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Hmm... I wonder if Naomie Harris will be getting residuals from this?
Also, Service was pretty good. I was not the biggest fan of the art (was a bit confusing at times, especially in the Action Bits) but i liked the Humor and the very current political context of it all.
I was kind of expecting more from Service, but wasn't too disappointed with it. Not sold with the art, either. I prefer something stellar like Casalanguida's work. We can all agree his approach was the best in Dynamite's run so far, so I'm glad he's returning.
What I liked in Service was the use of the gadgets (the Q-Specs especially) to run an investigation for Bond rather than, let's just say, using it to look at a woman's undergarments, or see if a villain was wearing any firearms under his jacket et al. Also, was it only me or did they just borrow the telephone call to M through the gadget glasses from Kingsman? That was a nice touch. What do you think, @00Agent?
Felix Leiter on the other hand is precisely a film noir. Felix is the Philip Marlowe of the Bond comics universe in Dynamite's tenure, and it was a very nice touch seeing Tanaka in action. Toshiro Mifune came to mind a lot. And the art, as ever, is sensational!
In attitude yes, but he was more eloquent than an 8 year old, so it wasn't that apparent.
But it was not just that. There were anti EU sentiments, the rise of nationalism, isolationism, fanatical conspiracy theorists, a lot of the stuff that is happening in Europe at the moment. Usually i wouldn't even want to see that stuff in my Bond stories (too close to home) but it was implemented rather nicely here.
Ohhh thanks for clearing that up, at First i did not know what the hell he was doing there lol. Have to admit i've seen Kingsman only once, and I don't remember much, but i think you are right.
Definitly a film noir, i've been saying that since issue 2. It has all the elements, from Felix being the loveable looser always out of luck to the feme fatale that he has feelings for. The overall tone is bleak and dark.
Just my type of thing.
And as i mentioned over and over, Tiger Rocks! If they kill him off i will throw a tantrum
I popped along to this. Gillen was super nice and spent about ten minutes talking Bond and the Imperial War Museum with me, even though London is suddenly hot and I was a sweaty mess in motorcycle gear. As someone who's into the history of espionage, I found the story very engaging too. I'm not really a comics person but I do want to explore more Bond titles now.
Sure, it has everything and all, but for one shot, you can't tell a three issue storyline compressed in one. I was rather expecting a Die Hard set in the Imperial War Museum starring James Bond.
What Service did right imo was Bond the character, his arrogant Humor and attitude, thats what i've been missing from the movies for some time now. Also it was a short but sweet self contained story with very current political themes throughout.
This was not a Movie Bond but rather a TV Episode Bond. But even 007 made a joke about the missing Glamour. I was thinking of BBC's Sherlock for some reason.
Other than that i can't really say anything Bad about it
It's not shoving an agenda down anybodys throat if thats what you mean @dragonsky . it's just dealing with current realities. Like Trump is a reality that lots of foreign nations have to deal with in diplomatic terms.
It's just hinting at that. nothing to do with liberal vs. conservative...
if anything, Bond would be probably right in the middle or none of it
Sure, so far all the writers are liberals, but none of the comics, and for the better, offered any agenda against any collective. And it should stay that way.
Agreed 100%.
I'd like to see more of that side of Bond in the movies, how he is not left or right but he is all about justice and doing whatever it takes to do the righteous thing.
I think we always see that, really. The Craig era has been more political in a way than most, but Bond is perfectly willing to turn his nose at people across both political lines that he doesn't like or trust. He takes a long time to warm to his superior M, and in QoS he's equally upset with both his own people (seen in the hotel as Fields is found) and the Americans that Felix is saddled with. In SF and SP Bond is often fighting his own community as much as his enemies, as the 00 program is constantly being attacked for credibility and importance by the English power complex.
He's very much a maverick man who only sees the person, not the agenda or politics they follow. He'll take M to task for doing something the same way he would if a villain did it, and he doesn't mind stepping on toes to prove a point. Craig Bond is especially bold, and will do things that he views as right and just, even if nobody else agrees with him or supports his rebellion. In QoS he gets a hit put out on him by people who want to knock him off for screwing up their sweet deal with Greene and Quantum, and although his name and loyalty is slandered by corrupted forces, Bond focuses on getting justice for Bolivia and to stop the resources plot.
One of the things I've always loved about Bond is that he is a man of principle, and not blind loyalty. If something pisses him off, he doesn't hide it and he's not above taking his own organization to task for their failures. I think he sees things like "liberalism," "conservatism," and all the rest as what they really are: bullshit buzzwords that are there to sound more important than they are as they tear people apart and divide them. He looks beyond the mindless words and sees people. Then and there is where he begins his judgements, looking at how one acts and speaks more than anything else. He's not an anti-intellectual or too dumb to understand politics, he just refuses to play such a slimy game that is predicated on very artificial and illusory means. He knows that none of that surface stuff really matters, it's all a distraction that hides the real issues with people.
I think it's a vital part of his character, and writers would do well to keep it as consistent as eras like Craig's have.
But with these things it's a hit or miss. Sometiems they're great sometiems they suck :/
Well, Van Jensen from Dynamite Comics still says "Casino Royale" will be coming as well :-):
Looking forward to it, the more the merrier.
Vargr did not had a Bond girl, and Hammerhead technically neither...
Only difference is, in Service there are no women at all, except for Moneypenny
She was a villainess and had a brief romantic moment with Bond.
In any case, Service did not really need any girls imo (Bond- or otherwise) but if theres one thing i could have changed, i would have made the Moneypenny scene better, because it really wasn't that good...
There wasn't much to begin with
On Sale: Aug 16, 2017
Synopsis:
On Sale: August 2, 2017
Synopsis:
In the action-packed finale of the Black Box story arc, James Bond descends into the secret headquarters of Saga Genji -- deep below the Fukushima nuclear reactor -- where he finds himself lost in a labyrinth of dark tunnels and political deceptions. He must overcome both his cyber terrorist adversaries and American and British allies to destroy the black box of vulnerable data that threatens to upend the world.
Me too! :) By the way, there were a couple of preview pages of Kill Chain #1 in the back of the physical issue of Service, unfortunately i can't find them online anywhere but let me tell you, they are absolutely gorgeous!
Kill Chain will be just as cool and stylish as Hammerhead was.
Maybe someone more capable than me could try and look for them..
Oh, I'll be looking out for them alright.
@00Agent, any idea who did the cover artwork for Kill Chain #2? Black Box #1 seems to be done by Dom Reardon. It's his style there. Unless I'm wrong.