Elektra: Assassin
by Frank Miller (Author), Bill Sienkiewicz (Illustrator)
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Meet Elektra Natchios. This intriguing young woman has played equally intriguing roles throughout her life: Gymnast. Martial artist. Ninja. Assassin! Trained in the deadliest of arts and renowned as the world's finest killer, Elektra remains an enigma even to herself. Now, relive her first solo adventure, an epic crafted by two of comics' greatest innovators - Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz! An unconscious woman washes ashore off the coast of a small Central American country. Two show more policemen are strangled. A diplomat is assassinated. A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent is brutally dismembered. Unrelated events? Hardly. Elektra has returned - and she's back with a vengeance! Prepare for a psychological excursion through the mind, body and soul of the world's most dangerous woman! Collecting: Elektra: Assassin 1-8 show lessTags
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Continuing with the Oedipus theme set out in Burgess' M/F (and indeed the character was mentioned in that book, I thought I'd have a break from Burgess and read this as a bit of light relief. With the ability to place herself into other's bodies, this story could get confusing. She is such a strong ninja character with the desire to "kill the beast" who happens to be president of the United States. Her mentality is questionable, and the author explores her madness well. But just like many comics, the good win and the bad lose. Still, not a bad story, with David Lynch-like twists of being possessed.
It's a great story. But to be honest, I'm deducting a star because I lost track of how many times one of the character calls another one a whore.
I tend to be very careful with experimenting artists - when I bought Metal Gear Solid comic I found it story-wise interesting but art was .... weird is too kind word, totally disorientating.
Here Sienkiewizcs does the same, art is sometimes very interesting but sometimes pretty psychedelic - but nevertheless it follows the story - which is pretty interesting and pretty good. And to be honest this surprised me a lot, I was not expecting this.
So, if you are in for some Ninjas, mysticism, magic, spies and all of that presented in the flavor of legendary 80's give this one a try. It is truly a gem.
Recommended.
Here Sienkiewizcs does the same, art is sometimes very interesting but sometimes pretty psychedelic - but nevertheless it follows the story - which is pretty interesting and pretty good. And to be honest this surprised me a lot, I was not expecting this.
So, if you are in for some Ninjas, mysticism, magic, spies and all of that presented in the flavor of legendary 80's give this one a try. It is truly a gem.
Recommended.
While revolutionary at the time - and apparently designed to push the envelope - the book ultimately falls short in terms of sequential art and storytelling. I'm a fan of both Miller, and Bill Sienkiewicz - and I've long looked forward to reading this book, but it didn't work for me. The final product seems to be action without the action, humor without being funny, and political in a way that has lost relevance. I probably would have given it 4 stars 25 years ago.
impeccable artistic design, clinching read from cover-to-cover, incredible work by Miller, perhaps one of his "best" among his best.
Impressive paintings, look like watercolour to me. Quite crude in text, even if ðe plot is impreßive it ends up overwrought.
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- Canonical title
- Elektra: Assassin
- Original title
- Elektra: Assassin
- Alternate titles*
- Elektra Assassina
- Original publication date
- 2000-10-31
- People/Characters
- Elektra Natchios; Jonathan Garrett; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Nick Fury (Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury); Chastity McBryde; Ronald Reagan (show all 12); The Hand; The Beast; Ambassador Reich; Arthur Perry; Jonin; Ken Wind
- Important places
- San Concepcion, South America; SHIELD Helicarrier
- Epigraph
- For Jim and Tammy Bakker, who saved us the trouble --Frank Miller
- First words
- This one is worn and dull like an old coin.
- Quotations
- Hope this is as good for you as it is for me, Brad.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Right now they're bringing that Soviet bastard in to sign the new treaty--I knew the son of a bitch would fold--you see, he thinks I'm crazy. And I'm the president. So I've got the box. Damn straight.
- Publisher's editor*
- Chichester, D. G.; Duffy, Jo
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- Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5973 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography North American United States (General)
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- PN6728 .E44 .M55 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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- 7 — English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish
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- Paper, Ebook
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