A private eye and an Interpol agent hunt for a serial killer decapitating women in Mexico City. The art wasn't very good and the lettering was awful. My eyes hurt now after trying to decipher it. A very dark, gritty story lessened by poor lettering and art.

'Interpol Volume 1: Mexico - La Muerte' by Philippe Thirault with art by Marty is a story about graphic murder in Mexico.

Headless women start showing up all over Mexico City. Interpol agent Claire teams up with a local P.I. named Pablo Tikal. Pablo's methods are unorthodox, from stealing cars to using counterfeit money. Claire and Tikal find mutual respect in methods, but can they find the killer.

I liked this kind of gruesome story. The characters were pretty interesting as was the resolution of the murders.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

I just reviewed Interpol by Script by Philippe Thirault / Art by Marty. #Interpol #NetGalley. The book would not download to any of my electronic devices.

A gorgeously drawn graphic novel with an interesting narrative, plot, and concepts. Definitely recommended for fans of this genre.

Not bad at all! An American Interpol agent in Mexico city teams up with a less than on the up and up Mexican private eye to hunt down a serial killer who has been kidnapping and decapitating young women for years. In their hunt they have to steer clear of the cartels, the corrupt Mexican cops and the killer himself to bring him to justice.

A more than reasonable crime book, which is better than the six years wait for it to be translated, and two for the publishers to put it on netgalley, both suggest. I normally don't fully appreciate books that take a place, even one nearly in the third world like Mexico City, and rip it to shreds for the sake of gratuitous, racist entertainment, but in this instance I don't feel they were that necessarily negative about the life there. I mean, it's certainly not an advert for the Mexican tourist board, with drug dealers, mass killings, drug dealers' mass killings, and a serial killer all to be considered. But it at least felt like some research had been done, and the milieu was suitably gritty and realistic-seeming. The story is a dark, mature one, and this would easily come with a 15 certificate in the cinemas, and while it isn't quite the perfect example of its kind, it suggests the other two volumes in the series, handling Rome and Stockholm for a change, were equally worth looking out for.

i read this because it was about mexican and because i'm mexican and i've been wanting to read more mexican books/ books with mexican mcs. anyway... i did not enjoy this. it was pretty short so i got through it quickly. but i just didn't like it. first off, the art style is not one i'm a fan of, which definitely contributes to my enjoyment of any comic or graphic novel. plus, the text in the speech bubbles are kind of hard to read?? maybe that’s just me but it’s hard not to zoom to read. which also takes me a bit out of the story. and most upsetting and disappointing, the main character is kind of an asshole. and not in the charming kind of way. and all the women in the story were over-sexualized; they were all drawn with large boobs and excessive cleavage. and just the dialogue towards them... ugh. i didn't like it.

The story takes place in Mexico where a serial killer leaves the bodies of headless women all across Mexico City. We follow an Interpol agent called Clare who joins forces with a private investigator whose choices are quite questionable., because the local police seems to be of no help.

Interpol was quite an interesting graphic novel. I appreciate the attention it’s giving on current events. The storyline and the illustrations are gruesome, but demand to be heard and depict reality. I did get a bit confused on some parts but quickly caught up with the storyline. Fair warning, the illustrations may not be for everyone. They are not “cute” to look at, so if you’re looking for “soft” depictions, this is not it. The illustrations are created to show the intensity of the storyline and it is done so well. Thank you Netgalley and Europe Comics for the copy of this graphic novel.

I received a complimentary copy of this book by Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

It was an entertaining read, I don't usually read graphic books but this one seemed interesting. All in all, the story was well done, the pictures where really good.
It was a short read, it took me an hour more or less.
I would recommend it to anyone who likes thriller and investigation types of books.

The fact that these stories are based on real events is what caught my interest.
Each one follows a different Interpol Agent and a horrific case they’ve solved.

The story was really good; I couldn’t stop reading.
Agent Clare Burnell and PI Pablo Tikal make for an odd team, but ultimately they have to work together to solve this appalling crime.
And while the art style is not my favorite, it works with the setting of the story. It gives you that dirty, yucky feeling it’s supposed to. (just a heads-up it is really graphic)

My only complaint is the text font setting used in the digital copy. Even when zoomed in it was a struggle to make out. (if that’s changed I can easily give this a 4 star rating)

I enjoyed the gritty aspect of this portrayal of a Mexican investigation into a serial killer who is stalking and killing women by decapitation them. The artwork was excellent for putting you into the mindset and location of the grisly investigation.

