He has something on Wennerstrom, the corrupt businessman, which will help Mikael restore his reputation. Mikael is not sure he wants the job, but Vanger dangles in front of him something he can’t resist. It turns out that Mikael also has a connection, as Harriet was his babysitter when he was young, though no longer remembers this. He is then hired by Henrik Vanger, (after being investigated and cleared by Lisbeth, who works for a security company) to investigate a family matter, a disappearance from many years ago of his young niece Harriet. We start as top investigative journalist Blomkvist has just a lost a court case in which a corrupt businessman has claimed he lied, and he had decided to leave his magazine, Millenium, to save it from the backlash.
Our other main character is a down on his luck publisher, Mikael Blomkvist, who’s investigation of a disappearance from years ago throws the two together and opens a very bad can of worms. She’s a pretty tough cookie, all punk/ goth/ emo and tons of sass. So, for those unfamiliar with any of the original source material or adaptations, ‘ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo‘ is Lisbeth Salander, a tech whizz who essentially works as a freelance hacker and gatherer of information. However, I did watch the two film adaptations, which I did quite enjoy, and am interested to see if this book can hold my attention. I was not a fan of the original 2005 novel, although a lot of people were, and actually gave up on it. Let’s see what we’ve got then.įirstly, cards on the table. Secondly, that wasn’t a great graphic novel, perhaps indicating the subtleties and nuances of the novel may be too hard to translate to the more visual graphic novel format. Firstly, the Milleniumbooks by author Stieg Larsson have already been adapted into graphic novel/ comic art form, most recently by DC Comics Vertigo imprint in 2012. This adaptation could be seen as a risk on two levels.
Crime based yes, but also very cinematic, very stylised, and not afraid to take risks. Hard Case Crime have to date published some fantastic offerings, injecting a real sense of bringing something different to the table than most other publishers. Written by Sylvain Runberg | Art by Homs | Published by Titan Comics/Hard Case Crime
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