Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artist: Eduardo Risso
Publisher: DC Comics/Vertigo
Plot: The Minutemen are gearing up for a nice confrontation with The Trust.
Comments: I’ve been following this series since day one, but lately, I haven't been as interested in 100 Bullets as I was during its first 50 issues. I even avoided reading the past 12 issues. They just went straight to my comic box archive, but now I’m up to speed again with issue #78.
I must say I miss the way the story was told like in the first fifty issues when Agent Grave was still handing out his briefcase with the 100 bullets. Those were powerful stories and the best out there in comic land. After issue #50 though the story focused more on The Minutemen and their relation to The Trust. It gets so complex that I have to look back at older issues to keep up with the story. The amount of names can be overwhelming. Who is who? Who is what? Who does what? Azzarello is not making it any easer for us readers with every new issue.
There is absolutely no jumping on point for any new readers out here who want to try something new. You have to start at the beginning to grasp the total story. Even then it’s hard. That’s the downside of this wonderful series.
This is the third part of the "Punchline" story arc, and except for the cliffhanger it’s slow and a prologue of what will come. The shifting back and forth in time isn’t helping much either. The characters are waiting; that is the main theme of this issue.
I like the concept of The Trust and The Minutemen, but it’s taking its toll. I think Azzarello is extending this side of the story too long because he plays with too many character all at once. This doesn’t benefit the characters as individuals.
I will stick with 100 Bullets to the end, but I hope there will be better stories like what we read in the first 50 issues.
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