The Black Duchess is an ongoing series by writer Bob Getty. Issue one, titled Palace Pandemonium, tells the tale of a convicted thief released from prison to continue their life of crime. The main character, Callie, has her sentence reduced thanks to the influence of an anonymous character who pressures her to steal a diamond to pay off her debt to him. Overall I thought this was an interesting take on a story told from a perspective of a criminal and the pressures this particular one is under to commit the crimes they do. Callie isn't categorised as evil in my opinion, she's simply just a skilled thief who is now under obligation to return to a life of crime. Grey characters like this are always interesting because they're neither "good" nor "evil" and it's a credit to Bob to write a character in this manner which is both refreshing and thought provoking. The artwork was also very interesting. The illustrations provided by JP Vilchis, d...