Sheriff of Babylon: Bang. Bang. Bang.

Tom King

Jul 2016 · Sheriff of Babylon Vol 1, #1-6 · Vertigo

About this ebook

Baghdad, 2003. The reign of Saddam Hussein is over. The Americans are in command. And no one is in control. Former cop turned military contractor Christopher Henry knows that better than anyone. HeÕs in the country to train up a new Iraqi police force, and one of his recruits has just been murdered. With civil authority in tatters and dead bodies clogging the streets, Chris is the only person in the Green Zone with any interest in finding out who killed him-and why. ChrisÕ inquiry brings him first to Sofia, an American-raised Iraqi who now sits on the governing council, and then to Nassir, a grizzled veteran of SaddamÕs police force-and probably the last real investigator left in Baghdad. United by death but divided by conflicting loyalties, the three must help each other navigate the treacherous landscape of post-invasion Iraq in order to hunt down the killers. But are their efforts really serving justice-or a much darker agenda? Inspired by his real-life experiences as a CIA operations officer in Iraq, writer Tom King (BATMAN) teams with artist Mitch Gerads to deliver a wartime crime thriller like no other in THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON VOL. 1: BANG. BANG. BANG., collecting issues #1-6 of their groundbreaking Vertigo series.

Ratings and reviews

Great art, good overall story and world. The stories pacing was a bit off at times. Dragged a bit here and there. In the end I felt like I wanted the story to go somewhere, and I suppose emotionally it did but the plot never really seemed to move very far. Would give it 3.5 if I could.

I didn't realise I was holding my breath the whole time I was reading this until the last page when I let it all out... It's phenomenal

About the author

Tom King is a comic book writer and novelist, best known for his work at DC Comics including GRAYSON and OMEGA MEN. He often relies on his experience as an ex-CIA agent in his writing, especially apparent in GRAYSON (alongside co-writer Tim Seeley). He is currently writing BATMAN for DC COMICS.