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Satellite Sam #1 second print

Satellite Sam #1 second print

$3.50
VERY FINE/NEAR MINT
(W) Matt Fraction
(A/CA) Howard Chaykin
SEX o DEATH o LIVE TV! NEW YORK CITY, 1951: The host of beloved daily television serial 'Satellite Sam' turns up dead in a flophouse filled with dirty secrets. The police think it was death by natural causes but his son knows there was something more… if only he could sober up long enoguh to do something about it. This noir mystery shot through with sex and violence exposes the seedy underbelly of the golden age of television.
Date Available: 08/07/2013
BONUS REVIEW by Gavin Rehfeldt


"Sex! Death! Live television!", Satellite Sam's tagline exclaims. It's all there, but lurid concepts, and a great writer/artist team-up do not necessarily produce a fiction that soars into the stratosphere. The names Fraction and Chaykin set expectations high, and they could have a great Eisenhower-era whodunit up their sleeves in the long run, but this latest #1 from Image Comics is not among the strongest in recent memory. The art is a confusing jumble that appears somewhat unfinished, accompanied by indistinct dialogue unable to force some clarity. Live television is a difficult concept to get across and sustain in this medium, but the inherent tension is developed well towards the end. An admirable effort, overall, but a failure to launch, ultimately.

I give it 5 out of 10 Grahams


VERY FINE/NEAR MINT
(W) Matt Fraction
(A/CA) Howard Chaykin
SEX o DEATH o LIVE TV! NEW YORK CITY, 1951: The host of beloved daily television serial 'Satellite Sam' turns up dead in a flophouse filled with dirty secrets. The police think it was death by natural causes but his son knows there was something more… if only he could sober up long enoguh to do something about it. This noir mystery shot through with sex and violence exposes the seedy underbelly of the golden age of television.
Date Available: 08/07/2013
BONUS REVIEW by Gavin Rehfeldt


"Sex! Death! Live television!", Satellite Sam's tagline exclaims. It's all there, but lurid concepts, and a great writer/artist team-up do not necessarily produce a fiction that soars into the stratosphere. The names Fraction and Chaykin set expectations high, and they could have a great Eisenhower-era whodunit up their sleeves in the long run, but this latest #1 from Image Comics is not among the strongest in recent memory. The art is a confusing jumble that appears somewhat unfinished, accompanied by indistinct dialogue unable to force some clarity. Live television is a difficult concept to get across and sustain in this medium, but the inherent tension is developed well towards the end. An admirable effort, overall, but a failure to launch, ultimately.

I give it 5 out of 10 Grahams