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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'James Bond: Kill Chain' by Andy Diggle with art by Luca Casalanguida is a new James Bond graphic novel and it's a cracking good yarn.
A spy operation goes bad and James Bond is ordered to pick up the pieces. The clue on a dead hitman leads to a possible tie with white supremacists. What Bond finds is more insidious and leads to the surprise arrival of an enemy that Bond thought dead. Now he finds himself being set up for crimes and in the crosshairs of Felix Leiter.
I really liked this story. The pace is pretty breathtaking, as is the art. I've read a few of these and felt like they lacked, but this one is a surefire hit.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dynamite Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
A spy operation goes bad and James Bond is ordered to pick up the pieces. The clue on a dead hitman leads to a possible tie with white supremacists. What Bond finds is more insidious and leads to the surprise arrival of an enemy that Bond thought dead. Now he finds himself being set up for crimes and in the crosshairs of Felix Leiter.
I really liked this story. The pace is pretty breathtaking, as is the art. I've read a few of these and felt like they lacked, but this one is a surefire hit.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dynamite Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
zare_i's review against another edition
4.0
Good story that also marks the return of the Cold-War era main enemy of James Bond, notorious SMERSH.
Good spy story, lots of action and memorable characters.
Only thing is over zealousness of the authors when it comes to portraying James Bond's enemies, in this case arch-nemesis SMERSH. Why is it necessary to link nefarious secret service from Russia with Nazi paraphernalia? And not just in what you might call false flag action by SMERSH in this comic book. I mean, truly.... why? SMERSH was not liked by the Nazi's at all to say the least (SMERSH caused a lot of grief to Nazi intelligence in WW2) and if SMERSH is to be back as main antagonist then don't try adding something to it that does not make sense at all. Or I might be wrong and follow up volumes will give more details on what is actually going on.... We'll see.
Besides this good story and highly recommended to all James Bond fans.
Good spy story, lots of action and memorable characters.
Only thing is over zealousness of the authors when it comes to portraying James Bond's enemies, in this case arch-nemesis SMERSH. Why is it necessary to link nefarious secret service from Russia with Nazi paraphernalia? And not just in what you might call false flag action by SMERSH in this comic book. I mean, truly.... why? SMERSH was not liked by the Nazi's at all to say the least (SMERSH caused a lot of grief to Nazi intelligence in WW2) and if SMERSH is to be back as main antagonist then don't try adding something to it that does not make sense at all. Or I might be wrong and follow up volumes will give more details on what is actually going on.... We'll see.
Besides this good story and highly recommended to all James Bond fans.
vsbedford's review against another edition
5.0
Ticks all the boxes in an extremely timely, stylish, and fast-paced way - the Bond 25 team would do well to take notes on how this extremely cinematic and tightly-plotted adventure hops around the world, giving you James Bond realness without muddying up the place with unnecessary motivations and side plots (ahem *SPECTRE* ahem). The dialogue is snappy and the art work is, for the most part, intriguing and well executed; there are a few pages in which the action is hard to follow, particularly a set piece with two planes in flight, but that percentage is very small. These Dynamite Comics are doing it right. A strong recommend.
I received an ecopy from the publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received an ecopy from the publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
lukeisthename34's review against another edition
5.0
Really fun. It feels like a Bond film and plays perfectly on the page.
jmbz38's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
stevenk's review against another edition
4.0
Another satisfying update of Fleming's Bond character for the modern age. This story brings back SMERSH, the soviet anti-spy operation with a plan to destabilize the West clearing the way for Russian expansion, indirectly of course. The art gave the story a cinematic quality and did a good job of conveying the action. I enjoyed this more Flemingesque version of Bond, a blunt instrument, being hunted by the CIA as well as the real bad guys. Collecting the entire six issue mini-series with bonus material.
willdrown's review
2.0
Aside from the joyfully dumb scene where a gaggle of drones eviscerates a NATO official, this is the drabbest, most stone-face empty-head serious Bond comic from Dynamite and, thus, the worst. Perhaps it's just me but Bond attempting to be serious just seems ridiculous inherently. You've got spy tech, people surviving impossible situations, and then there's the geopolitical stuff with angry dudes shooting other angry dudes and it just seems so tiring. You're not Queen and Country, Bond, go blow expensive cars up, I'm not here for your sour antics.
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