World Famous Comics: Queen & Country: The Definitive Edition, Vol. 1
Queen & Country: The Definitive Edition, Vol. 1
By: Greg Rucka Publisher: Oni Press Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Oni Press Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 376 Publication Date: January 02, 2008
Product Description: Queen & Country, the Eisner Award-winning and critically lauded espionage series from acclaimed novelist and comic book author Greg Rucka, is back in a new series of definitive editions collecting the entire classic series in just four affordable soft covers. In this first collection, readers are introduced to the thrilling and often-times devastating world of international espionage as SIS field agent Tara Chase is sent all over the world in service to her Queen & Country all the while Director of Operations Paul Crocker walks a narrow tightrope between his loyalty to his people and the political masters that must be served!
Reality-based cloak and dagger stories I liked the story lines. They seemed realistic with lots of "spy tech" jargon thrown in here and there to make the conversations seem real. Not a lot of gadgetry or outrageous villains. The characters are pretty well developed. The female lead character is interesting enough for a guy to read about without feeling self-concious. The art work changed as the stories unfolded; Tara looks a lot different by the 3rd tale. Overall I enjoyed all 3 stories.
Great start to a refreshing comic book series. I'm a fan of Greg Rucka. I felt I should say that since I'm a fan of his writing, both comics and novels. Queen and Country could be considered his best work, and I can see how. It's tense, gripping and filled with intrigue. It's as character driven as his work on Batman and Wolverine, but the action is subdued like in his Atticus Kodiak novels. The origin for his Checkmate comic series can be found here, and this is arguably done better since all the characters are expendable and the "real" situations are more suspenseful.
Excellent Purchase. i'd heard some good reviews, and purchased this volume on a whim. it was a fantastic read. this collects the first three multi-issue stories from the queen and country monthly comic. the stories are all tales of modern-day espionage, dealing with in-department politics, relationships, and agents in the field performing their missions. lots of action, but the action is well-balanced with other story elements.
each story has a different artist, but i didn't mind at all. the black and white styles varied from very simple and clean to dark, heavily-inked, exaggerated images. they each had a different feel, yet were all appropriate to the book.
this collection gives a lot of story for the price, and is nicely designed as well. i'd highly recommend it to anyone who likes espionage stories, and anyone who enjoys good comics.
Finally! Great news for fans of this series who had been put off by the rather anaemic previous collections, this bargain priced MASSIVE volume offers hours of Rucka's Sandbaggers inspired spy drama.
For those new to the series, I'd recommend it for anyone who enjoys smart, realistic female leads, modern spy politics and action (more Bourne than Bond), or SIS geeks.
I hope to see these collections beside the Queen and Country novels on the bookshelves.
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