Velvet #2 Review


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Issue #1 of Velvet had a nice mixture of set-up and action now in Issue #2 it is all out action for all out tremendously fun and exciting title!

Official Description from IMAGE:
On the run from her own agency, Velvet must find out what really got Agent X-14 killed, and the only way to do that is retrace his steps… and that’s a pathway of dead bodies, ruined lives, and angry mercenary soldiers. And along the way, one of Velvet’s darkest secrets is revealed.

Ed Brubaker knows his way so well around the spy genre it’s scary. Mysterious meetings, action, intrigue and more than enough classified information to make your head spin. Velvet is a great book with a great female lead character Velvet Templeton. Not often are women given such a hefty lead role but Brubaker maximizes her abilities, likability and mystery that surrounds her past. After being sucked back into the espionage game after her former partner is murdered, Velvet is in full-on action mode this issue.

velvet2CVRSgt. Roberts stumbles upon Velvet’s investigation after she discovers that Agent X-14’s murder was somehow part of an inside job and so begins the all-out action chase which is expertly rendered by Steve Epting with coloring by Elizabeth Breitweiser. Her coloring alone sets the tone of the book as much as Brubaker and Epting’s work does. There is a lot going and could get easily confusing but Epting guides the reader through with ease. It’s dark, gritty and simply the best kind of action sequences with plenty of twists, turns, fight scenes and car crashes. Epting goes all out and never misses a beat. By the end of it all you get the sense that even though Velvet has long since been in spy mode she welcomes it back and returns to her with the simplicity of riding a bike.

Velvet is tough, smart and throughout this issue apparently obvious one of the best spy’s there’s ever been. Brubaker gives us some simplistic yet very insightful flashback of Velvet’s past and while her overall story is still a muddy mystery those glimpses help set-up her efficiency and effectiveness with espionage. Brubaker and Epting have once again given readers a reason to enjoy and period spy piece with so much excitement and dark mysterious noir stylings.

This is a must read for fans of the genre but also for those who want great storytelling, plenty of action and a main character that’s easy to embrace as powerful, no-nonsense hero. There’s still plenty to discover along the way as each step forward and closer to the truth puts not only Velvet but those close to her in danger. Velvet is a terrific story with tremendous upside for what still lies ahead. This is simply as solid as it gets!

5/5

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