Well, how's that for a misleading cover? It seems to be an ultra-modern assassin with night-vision, or something perhaps even more futuristic. Instead this almost reads like historical crime, as a ballsy female military lawyer goes to Iraq during all the kicking-off there to find a serial killer. It's not bad but it is very wordy – and the text really is far too heavy-handed when it comes to whingeing, complaining and otherwise providing exposition for the situation. It's not awful, but it's an awkward amalgam of unconvincing procedural, with added 'political' slant, and comes down to as subtle as showing the original Crusaders in action, because it knows no better.

'Bagdad Inc.' by Stephen Desberg with art by Thomas Legrain is a graphic novel about the hunt for a serial killer during wartime.

It's 2004 in Bagdad and someone is desecrating bodies in the warzone. A military advisor is sent to investigate and partnered up with a war weary mercenary. What they find is thousands of possible suspects among all the contractors, but before long, they find that this has been going on in different recent warzones.

I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It's kind of a by the book procedural, but the setting and art really elevated it. There is condemnation of how modern wars are fought, but it's not so heavyhanded as to take away from the story. Deftly told.

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.

What a pleasant surprise. A military investigator is brought into Baghdad during the Iraqi war to investigate a string of serial murders and mutilations. If you're a fan of Sheriff of Babylon by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, you'll dig this too. Thomas Legrain's art is fantastic.

An interesting thriller set in Bagdad. The artwork is good. The story is quite gory. There are no good guys, just politicians making money out of the quest for so called freedom.

A jarring and gritty graphic novel with realistic art. This was definitely a read for mature audiences.