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jason_pym's review against another edition
3.0
I first read Rucka's Whiteout, which is great, then Gotham Central - which is fantastic, after which he became one of those writers where I'd read anything by him. This is one of his earlier books, the writing and story are still great, with just a few Americanisms slipping into the supposedly British English - it's gripping stuff, cinematic but... The art is so awful, and such a poor fit for the story, it spoiled things for me. Even the lettering is bad, I don't remember even noticing lettering before (they use that brushstroke typeface for interior thoughts). That Rucka's writing can overcome all that says a lot considering comics are primarily a visual medium.
iceberg0's review against another edition
4.0
Rucka doesnt mind spending time in the hallways and offices of intelligence gathering and we get to know his characters better as a result. I find myself intrigued with the lives and character, the quarrels and conversations of the mid-level management. The book is very compelling. I did have a bit of a problem with the moving target that this novel is visually. I wish he had chosen one artist and then let them develop more strongly through the length of the run. Sometimes it felt as though the artists where just getting a feel for things when we switched to a different one. Excellent overall though, definitely a very good action novel with a cerebral bent.
cimorene1558's review against another edition
3.0
Good, but a little too realistic for me. I lived through all this political stuff (everyone old enough to read it has) and I don't really need to go there again.
emheld's review against another edition
3.0
As prose stories or episodes of a show, I think they'd work better. Either Rucka's script direction or the artists' interpretation felt oddly blocked throughout. Maybe it was the third story's more exaggerated art style throwing off how I felt about the first two stories. Hm. I'll still check out the second omnibus, but I'm more interested in the Q&C novel.
justiceofkalr's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the first volume, but the second volume was even better. For one, there was no annoyingly overly-sexualized art by any of the artists. And secondly, while there's still some action here, there's a lot more of the relationships and politics in this volume. It also managed to hold my attention at 5 in the morning after about 24 hours without sleep, so that's probably a positive sign. I'm really interested to see where this goes in the third volume, and I'll be picking up the novels as well.
justiceofkalr's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this collection, except for one thing. The artists change for each of the three stories included in this volume, and while I liked the art for the first two stories, the art is the third was just... ugh. The way the artist for the third story, Leandro Fernandez, drew Chace was just incredibly frustrating. She went from being a woman who looked like an actual person in the first two stories to looking like some horrifically exaggerated pin-up girl in the third. Her lips got huge, her breasts inflated to a ridiculous size, her hips shrank to an impossible narrowness, and she started wearing outfits in which she looks like her chest was about to go spilling out. It would have been annoying enough on it's own, but compared to the great portrayals of Chace as a normal human being in the first two stories, it just made how horrible it was stand out that much more. Fortunately it seems like Fernandez does not pop up again as an artist in the later volumes so hopefully this means Chace will return to looking like an actual human being. My ire with the third story art aside, this is a great graphic novel with three solid spy stories collected and some great characters.
rmichno's review against another edition
3.0
Started off interesting but it really suffered when the artist changed about 1/2 way through. The new art style was more realistic but they changed the main character into a ridiculously looking bimbo.
The missions were also not that interesting to me, but maybe they were more relevant when the comics were first published in the early 2000's. In 2017 I feel like I've seen better versions of these subjects covered in other books/movies.
The missions were also not that interesting to me, but maybe they were more relevant when the comics were first published in the early 2000's. In 2017 I feel like I've seen better versions of these subjects covered in other books/movies.
libram's review against another edition
3.0
An engaging spy story, though the art of the protagonist was distractingly awful in the third story.
nkives's review against another edition
4.0
Spy graphic novel written by Greg Rucka who is becoming one of my favorite comic writers. Good story throughout, but the art for the last story just didn't go with the rest of the book.
bluenicorn's review against another edition
3.0
This is good for what it is- an intrigue and spy sort of thriller; it's just that's not my bag. Its also probably not for thriller lovers who want tons of action and shoes that turn into missiles- but more for someone who's interested in real places in the world and doesn't find office politics too tedious. Personally, I found the artwork of Leandro Fernandez to be jarring and really bothered me. Our tough-as-nails heroine's breasts grew by some power of 10 for that storyline and she started wearing things that just didn't match her character. Always really bothers me.