World Comic Book Review

10th April 2024

James Bond 007: Felix Leiter (Hardcover) (Review)

James Bond 007: Felix Leiter (Hardcover) Dynamite Entertainment, 2017 Writer: James Robinson Dynamite Entertainment has secured a license from Ian Fleming Publications Limited to release James Bond stories as comic books. We have previously reviewed James Bond 007: Hammerhead written by Andy Diggle and James Bond 007: Vargr by Warren Ellis. Here, we look at … Read more

Agent 47: Birth of a Hitman #1 (Review)

Agent 47: Birth of a Hitman #1 Dynamite Entertainment, November 2017 Writer: Christopher Sebela Contemporary video game plots can be intricate, heavy things, comprising thousands of man-hours of plot and backstory development, embodied in a “bible” which dictates the game’s continuity. The main problem with comic book adaptations of popular videogame franchises is that the … Read more

Unseen Shadows: The Chimera Factor (Review)

Unseen Shadows: The Chimera Factor Batten Press, 2017 Writer: Richard Clements The writer of this title, Richard Clements, gives us an unmistakable pointer in respect of the concept he harvests. Mr Clements introduces one of the one of the main characters, Major Stephanie Commisbee, as she solves the riddle of opening a secret passage into … Read more

Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 (Review)

Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 Image Comics, September 2017 Writer: Rob Williams Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 is a new comic book miniseries from American publisher Image Comics. It serves as a sequel to the 2012 hit comic Kingsman: The Secret Service from author Mark Millar. This comic focussed on a fictional secret spy organization … Read more