{"id":2635,"date":"2012-02-17T18:54:40","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T23:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pipesdreams.org\/blog\/?p=2635"},"modified":"2012-10-06T00:29:54","modified_gmt":"2012-10-06T04:29:54","slug":"comic-review-whiteout-by-greg-rucka-steve-lieber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pipesdreams.org\/blog\/archives\/2635","title":{"rendered":"Whiteout by Greg Rucka, Steve Lieber"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n [rating=4] Why read ‘Whiteout’<\/a>, you ask? <\/p>\n

Well… maybe you’re thinking: it’s winter, it’s cold, I’m miserable. <\/p>\n

Maybe you want to read a comic set in a place where the weather’s even WORSE than where you are. Make yourself feel better. Good idea.<\/p>\n

You have options. You could truck across the futuristic Siberia of Enrico Marini & Thierry Smolderen’s ‘Gipsy’<\/a>. You could fight off Alaskan vampires in Steve Niles & Ben Templesmith’s ’30 Days of Night’<\/a>. You could explore shipwrecks in the icy Arctic waters of Jacques Tardi’s ‘The Arctic Marauder’<\/a>.
\nOr… you could solve murders in Antarctica with Greg Rucka’s troubled U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko in Whiteout. I recommend that you do.<\/p>\n

Rucka is known for his strong female characters, and after reading this I bought the whole Queen & Country series — great spy thrillers. <\/p>\n

Steve Lieber’s art is solid work: from parkas, guns and airplanes to sexy yet believable women who can kick ass. And of course, snow & ice.<\/p>\n

Bought at the Silver Snail<\/a> back in 2003, it was already a few years old then (published 1999). Reading it in 2012, I still enjoy the story; it’s aged really well. <\/p>\n

Apparently, a movie version of this was made in 2009<\/a>. The bloody Casting Director chose Kate Beckinsale to be Carrie(!) and replaced Lily Sharpe, the other female lead, with a guy. WTF? Awful, terrible, no-good idea. Part of the fun was the sexual tension between Carrie & Lily, their isolation in a place where men vastly outnumber women. Bah.<\/p>\n

I love Kate B, but her face and body are all wrong for this role, and she’s English. Ms. Stetko is 100% pure U.S. Marshal. Personally, I’d have chosen Jorja Fox of CSI fame. She’s perfect – the right freckles, the badass \/ troubled history thing, the right hair and eyebrows, the right body type, knows how to play law enforcement. She’d also probably have been easier on the budget. <\/p>\n

4 of 5 stars \/ bookshelves: graphic-novel. 128 pages, Publisher: Oni Press (Apr 15 2001) Read from February 07 to 17, 2012<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Observe:
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