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Blue Estate by Nathan Fox, Toby Cypress and Viktor Kalvachev - O -
Requirements: CBR Reader, 288 MB.
Overview: RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES!!

Like many good crime stories, this tale features a cast both wide and varied. The comic does a great job of introducing, establishing, and differentiating these mobsters and movie stars. The art certainly works to give everyone their own distinct look. That minimizes any confusion you might have when dealing with all these people. There are nasty people, wannabe gangsters, mistresses, and everything in between. The Steven Seagal analogue is extremely pointed, especially when he takes a shower.

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Blue Estate

Story by Viktor Kalvachev and Kosta Yanev
Script by Andrew Osborne
Art by Viktor Kalvachev, Toby Cypress, Nathan Fox, Paul Maybury, and Robert Valley
Published by Image Comics. 2011-2012


Things move fast in Blue Estate. Alliances switch, power shifts, and fate can throw a curveball faster than a bullet...while the ART matches the fast-paced intensity of the story, constantly challenging you to hang on tight...because unlike other comics, the "look" of Blue Estate will be just as unpredictable and exciting as the characters you're looking at!
Together with a jam session of regular and special guest contributors, Viktor Kalvachev has designed Blue Estate with intriguing and surprising shifts in STYLE to indicate jumps in time, swings of mood, reversals of fortune...and sometimes just to see if you're paying attention!


Reviewed by Greg McElhatton:

With three writers and four artists attached to the first issue, it would be understandable if you thought that Blue Estate was an adaptation of a movie, or perhaps a video game. As it turns out, it’s not, but rather a comic that shifts its visual style on a regular basis, while telling a present day crime noir, (semi-)hardboiled detective story. And while it’s it not a bad debut, I do worry that at times Blue Estate #1 feels like it’s trying to get a little too clever for its own good.



Blue Estate #1 opens with a series of classic crime noir elements; the private detective, the beautiful (and secretly famous) woman entering the office, the dangerous husband. Viktor Kalvachev and Kosta Yanev’s story clearly understands what it’s doing there, evoking all of the archetypes so that you know exactly the kind of story you’re getting yourself into. At the same time, though, Kalvachev and Yanev (along with scripter Andrew Osborne) pokes a bit of fun at it, using the Law & Order opening narration and then giving a verbal swerve away from those classic phrases. Suddenly the detective is playing a Wii, and instead of the tall thin and craggy detective we’ve got the short, dumpy, nerdy guy.

The problem is that the tone of the comic is a little too "gotcha!" and a little less, "We’re using a different kind of set-up than you’re used too." It comes across as incredibly self-aware and pleased, and it’s a distraction from the rest of the comic. I appreciate that Kalvachev, Yanev, and Osborne are trying something different here, but the point could have been made without the goofy expression as Roy gets pulled out of his chair, or the "Dun Dun" jokes regarding the Law & Order signature two-tone. It’s a joke that’s set up, executed, and then slaps you in the face in case you weren’t paying attention.



Part of the problem is that at the end of the first issue, it’s all just prologue. We’re introduced to a cast of characters, but no one is on-panel long enough for you to get more than the absolute basic stereotypes from them. Roy’s a big geek. Bruce is the dangerous husband. Marcellus and his partner are the muscle. And so on. And so on. I understand that the economics of the comics industry are such that having each issue at 32 pages might have been too expensive for a brand-new title, but as a debut issue if there was ever a time for some extra pages, this was it. It’s hard to find things to latch onto this early in the game and make you dying for more. You can see a lot of promise in Blue Estate—Kalvachev, Yanev, and Osborne clearly love the genre—but in some ways this feels less like a first chapter and more like a movie trailer. We’re getting lots of snippets to catch your eye, but there’s not a whole story or even a substantial chunk of one just yet.

