Tyler Crook (artist)
Oni Press
Introducing the untold tale of the international conspiracy behind the murder of Gregorii Rasputin Set during the height of the first World War, the tale follows a reluctant British spy stationed in the heart of the Russian empire as he is handed the most difficult assignment of his career: orchestrate the death of the mad monk, the Tsarina's most trusted adviser and the surrogate ruler of the nation. The mission will take our hero from the slums of the working class into the opulent houses of the super rich... he'll have to negotiate dangerous ties with the secret police, navigate the halls of power, and come to terms with own revolutionary leanings, all while simply trying to survive Based on historical documents and research, Petrograd is a tense, edge-of-your seat spy thriller, taking the reader on a journey through the background of one of history's most infamous assassinations, set against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous moments in 20th century history.
I only known two things about Rasputin. Firstly that he was Russia's greatest love machine and secondly that he was a cat that really was gone. Phillip Gellat on the other hand seems to know a lot more, particularly with regard to how he met his end and the people involved. How much of this book was based on established fact, I have no clue. It tells of the British Secret Service and their manipulation of the crown prince of Russia into carrying out the assassination and also of the nascent revolutionary movement in the country.
I wasn't really expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. It was engagingly written and very nicely drawn and provided a very diverting evening's read.
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