At times, Daniel makes the truck come alive, and as much as the driver is a character, so is the truck. Daniel has a way of drawing the truck so that it looks like it’s launching itself into the air, and many of the shots of the riders are from a low viewpoint, so that the grille of the truck appears massive. He really shines in the second half of the issue, when the trucker goes berserk and people start dying.
Nelson Daniel’s art – gritty and messy – helps the mood of the story. While Vince concocts a clever plan to ditch the truck, not all members understand the code, and soon Race is left alone with a massive semi bearing down on his back tire. His buddy, Vince, was involved in the meth deal gone bad, and now the crew is looking at parting ways, with some of its members going into hiding while the rest are going to try and pick up the pieces so they can make their money back.īut on their way, they piss off the wrong trucker and in a brutally bloody scene, he takes out several members of the crew by knocking them off their bikes and running them over. It turns out that Race ditched his squad, and the military booted him because of it. We learn about Race Adamson, a war veteran who recently returned to his old biker crew after a dishonorable discharge from the military. The crazed truck driver’s involvement isn’t clear yet, but there are hints as to his connection to the bikers. There’s meth, as well as a trailer in the desert, and a huge load of money lost. Much of the backstory feels like it’s lifted from an episode of Breaking Bad. With the level of originality both writers have expressed, Road Rage, while entertaining, feels like standard fare for King and Hill. But it feels, well, expected from these two. It’s a violent and scary tale of a murderous trucker. Here’s where the “but” appears: I expected a lot more out of this story.
Locke & Key is one of my favorite series, and I’ve read and enjoyed both Horns and Heart-Shaped Box. I have all the first editions of his books, as well as several limited editions of his Dark Tower series, and I jumped on board American Vampire, initially, because of him. With the talent attached to this title, I had very high expectations.
(IDW – writers: Joe Hill and Stephen King adapted by Chris Ryall art: Nelson Daniel)
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