Hawthorne's art, although not as stunnning as my favorite Q&C artist Carla Speed McNeil, was fantastic. The change from Ed, Tom and Tara, to Tara and Nick is going to completely subvert the dynamic of the Minder office. Or maybe I should just read more closely. I lost track of who some of them represented a few times. I just wanted to give the guy a big hug and say that there will be better days ahead. The shot of his face on the last page, when he realizes that Seccombe has used him, was like a punch in the gut. He has NO people skills, but he's smart, dedicated, professional, and he cares a damn lot about his people. This is Tara's series, but with every successive book I become more and more convinced that it's really Paul's. When your life is in greatest turmoil, things seem to go even more out of control your most valuable man quits, your boss is replaced by a prick, and some jerk uses your confused ass to get what he wants. Q&C is always good, but I really dug this one. Overall, I feel more invested not only in Tara Chace and her adventures, but also the whole department as well after reading this volume. I think Hawthorne was a fantastic artist for this book as he has a mix of cartoon like details mixed with a realism that is essential for the tone. From the expressions on peoples faces, to the shadows cast from objects, to the blackness lurking behind half closed doors, Hawthorne manages to make a well lit government building feel like a dangerous and seedy place. The art this time round is handled by Mike Hawthorne, who uses heavy shadows to cast doubt in every corner of the book. So we know who the players are, we know how important the roles of each person are, and we know how much is riding on the right person making the right calls at the right time. And the main reason why it's so engaging is that the controversy is built off of all the history that has been built from the previous volumes. But Rucka manages to make it one of the best volumes of the series so far, as a lot is on the line, including the very department itself. When I first started the book and saw that it was going to be more about the behind the scenes dealings of departmental drama, I was less than excited for it. Man this book just keeps getting better and better. After the events of the last few volumes, the department is in a chaos, and further departmental changes threaten the existence of the minders in the days to come.
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