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Ripperman

Written by Joe Martino

Art by Friends

Published by Arcana Comics

Reviewed by Eric Watkins

Rating:

What if God and Satan created a man in both their images? God created man and Satan made him a killer of killers.He is the ultimate judge and jury for the wicked, but can one man hold this much power?

Joe Martino brings you Ripperman, a man created to do the bidding of God or Satan or God. Ripperman is torn between the man that God wills him to be and the one that Satan is pushing him to be.

Ripperman is born on our world as a blank slate, a man with no memory or knowledge. Father Thomas Jacob finds this blank slate in his church and begins his task of teaching and educating him. As some time passes Ripperman begins to fit in as best as he can, helping his father out at the church until a demon, Iglet begins to unravel his world.

At every turn Satan pulls at our hero trying to force him to his side so that he may use his amulet to return to Heaven. Satan uses every possible resource he has to force Ripperman’s hand without any results. All the trials and tribulations have tested Ripperman but God comes to reassure him that he is his own man and that no matter who created him, he makes his own choice.

This book is the ultimate test of a man, Ripperman is stuck between Heaven and Hell while trying to balance himself in our world. Joe Martino really dips into the darker side of man as Ripperman tears through demons and the worse people that humanity have to offer. There is a scene in the book that really stood out to me; when a cult worshipping Ripperman sacrifices innocent people to gain his attention, instead of praising them he kills each one of them making them pay for their sins with their own blood.

Joe takes Ripperman to the brink of darkness and back again and does a great job really developing the character. Another feature of this book that I really enjoyed is the back story the Martino sprinkles in. We jump between Heaven and Hell to get more info on Ripperman and the destiny that has been set in place, while jumping into the past to show the readers how he was created and from whom.

I had an issue with some text here and there as key facts were repeated on occasion and in places the text became a bit wordy. Don’t let that scare you though as this story was very well done and the task force of artist did a great job tackling the project. I felt a sense of nostalgia as I read through the book because of a suttle “old school” feel to the art and coloring techniques.

I enjoyed the book and would recommend you check out Ripperman and other great Joe Martino books at www.jgmcomics.com; as for this book it deserves of 3.5 Denarii.

In honor of Broken Icon's  2 year anniversary , we have decided to repost BIC's first podcast. Enjoy!