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mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
Another good Marvel Knights book. Dark, but hey its Elektra, it pretty much has to be dark. Elektra as a person and a broken person even. And mostly not killing even. Good writing, good art. And finding decent art for Elektra is unusual especially given her standard costume. Can Elektra change? Even if she could, I wouldn't think Marvel would let her. But this book at least let's you see possibilities. 4.5 of 5.
lberestecki's review
2.0
Elektra is a really interesting character, but a lot of writers don't really seem to know what to do with her besides break her. This definitely felt like a book about a woman written for men.
erwikka's review
3.0
I love Elektra! I really enjoyed this story. I like seeing Elektra second guessing herself but still being badass. This woman is one of my all time favorite characters so I will read any of her stories.
nicolet2018's review
4.0
I remember this being one of my first Elecktra graphic novels and though it is pretty violent and disturbing, I enjoyed the plot and the character.
kamaria's review
2.0
The art of Carlo Pagulayan is a great improvement from the flat-looking Elektra drawn by Chuck Austen. I actually love Pagulayan's Elektra, and the action sequences make sense and are beautiful to look at.
Greg Rucka is also much better than Brian Michael Bendis. This story is gripping and intriguing. Introspect explores what constitutes the identity of Elektra and what happens when you take away her assassin self. It is a story I'm interested in reading in any form in superhero comics, because you are throwing the hero into situations where they can't resort to their usual easy way out. What will they do? What impact will this have on their personality and on their character? It's a new angle to try on an old character, instantly refreshing it. And Rucka does it very well.
So why the low rating? I have two big problems with this. Elektra gets a lot of flak for being an assassin. She is a monster because she kills, or so Rucka says. But previous arcs have shown us that Elektra kills when she has to and tries to be as compassive as she can without risking her life while leading a successful career as an assassin for hire. She is not a murderer, she is a mercenary. And she only takes works when she believes in the outcome. Her life is fraught with morally dubious choices, but it isn't quite right to pin her down as a monster, because she is clearly not one. Presenting Elektra in this light is a complete misunderstanding of the character, and that bugs me.
And I can't quite keep out of my mind that she is getting this reformation arc because she is a woman. It seems that being an assassin is more reprehensible because she is female, and Marvel women can only be saints or whores. This feeling is reinforced because she is abducted by a white man who knows better, who wants to break her, enlighten her poor lost soul, and lead her to a new life of selflessness. A man whose fiancée had died to give him plausible motivation. A man who takes Elektra's agency because he is convinced he is morally superior and thus capable of saving Elketra. Deadpool would never get an arc like this one, for example. So let me say something: women can be as soulless as men, they can be evil, good, complex, selfish, selfless, whatever. Women have the whole range of personality traits because they are human. So can we please have a female assassin who is not shamed because she is a female assassin?
I'm looking forward to seeing if Rucka can get himself and Elektra out of this mess, but I'll have to start reading modern Ms. Marvel or Squirrel Girl at the same time in order to keep my sanity.
Greg Rucka is also much better than Brian Michael Bendis. This story is gripping and intriguing. Introspect explores what constitutes the identity of Elektra and what happens when you take away her assassin self. It is a story I'm interested in reading in any form in superhero comics, because you are throwing the hero into situations where they can't resort to their usual easy way out. What will they do? What impact will this have on their personality and on their character? It's a new angle to try on an old character, instantly refreshing it. And Rucka does it very well.
So why the low rating? I have two big problems with this. Elektra gets a lot of flak for being an assassin. She is a monster because she kills, or so Rucka says. But previous arcs have shown us that Elektra kills when she has to and tries to be as compassive as she can without risking her life while leading a successful career as an assassin for hire. She is not a murderer, she is a mercenary. And she only takes works when she believes in the outcome. Her life is fraught with morally dubious choices, but it isn't quite right to pin her down as a monster, because she is clearly not one. Presenting Elektra in this light is a complete misunderstanding of the character, and that bugs me.
And I can't quite keep out of my mind that she is getting this reformation arc because she is a woman. It seems that being an assassin is more reprehensible because she is female, and Marvel women can only be saints or whores. This feeling is reinforced because she is abducted by a white man who knows better, who wants to break her, enlighten her poor lost soul, and lead her to a new life of selflessness. A man whose fiancée had died to give him plausible motivation. A man who takes Elektra's agency because he is convinced he is morally superior and thus capable of saving Elketra. Deadpool would never get an arc like this one, for example. So let me say something: women can be as soulless as men, they can be evil, good, complex, selfish, selfless, whatever. Women have the whole range of personality traits because they are human. So can we please have a female assassin who is not shamed because she is a female assassin?
I'm looking forward to seeing if Rucka can get himself and Elektra out of this mess, but I'll have to start reading modern Ms. Marvel or Squirrel Girl at the same time in order to keep my sanity.
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