Stumptown Vol 2: The Case of the Baby in the Velvet Case Graphic Novel Review

Stumptown Vol 2: The Case of the Baby in the Velvet CaseErica gives this comic five starsStumptown: The Case of the Baby in the Velvet Case by Greg Rucka
Art: Matthew Southworth

Once again, Rucka and Southworth created a tale that showed off Portland. The city itself is as much a character as Dex, David Mayes, and Mim Bracca. Southworth brings out this gritty postcard view, and I love looking at it and recognizing all the places.

Love that Dex finally got her own office, and it’s in a pretty nifty location. Though she definitely needs a car.

Jumping over the Burnside Bridge was definitely my favorite part of this book. I kind of enjoyed how generic our bad guy thugs in the car chase were. Not every single case can be super personal.

I also enjoyed how the book wasn’t entirely about Hector Marenco. Continue reading “Stumptown Vol 2: The Case of the Baby in the Velvet Case Graphic Novel Review”