Kal Jerico: Underhive Bounty Hunter [Paperback]

Grade 9 Up Everybody in the hive world Necromunda is seeking to kill rogue bounty hunter Kal Jerico. Intensely muscled and heavily armed, he and his dim-witted sidekick, Scabbs, indiscriminately move from one bounty to another in this series of vignettes, fighting maniacal cyborgs, corrupt officials, and giant spiders. In the upper and lower hives where corruption runs high, the stereotypical hero and his underling have little loyalty except to one another and their monetary reward from each bounty. Many of the episodes are visually lackluster, with writing that is contrived and minimal plot development. In the concluding Kal Jerico in Crimson Tide, after stowing away on a ship with religious zealots who worship a giant spider, the protagonist predictably defeats his adversaries, yet the story simply trails off rather than providing a definitive ending. Jerico is a character spin-off from the tabletop and PC game Warhammer 40000. Die-hard aficionados may appreciate the tales, but overall the writing is pedestrian and the illustrations are cramped, cluttered, and unaffecting. Paul Sizer's Moped Army (Fiery Studios, 2005) is a sharper stratospheric science-fiction choice. Jennifer Feigelman, Goshen Public Library and Historical Society, NY
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An entertaining riot - SFX Rennie injects the tale with energy - SFX

Meet the Underhive's coolest bounty hunter. Deep in the underhive of Necromunda, there is one name guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of outlaws: Kal Jerico! The hive's most notorious bounty hunter returns in this pocket-sized graphic novel, which collects together his complete adventures. Accompanied by his odious sidekick Scabbs, Kal hunts his prey with a combination of skill, style and sheer reckless good luck! The galaxy's debonair desperado returns with all guns blazing in this high-octane graphic novel!