerge in gripping drama. Masterfully orchestrated by Simone (Wonder Woman; Batgirl; Birds of Prey), the plot integrates yet subverts gender expectations, sending Case-as-Juniper to transgender neighbors for help and nicely resolving challenges posed by the hit man's lover. The dead-on dialog evokes empathy and glee as Juniper and Case draw skills from both original and new identities. With nuanced photorealism, Staggs (Supergirl; Smallville) dramatizes character mannerisms, beautifully capturing body swap subtleties with clue-filled coloring. Collects single issues 1-6 of the series.
Verdict With a deft hand, the creators blend social justice issues into this fast-paced thriller that never loses sight of the characters' humanity amid the action, horror, and chuckles. Crime fiction comics buffs and those interested in stories focused on gender and identity will relish this one. Soon to be released as a TV series, with Simone as executive producer and Staggs as consulting producer.-Martha Cornog, Philadelphia

--This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076J34R4D
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image (February 28, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 421033 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 180 pages

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JJ

Love this so much!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 15, 2022

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I was really pulled in by the concept and the illustrations. So moody and fun in a modern noir kind of way. Excellent action. Highly recommend.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 12, 2018

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Gail Simone and Cat Staggs make a terrific team. This book is a great read.

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Talvi

Bucks Several Conventions

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 6, 2018

With Crosswind, we have a story that has been done ad nauseum: the body swap. Yet despite the familiar territory, Simone gives us an interesting perspective in this hyper violent book: a more realistic look at what a true gender body swap would entail, as from the perspective and advice of a transgender individual. Like movies such as Freaky Friday or 18 Again, it's about a new look at one's life, fixing what is wrong without the insular shell of the regular. But the difference here is that perhaps the change is not only better but desired; what if in the end they might not want to switch back?

Juniper is your typical Seattle housewife with a sulky teenage stepson and an overbearing husband: she is trying her best to be a good wife and mother. Cason, is a hitman of Cuban hardscrabble descent and working for a mob boss. Inexplicably and suddenly, Cason finds himself in Juniper's body and she in his. He's in the middle of fixing a mess created by the boss' son, she's trying to create the perfect dinner to impress her boss's husband. Both will have to fix each other's problems suddenly - Cason figuring out how to cook and impress the boss while Juniper has to clean up a dead informant and crime scene while keeping the boss' inept son from getting them further into trouble.

Admittedly, much of Juniper was lost in the story. She was either cleaning up Cason's mess (e.g., scrubbing a scene clean) or doing what Cason or someone else told her to do. Cason, meanwhile, gets to not only fix all of Juniper's issues but also help Juniper clean up his own life. Though there is that inequality (and I would have liked Juniper to use the opportunity to come out of her shell more), the story is still interesting. The book seems to be saying that aggression is the way to go and there is a LOT of violence throughout - not just on Cason's mob side but also as Cason does things like controlling the neighbor's annoying teen kids up by hitting them upside the head with a frying pan. It is wishful thinking - but we know the reality is that she'd have been rightly thrown in jail and the family sued into bankruptcy for that.

The illustration work suits the dark nature of the story perfectly. Deep and rich lines are complemented by jewel tone color schemes. The panel work is nicely dynamic and the whole feel is more of a rotoscoping type of effect but with more clarity. The mysticism behind the body swap is also very underwhelming and less poetic than it was meant to be - but I appreciate the randomness of how those two were chosen and yet it worked out so well for both of them.

This completes a full arc and there is the promise of more to come. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

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PaulAllard

Intriguing comic collection about switching bodies

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 14, 2018

I enjoyed this series in which a mob hitman and a suburban housewife switch bodies with obvious dramatic consequences. This switch has long-lasting results for each of them as well as all those close to them.

Although I am not a great fan of the style of illustration here, the plot is fun and well worth a look if you can put up with a fair share of violence. There are more volumes to come although this particular arc is finished. Recommended to those who like something a little different.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 15, 2018

Gail Simone gives a twist on the freaky Friday trope. Sadly, this didn't read like a Gail Simone book to me. The dialogue seemed stiff and too many plot points were resolved too quickly. I'm not saying it was bad, it just felt rushed. The art by Cat Staggs was beautiful. Overall, too cliched to recommend.

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Hesketh

Deep, thoughtful take on an old genre

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 10, 2018

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An excellent and refreshing take on the old body-swap genre. Mafia hitman is left 'castrated in suburbia' as a belittled, anxious housewife, who finds herself in the middle of a mob feud.

If this were a 1980s feel-good movie, the outcome would be predictable. He fumbles the cooking and displays poor personal hygiene and interpersonal skills. She fakes a tough-guy voice and cowers in terror. However, neither character is a stock cut-out, and we learn a lot about their pre-swap selves in the manner in which they handle their situation post-swap. Both have a rare depth and, for me, I felt the subtle clues and surprises kept coming but were never unexpected. I loved and rooted for them both, and really, how could you not, when it becomes unclear where Cason ends and Juniper begins.

A little sorry to see the series end and thrilled that there's a chance of more to come, plus the authors are both on board for the upcoming TV adaptation. These characters aren't done yet.

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