The Crow: Flesh & Blood

I wasn't really surprised to find that this third incarnation of the Crow was a woman. Honestly it was bound to happen sooner or later, since it's too cliched to only have vengeful men going after the murderers of their girlfriends. Thankfully our protagonist's revenge-inspiration isn't her boyfriend, as that too would be grossly cliched. Instead she's going after her own murderers and the murderers of her unborn child. I'm not super fond of that motivation because it's treading a little bit too close to the "all women are mothers at heart" theme that I disagree with so much, but it was good to see a strong female character both before and after her death to give this series a bit more edge.

Iris Shaw, like all characters who are brought back by a crow, was killed tragically by radicals who are not willing to submit to their government. She is brought back in order to get vengeance on those who killed her and her unborn baby. And she does in three simple chapters.

The book's awesome, but I finished it in one sitting; you may want to buy this used and cheap rather than paying full price because in the end you may feel it's not worth it.

I suppose what made me like the book - as most people seemed turned off by it - is the fact that this marks the first appearance of a female Crow in the series. So if you're a fan of J. O'Barr's The Crow, Flesh & Blood is most definitely a part of the canon.

Sou muito fã da franquia dO Corvo. É um tipo de história que se voltasse na atual conjuntura, imagino que faria sucesso novamente. Essa HQ "Carne e Sangue" foi lançada no Brasil em 1999, mas só pude ler (ou reler, não tenho certeza, não.. eu vi mas não li na época) hoje.
O curioso é que o detalhe da história no Brasil tem um erro da Mythos Editora que credita essa história ao criador do Corvo, J. O´Barr, mas na verdade essa história é do James Vance (bem é o que o Goodreads diz). Além disso a capa não tem nenhuma referência ao título da série "Carne e Sangue", ficando apenas notado como uma espécie de subtítulo na primeira página.

Nice to read about a female Crow.