A little bit of a surprise coming across this, as it is actually a heavily illustrated - or painted if you like - novella, or something around that sort of length, anyway.
Rucka is an accomplished novelist, so not too much of a problem for him to do something like this, so a sensible choice.
Can't say I like the art style much though - it makes everyone look Japanese, whether Canadian, Greek, or whatever, in the main.
While making things pretty is ok, having pages of white text on black follow your standard black on white and dark grey on grey is very annoying, for prose, as opposed to the occasional comic text box.
Another story based around Wolverine's Weapon X past, as another experiment designed to create another operative like him centres on a young girl.
The man in charge and Logan hence have history, and Elektra is introduced into the picture, initially looking quite a bit like Aeon Flux - hired to kill the girl's father.
A chase and secret operative type plot follows, again sort of a Rucka specialty.
Probably give the story a 4, but the art 2.something.
The artwork is beautiful, and the characterisation of Elektra compelling, but somehow the plot lacks momentum. Which is to say that I've never actually finished it.
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Rucka is an accomplished novelist, so not too much of a problem for him to do something like this, so a sensible choice.
Can't say I like the art style much though - it makes everyone look Japanese, whether Canadian, Greek, or whatever, in the main.
While making things pretty is ok, having pages of white text on black follow your standard black on white and dark grey on grey is very annoying, for prose, as opposed to the occasional comic text box.
Another story based around Wolverine's Weapon X past, as another experiment designed to create another operative like him centres on a young girl.
The man in charge and Logan hence have history, and Elektra is introduced into the picture, initially looking quite a bit like Aeon Flux - hired to kill the girl's father.
A chase and secret operative type plot follows, again sort of a Rucka specialty.
Probably give the story a 4, but the art 2.something.
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