I would have reviewed this with a higher score if it wasn't for the rushed feeling of the ending, the story unfolded at a quick pace with a lot of explanation and history of the area and police corruption. All of this I found really interesting but the ending was very abrupt with little explanation and seemed like a big change from the beginning of the story.

I would read more from this author and series but would appreciate consistency across the story in relation to the ending.

I really wanted to like this. Crime in Mexico? I was ready to love this. My main issue, which is echoed by other reviewers, is that the font is too hard to read. There was text which I just couldn't make out what it was. The plot got better towards the end but was too shallow for the first 3/4. At 66 pages in total it just did not do a lot.

I was sure this would be a hot for me. I love books like this, usually.
But this rubbed me the wrong way from the start. Tikal or whatever his name was, seemed to only be interested of her breasts and having sex with her.
The story was very hasty and confusing. It started with a murder, had some weird stuff going on in the middle and then it was suddenly solved.
The artwork wasn't for my liking either. It too rough for my liking.

This just didn't work for me. The story seemed choppy and I wasn't invested in the plot or characters at all.

This was a rather gory murder story set in Mexico. The artwork was good and really gave the story a noir feel.

The bodies of decapitated women keep turning up in a city dump and other places. Private Detective Pablo Tikal has been hired by one of the families of the victims. He needs to find out who is murdering these women. Using his highly unorthodox methods, Pablo begins to track the murderer down but his investigation leads him to Interpol agent Clare Burnell, who is also investigating the killings. Together the two of them start to track down the murderer but doing so may put them on the murderer's radar.

It is a good comic if you don't mind the grisly illustrations. I thought the story accurately portrayed the violence and difficulty of the investigation, and being caught in the crossfire of the drug trade. Pablo is a gritty character who doesn't play by the rules and this is what keeps him alive and his wits might also keep his reluctant partner alive as well.

If you like gritty murder mysteries and you are not put off by the goriness and violence, this may be a good story for you. It is also good to read a comic from Europe Comics that is actually complete and not a series.

Copy provided by Europe Comics via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

1.5

I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I must admit that I really struggled to read this graphic novel, the font chosen read really badly, especially in the kindle edition, and I would recommend to modify it. Apart from this main problem, the story fell flat. At a certain point I had the fear of having requested the second volume instead of the first, because the events begin immediately without any context and proceed quickly, too. At the end I was just more confused than at the beginning.
I did not like the MC then, honestly I found it a bit too male chauvinist for my taste, and I hated the fact that he called the secretaries "slaves". Wtf. Really?!
I also didn't like the drawing style and I won't go on with the series.

I'm sorry but this definitely wasn't one for me. I didn't really like the style of graphics, they were a bit too gritty(?) for my taste. And although I do love crime solving and detective style stories, this was too dark for me. There is nothing wrong with it, it just isn't a good fit for me personally.

I'm really starting to enjoy the Europe Comics publications.

This one follows the murders of women in Mexico where they keep finding decapitated bodies and the heads are missing. As this suggests, it was very gruesome and violent, so, beware, it's not for everyone.
I enjoyed the sort of "dirty" feel to it; the art is grim and smudgy. However, the font used for the dialogue was the same, and sometimes I had a hard time reading it.

Interpol agent Clare Burnell joins forces with morally ambiguous privado (private detective) Pablo Tikal to catch a serial killer. A killer who casually discards the bodies of decapitated women but keeps their heads.

This graphic novel does a great job of creating a noir atmosphere. The art has a rough, blunt quality to it. The characters have indistinct facial features that allow for a certain amount of reader interpretation that works pretty well... The downside is that the female agent sometimes looks a bit too much like a caricature (cartoonish) with exaggerated curves more befitting of a parody than a serious narrative.

It all takes place in a gritty, violent version of Mexico where "There's so much violence that if judgement day arrived tomorrow, no one would notice."

The lettering is a bit difficult to read at times, I kept having to enlarge individual panels to get clarity on what was being said. There are gaps and jumps in the plot that had me going "Wait, what? Where did that come from?"

I thought the privado character was much more interesting and fully realized than the Interpol agent who just seemed to be along for the ride. I'd be more interested in a series featuring Pablo Tikal, or characters similar to him, than spending more time with the Interpol aspect of it.

It was okay. Neither outstanding nor disappointing.

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a free digital copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.