inferiorwit's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
joshgauthier's review
4.0
An interesting addition to the world of Bond. Truthfully, the story was basically business as usual for Bond with few surprises. It also lacked some of the complexity a novel or movie might be able to achieve. This volume clearly takes some influences from the newer Bond films but does follow its own direction as well. The art was mostly good, but interestingly, it was fairly graphic for a Bond story. Overall, the series doesn't look to be redefining Bond or astounding audiences with something unexpected, but this is a fairly solid entry into the 007 franchise and I'll be curious to read more.
krystofsubr's review
3.0
Really fun book, masters is great, his art kinda reminds me of archer's art.
Must have for bond fans, great read for comic fans.
7/10
Must have for bond fans, great read for comic fans.
7/10
themtj's review
4.0
Good story, beautiful artwork, but ultimately nothing profound. The character is 21st century appropriate (as much as Bond can be) and it is refreshing to see his character center on something other than 70 cigarettes a day and every woman he can find. Haven't decided if I'll follow the second edition.
kavinay's review
4.0
Pretty good. Better than most of the movies to be fair. I wish the plot was a bit more expansive, but Warren Ellis' Bond is still far more intriguing than most renditions of the character.
old_tim's review
5.0
Great contemporary take on Bond. It's not a reworking, not a deconstruction, just a damn good Bond story.
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bleonard's review
4.0
"Do you know why MI6 continues to impress? Because Britain lost her empire first, so we learned how to club people quietly in the dark first."
I've never been a huge James Bond fan, aside from a movie here and there (Goldfinger, Casino Royale). But I am a huge Warren Ellis fan, so I was eager to check this out through Comixology. This is a very stripped-down, modernized version of Bond. He's less an agent of British imperialism here and more just a regular spy who happens to be very, very good at his job. (While Ellis has kept Bond's general contempt for everything, he's removed the casual sexism and racism that makes the novels and films problematic.) What stands out about this story is how contained it is - localized to Britain and a few countries in Europe. Yet all of the tropes of a great Bond story are here - gadgets, action, puns, traps, a scene where the villain explains his entire plan. The art here is clean, evocative, and easy to understand - but I didn't go nuts for it. While my favorite Ellis stories remain the ones that are truly out there and strange, this one was a great "re-imagining" of one of our more iconic characters. I'm excited to read the next volume.
I've never been a huge James Bond fan, aside from a movie here and there (Goldfinger, Casino Royale). But I am a huge Warren Ellis fan, so I was eager to check this out through Comixology. This is a very stripped-down, modernized version of Bond. He's less an agent of British imperialism here and more just a regular spy who happens to be very, very good at his job. (While Ellis has kept Bond's general contempt for everything, he's removed the casual sexism and racism that makes the novels and films problematic.) What stands out about this story is how contained it is - localized to Britain and a few countries in Europe. Yet all of the tropes of a great Bond story are here - gadgets, action, puns, traps, a scene where the villain explains his entire plan. The art here is clean, evocative, and easy to understand - but I didn't go nuts for it. While my favorite Ellis stories remain the ones that are truly out there and strange, this one was a great "re-imagining" of one of our more iconic characters. I'm excited to read the next volume.