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The Old Guard, Book One: Opening Fire
by Greg Rucka
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you haven't seen the Netflix film, read this, then go see it. If you have seen the show, this is still very very good.
A story about immortals will always get my attention, so when I saw Netflix advertising a show with Charlize Theron about a band of immortals, fighting for what's right, I was in!
In fact, I was so much in, that I decided to read the comic the show was based on, and a lot of other people got the same idea, so I've been waiting for this to turn up at the library.
The story and setting is very familiar if you've seen the film, as the film is basically a 1:1 of the comic. What the comic has is great pace, beautiful colouring (by Daniela Miwa) and some genuinely funny and badass moments.
I'm gonna go place a hold on the next in the series (and possibly watch the film again).
A story about immortals will always get my attention, so when I saw Netflix advertising a show with Charlize Theron about a band of immortals, fighting for what's right, I was in!
In fact, I was so much in, that I decided to read the comic the show was based on, and a lot of other people got the same idea, so I've been waiting for this to turn up at the library.
The story and setting is very familiar if you've seen the film, as the film is basically a 1:1 of the comic. What the comic has is great pace, beautiful colouring (by Daniela Miwa) and some genuinely funny and badass moments.
I'm gonna go place a hold on the next in the series (and possibly watch the film again).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood
Minor: Homophobia, Torture