

		The Exec #1 Jack Pierce is an executive in a sterile, emotionless world run by gigantic corporations that survive and grow through murder. Jack Pierce is a murderer. Indeed, everyone is a murderer.
In the first issue of The Exec, more than twenty-five men and women are graphically slaughtered in buckets of blood and gore. Jack's receptionist kills three men. It is so excessive that it suggests satire. There is no satire. There is, however, excellent art and visual story telling enhanced by outstanding coloring. The art is reality based and powerful. Both the dramatic art and over-the-top coloring add to the unusual style of The Exec and its unrealistic setting. Although it is never so stated, this is not the Earth we know. There is also a very stylized, tight plot and wholly unnatural dialog. Everyone speaks impeccable English. When style so impregnates a story that it becomes obvious, however, said story will either be loved or hated by its intended audience. As example, Clint Eastwood's Italian Western movies were STYLE and then some. I like style. I just like story better. The Exec #1 is 31 pages and priced at $3.95 from Comics Conspiracy. Story by Doug Miers; Pencils by Carlos Paul. It is sold at comics shops & online at comicsconspiracy.com. Review by Michael Vance

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