Reviews
Elektra: Black, WhiteBlood Treasury Edition by Charles Soule, Leonardo Romero, Declan Shalvey
lydiaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Interesting little anthology. I really enjoyed some of these especially stylistically.
graemedish's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
fullofstars's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
3.5
The fourth entry in the Black, White and Blood series is dedicated to Elektra, the crimson clad assassin. Across the 12 stories, there isn't much in the way of consistency in tone, style or characterisation. I don't think this is a bad thing either. Not only is there something for everyone, but Elektra is painted as a complicated, conflicted figure as a result. The previous anthology based around Carnage was much more one-note, so I appreciated the variety here.
Behind the scenes it's something of a who's who of either current or notable, with creatives like Greg Smallwood, Peach Momoko, Al Ewing and Ann Nocenti contributing. Perhaps unsurprisingly there were more hits than misses with none of them becoming outright bad. The weakest stories tended to either devlolve into standard superhero fare or were drawn by artists I don't personally like (namely, Greg Land). I particularly enjoyed 'Rendezvous', 'Verité' and 'Yokai'
Behind the scenes it's something of a who's who of either current or notable, with creatives like Greg Smallwood, Peach Momoko, Al Ewing and Ann Nocenti contributing. Perhaps unsurprisingly there were more hits than misses with none of them becoming outright bad. The weakest stories tended to either devlolve into standard superhero fare or were drawn by artists I don't personally like (namely, Greg Land). I particularly enjoyed 'Rendezvous', 'Verité' and 'Yokai'
(As an aside, it's a bit disappointing almost all of the stories have her in that ridiculous red underwear. It makes sense for either narrative or stylistic reasons in a few of the stories, sure. In the rest, she it would make more sense to be in her more practical modern outfits. The Daredevil costume is right there!)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt
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