The book wears its cinematic influences on its sleeve, sometimes veering almost into derivative territory, but it's incredibly well-executed, and it reads less like a super-hero comic and more like a drama/action with super-heroic elements. Taking a fantastic premise of a psychic with one year to live, Gray, Saiz and Palmiotti have crafted a good read with a strong central character.21 Down starts in the middle, as we don't see where Preston gets his powers or his curse (although those who read Gen 13 #0 got a hint), and that works very well for the book. We are immediately immersed in Preston's life, and it's not the greatest thing in the world. His brother uses him to get promotions as a cop, the visions of death that he gets are beginning to wear on him, and he knows full well that he only has one year to live, which is screwing up his psyche something fierce. Gray and Palmiotti wisely make Preston likable and even heroic despite his beleaguered attitude, though; he's having a rough go of it, but he still has time to spend with an old man who doesn't have any other friends, and he still does the right thing when he knows a crime has been committed.
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Can you repost the first link for 21 Down, it supposedly isn't working.
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