With four different artists drawing a 24 page comic, chances are high that there’s going to be a lot of inconsistency, but it’s to Kalvachev’s credit (who is also listed as the art director) that he’s assembled four artists who work together so well. While none of them seem to particularly draw like one another, they all follow the same basic look for the series. It admittedly helps that Kalvachev colors not only his but the other contributors, but all four have a certain dark, murky look to their art. Everyone has a slight element of cartoonish nature to their art, too, and it’s those small exaggerations which keep the book lively. Still, readers will be able to tell the moment the book shifts from one artist to the next. Nathan Fox (whose art I’m used to thanks to DMZ and Runner’s World) thanks to the little squiggles in his art that show up in a character’s hair or around the edges of their face, for example. And each artist in general has their own slightly different takes on the cast; Rachel, for instance, shifts slightly in age, and style of dress (especially the amount of cleavage being shown off) from one artist to the next. Having four artists draw each issue is an interesting approach, and all four clearly have talent, but I do wonder if it might’ve been better to just have each artist tackle a different issue rather than jumping from one to the next.

Blue Estate #1 is an interesting book; it’s on the right path to doing a lot of things right, but it keeps taking little swerves in either direction. In some ways it feels like it’s just trying too hard. If the book stopped playing the self-aware game and shifted down the number of artistic jumps in a single issue, I think it could click together perfectly. Right now, though, it falls into the realm of promising. For fans of crime noir, it’s definitely worth a gander. For those not already predisposed to love the title, though, it’s a comic that has some final polishes ahead. Hopefully it’ll get there quickly.

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http://www.gboxes.com/ckpjs96pa3n7 -- Blue Estate 01 The Rachel Situation (2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/b16swjb6zsm5 -- Blue Estate 02 One Day at a Time (2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/op18ot65ncp4 -- Blue Estate 03 King of The Jungle (2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/42gpl1hdh6su -- Blue Estate 04 Bad Business (2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/p22dx7om78s9 -- Blue Estate 05 The Money Shot (2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/4h86e7y2mivh -- Blue Estate 06 Point of No Return (2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/8djb9f5x5dcj -- Blue Estate 07 Tonight is the Night (2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/lzzrtkkwp6kr -- Blue Estate 08 State of Shock (2011)
http://www.gboxes.com/pi6wp5gy3m1z -- Blue Estate 09 Survival Instinct (2012)
http://www.gboxes.com/ibk1x7ker6d6 -- Blue Estate 10 Dead Heat (2012)
http://www.gboxes.com/a8q32hvzfost -- Blue Estate 11 Showdown (2012)
http://www.gboxes.com/azxy45qzylw6 -- Blue Estate 12 Serenity (2012)

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http://novafile.org/15mgww7hm913 -- Blue Estate 01 The Rachel Situation (2011)
http://novafile.org/itpltmnv56hh -- Blue Estate 02 One Day at a Time (2011)
http://novafile.org/xd9wtveeh7yt -- Blue Estate 03 King of The Jungle (2011)
http://novafile.org/era3pn7d0c3s -- Blue Estate 04 Bad Business (2011)
http://novafile.org/0dddwgplqxeb -- Blue Estate 05 The Money Shot (2011)
http://novafile.org/f721pqvbl20d -- Blue Estate 06 Point of No Return (2011)
http://novafile.org/nppwssj5ur61 -- Blue Estate 07 Tonight is the Night (2011)
http://novafile.org/j1ycxy2iltum -- Blue Estate 08 State of Shock (2011)
http://novafile.org/jgay5d6887tv -- Blue Estate 09 Survival Instinct (2012)
http://novafile.org/uk2sn7vhc4xt -- Blue Estate 10 Dead Heat (2012)
http://novafile.org/0eg00lhjzha5 -- Blue Estate 11 Showdown (2012)
http://novafile.org/lsgeg21w16wf -- Blue Estate 12 Serenity (2012)

