Nathaniel Dusk (1984) 3

Nathaniel Dusk (1984) 3

Apr 1984

Lovers Die at Dusk - Part 3

by Don McGregor, Gene Colman, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Alan Gold

Dusk fights with the gunman who has followed him on to the subway. The fight ends when the gunman gets thrown from the elevated tracks to his death. Cadaver, the other gunman, spots Dusk as the train pulls into the next station but Dusk escapes and makes it back to his office.

Dusk goes to visit Joyce’s kids. They are staying with Mrs. Ianotti, the landlady. He learns from Jennie about her grandmother who lives in a different part of town. He goes to Joyce’s apartment and digs around until he finds the grandmother's phone number. He gets interrupted by Detective Abrahams who wants to arrest Dusk. Dusk talks him out of arresting him even though the policeman has his doubts about Dusk’s motives.

Dusk returns to his office. His phone is ringing when he gets there. It’s Sherry DiAngelo, who says she has information for him. She tells him to meet her at the Staten Island Ferry. Cadaver shows up and attacks Dusk once again but Dusk evades him once again and heads for the meeting meeting with Sherry DiAngelo.

Dusk makes it to the Staten Island Ferry although it takes him a little longer than anticipated due to some angry taxi drivers who are on strike. He gets on the ferry just before it leaves and starts talking to Sherry. She’s got a black eye. The guy who gave it to her is also on the ferry. It’s a setup. He’s there to kill Dusk. The two men get into a fight. Dusk loses his balance and goes over the side of the ferry and into the ice cold water.

Thoughts

I’m not in love with this story. I still have a problem with the lack of inks. I’m also noticing that the story is very reliant on the narration and text that accompanies it. There’s a lot of nuance and detail that would be lost without the narration. In that way it feels almost like an illustrated novel or short story more than it does like a traditional comic book.

Maybe the last chapter will rescue the story for me but I’m not expecting it to at this point.