I enjoyed it as much as I have in other books but he’s not doing anything different or taking any chances with his style. The mob guys are all Italian caricatures – everyone says “capiche” and one dude’s even called Fat Tony! - while the hillbillies are country ass country boys, black people are portrayed as magic and the werewolves are like werewolves you’ve seen anywhere else.Įduardo Risso’s art is as beautiful as it’s ever been: noirish, sharp, and vividly coloured.

It doesn’t help either that the characters are all stereotypes. The werewolf element turns out to be incidental, almost unnecessary, and seems to be there to act as a double entendre for the title rather than serve as a key component of the story. After some back and forth it comes down to criminals shooting criminals which isn’t a very imaginative development of the plot. The problem is that the core concept doesn’t bear much fruit. The 100 Bullets creative team of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso reunite for their first Image series and I’ll give them this: Moonshine was the first werewolf comic I’ve read that didn’t suck! But it’s also not that great either. So Joe sends Lou Pirlo to convince him to do business with him… it’s eye-talian gangsters vs yee-hawin’ hillbillies in Moonshine! Also, werewolves. Up in the Appalachian Mountains, Hiram Holt brews the best damn ‘shine in the States and Joe Masseira, mob boss of Noo Yawk, wants to sell it - but Holt ain’t interested. Prohibition-era America and the mob grows rich bootlegging illegal hooch for the thirsty populace.

Moonshine, Vol. 1 by Brian Azzarello