https://www.tusfiles.com/dh1flsfek41z -- Blue Estate 01 The Rachel Situation (2011)
https://www.tusfiles.com/zfq4rynw4iek -- Blue Estate 02 One Day at a Time (2011)
https://www.tusfiles.com/ubhpumvh3i9w -- Blue Estate 03 King of The Jungle (2011)
https://www.tusfiles.com/1wol8fo0ub6h -- Blue Estate 04 Bad Business (2011)
https://www.tusfiles.com/is9p5jd0edjt -- Blue Estate 05 The Money Shot (2011)
https://www.tusfiles.com/ujztey2hy7u4 -- Blue Estate 06 Point of No Return (2011)
https://www.tusfiles.com/s3mbytvloe4e -- Blue Estate 07 Tonight is the Night (2011)
https://www.tusfiles.com/6hydb7cz8ru1 -- Blue Estate 08 State of Shock (2011)
https://www.tusfiles.com/tzxbofi7upb3 -- Blue Estate 09 Survival Instinct (2012)
https://www.tusfiles.com/ja41kd5aqel3 -- Blue Estate 10 Dead Heat (2012)
https://www.tusfiles.com/qmx32xcuwna2 -- Blue Estate 11 Showdown (2012)
https://www.tusfiles.com/7eox9ntlhrmy -- Blue Estate 12 Serenity (2012)

[merry60]

Nice release jay, 15 WRZ$ reward. Category: Comics.

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New issue added:

Blue Estate #4 - Bad Business



Blue Estate #4 - Bad Business

'Who's play-acting and who's getting played? Nothing's what it seems in part four of this fast, funny, 100% cool new series, where vicious criminals act like respectable businessmen, a Hollywood starlet feigns weakness to gain power and a has-been action hero plays the role of loving husband while plotting to murder his wife!!

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Blue Estate #5 - The Money Shot




Blue Estate #5 - The Money Shot

Pipe dreams go up in smoke and schemes collide in a purple haze of deception and surveillance, but who’s following who, who’s getting fooled and who just needs help picking out a new ‘do?

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New mirrors and issue added:

Blue Estate #6 - Point of No Return




Blue Estate #6 - Point of No Return

Worlds are colliding with dueling escape plans and murder plots. This type of converge in a house of cards and its about to come tumbling down. Combine a desperate starlet, a greedy mobster, a hired killer and a delusional Dexter fan all of them stand on the brink but the bigger question is who will pass the point of no return.

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New mirrors and issue added:

Blue Estate #7 - Tonight's The Night




Blue Estate #7 - Tonight's The Night

Not everyone gets out alive when cops, killers and innocent bystanders converge on a house of homicide in the Hollywood Hills. Schemes unfold, secrets explode and all hell breaks loose in episode seven of this fast, funny 100% cool hit series!

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Blue Estate #8 - State Of Shock




Blue Estate #8 - State Of Shock

Secrets aren't the only things laid bare in the aftermath of a shocking reversal of fortune, while ticking time bombs of suspicion and paranoia threaten to blow a dangerous alliance to smithereens. Love is unspoken and promises are made to be broken in episode eight of the fast, funny 100% cool smash hit series.

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Blue Estate 09 Survival Instinct
Bullets and bodily fluids fly when uneasy allies face off against ruthless killers in part nine of this fast, funny 100% cool smash hit crime series. See who gets iced, who turns up the heat and who fancies a shag in a Hollywood hot tub as Blue Estate enters the home stretch!



Blue Estate 10 Dead Heat
With just three episodes left in the season, the race for revenge is on and the fight for survival comes down to a photo finish! See who goes to the mattresses, who sleeps with the fishes and who just stays groovy as Blue Estate scores another bull's-eye with part ten of the fast, funny, 100% cool series!

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Blue Estate 11 Showdown (2012)
'O.K. CORRAL' It's High Noon in the next to last episode of the season as Russian gangsters, Italian mobsters and not-so-innocent bystanders throw down for an all-out showdown at the blue estate. Bullets and termites fly when the critically acclaimed, 100% cool smash pulls out all the stops in the wildest blast of ultra-violence yet!




Blue Estate 12 Serenity (2012)
It's all been leading to this: the stakes are high, the chips are down and the cards are on the table as Blue Estate 's critically-acclaimed first season goes out with a bang! See who gets what they deserve, who deserves what they get and who winds up in body bags as the 100% cool Hollywood crime saga explodes in a gun-blazing, house-razing grand finale!