The Secret Service #1

[superboyprime]

Comments

[darkblade]

We got two very different stories here, the darkly humorous spy romp involving kidnapped Sci-Fi stars and the divorced spy with the son in legal trouble. Both have the potential to be good but together it they come across a little clunky.

[golden_orange]

I'm quite interested in this one, actually; the "James Bond with a family life" sounds quite intriguing to me.

And I did enjoy the scene where the M stand-in was doing the posh Oxbridge version of geeking out over Star Trek.

[abates]

Mark Hamill! Nooooooo!

[mrstatham]

This is a little toned down from what I expect of Millar, but that rather grotesque nastiness is still there, I see, as is his need to invoke people and icons WAY bigger than himself to get a lick of attention.

[skjam]

I like that the kidnappers look shocked or unhappy in that first scene, rather than gleeful or jeering.

[thanekos]

Doctor Arnold's plan to film his fanfic magnum opus has suffered a terrible setback this day.

[big_daddy_d]

Anyone else thinking of the irony of a Secret Service series coming out right now?

[espanolbot]

Looks more interesting than I thought it would be, to be honest.

The tonal clash between Bondian spies and modern day working class British people is certainly interesting, considering in fiction one is about the ultimate authority of the government and the things they do to protect the public, while the other type in fiction is more about the ultimate protection of self against the government. If that makes sense. British drama of comicbooks featuring contemporary working class people put the characters, their friends and family about the interests of everyone else, is what I mean.

Anyway, I'll consider picking this up in trade, like I did with Superior.

[eyz]

Woah That's Gibbons? Millar's got Dave Gibbons on one of his books?
His art looks amazing these days!