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I didn't know a lot about this serial killer going into it but the book had impressive recommendations on the back cover and from my comic dealer. It primarily follows the life of Tom Jensen (father of the author) who was the lead investigator on the Green River Killer case over about 20 years. It jumps back and forward in time between Tom's life (pre-police force, through the investigation in the 1980s, then to catching the killer much later) and also a time in around 2003 when the cops were cutting a deal with Ridgway to help find additional bodies and bring closure to more families. We mostly see the aftermath of Ridgway's violence from the eyes of the police, and sense its affect on Jensen and the families. Ridgway's perspective is used sparingly and effectively - we see him hunting for victims once or twice, and only see actual violence right at the beginning of the book, and it is SCARY. The depiction of Ridgway in the 2003 scenes is intriguing. He seems - not remorseful - but insecure about it, and maybe a bit embarrassed. It's very different than the usual depiction of serial killers as egomaniacs, taunting the police. Nevertheless, Ridgway was/is very, very bad who did some shocking things, and maybe that's why he felt embarrassment and not exactly guilt.
The art was solid but the style wasn't spectacular. It was pretty understated. Maybe it was the absence of colour and the heavy blacks, but it somehow reminded me of Sean Philips and David Mazzucchelli. The layouts weren't anything inventive, but the characters were pretty expressive. This would work pretty well as a TV show or film, but it probably didn't have the action and gore to be a popular entry in the "serial killer" genre in those mediums. That's probably what makes this interesting and, by the end of it, quite sad. 3+ stars