This volume contains the first seven issues of "Finder," a black and white comic book written and drawn by Carla Speed McNeil. After seven issues, I'm still not quite clear about the overall story, but honestly, I don't care. I'd be happy to read about the daily lives of people in this world for years, because they are just that: people. As much as there is a main story, it seems to be this: Jaeger, the titular character, is involved with Emma, a woman who, with her three children, abandoned her abusive and controlling husband. Jaeger is also involved with the husband, Brigham, and he's not quite sure how to deal with the situation, or even what the situation really is.
The story can sometimes be hard to follow, not because McNeil's art or layouts are unclear, but because she introduces bits and pieces of characters' lives without explaining how the people got into those situations, or whether the incidents are connected to the "main" story. This adds a level of realism to the characters and the world, but it can be disconcerting. Fortunately, footnotes at the back of the book explain some of those incidents, and some confusing bits of dialogue. The dialogue, incidentally, is only confusing because it's realistic; people don't speak in expository paragraphs, so McNeil's characters don't either, which means characters don't explain their more obscure statements or references.
I have already read "Finder: Sin-Eater" several times, and each time I have loved it more. If I weren't broke, I'd buy the second volume immediately. Read this. Trust me. It's wonderful.
