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'Bang Bang' Book Look
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang #1
Publisher: CrossGen
Creators: Writer - Tony Bedard; Penciler - Mike Perkins; Colorist - Laura Villari; Inker - Andrew Hennessy
Price: $2.95
So? Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is about as close to James Bond as you can get without it actually being James Bond. The difference here is that agent Charles Basildon of Her Majesty's Secret Service has a seeming disrespect for life that borders on Punisher-like, though he gets the job done.
Story revolves around "rogue" special agent Sir Charles Basildon and his penchant for losing partners. Fatal losses. The powers that be at MI6 pair him with a female agent, whom he promptly beds before she knows who he is. The int'l espionage begins, introducing new villan Bale, a cloning freak who has Hitler and Stalin among his cloned lackeys.
The storyline by critically acclaimed (scroll down) Tony Bedard will draw spylovers and Bond fanatics of all kinds. And Mike Perkins' pencils are just as good as anything CrossGen is producing (though Greg Land's Sojourn is pretty spectacular).
Despite all of the changes that CrossGen is undergoing, and the persistent rumors of their imminent demise, this book is a strong entry into the intrigue/spy category that adds a bit rougher edge to the Bond mystique.
Grade: B+
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The two halves of that last sentence don't seem to have anything to do with each other.
I won't be reading another CrossGen title until they confirm that they've actually paid the many creators whose work they're trying to make money from.
Posted by: Johanna | January 22, 2004 at 06:33 AM