El número 73304-23-4153-6-96-8 by Thomas Ott

Leider aber nur im ersten Durchgang, danach ändert sich alles. Nach dessen Exekution findet der Henker einen Zettel mit der titelgebenden Ziffernfolge und stellt fest, dass die Zahlen ihm Glück bringen. THE NUMBER kommt ohne Worte aus, auch ohne Farbe, und erzählt im Prinzip eine einfache, linear erzählte Geschichte:Įs ist die Geschichte des Henkers, der den als Doppelmörder verurteilten Joe Perez auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichtet. Still, one of my favourite graphic novelist. The build-up of the mystery in the first part points to something even more disturbing, and often the ending is a little less then expected. It does not ruin the enjoyment of the story, but it feel a little anticlimactic. The only flaw I can find in his graphic novels (and also with this one) is a certain predictability.

If you are new to Thomass Ott, I don't recommend starting with this volume, I would suggest the short story collections, which I also found more interesting. The dialogues are built with the character's eyes, the plot with their most hidden thoughts, and the inevitable end without escape. Without words, the story goes on entirely in the mind of the characters, in which we find ourselves trapped, victims of their same horrors. The author uses his signature black and white scratched style, creating an unsettling atmosphere where light is defined with its negative, as a temporary absence of darkness. A silent horror, a graphic novel about numbers, darkness and obsession.

El número 73304-23-4153-6-96-8 by Thomas Ott