Straight Forward Reviews : Archer and Armstrong 0

The secret to what Archer really is has been revealed in this issue. But, is it worth knowing or should you just forget this happened and keep reading the next issues like it matters? Here's what one review will say on the matter.

Writer - Fred Van Lente

Artist - Pere Perez

Publisher - Valiant 

Review by Jeremias de Leon

Story

Considering all the revelations I won't get into many details about the story. What I will say is that it follows Archer's youth and then speaks of what he's done recently as well. When the story follows his youth the story behind Archer's abilities are explained.

Van Lente does a good job of getting you emotionally invested in Archer's story and it really helps the reader come to understand why Archer's personality is the way it is. The dialog also has this human element that I remember from the early issues in Van Lente's run that seemed to reach out and grab readers. Not that it went away in recent issues, but it feels like it's in full force here.

Art

The art in this has this great kinetic sense. Something I'm keen on is not really details like strands of hair but how well movement is portrayed. This comic's various artists in the past and now Pere Perez have all shown movement and fighting with a fantastic sense of style. It's always been a favorite part of this series.

Verdict

As mentioned before just because there's revelations doesn't mean it's necessarily a must buy, especially if these revelations are shown to the reader before the characters know it. A reader could choose to skip out on this and simply learn the same way the characters do.

With that said I believe this particular origin story is well worth the read. Not just for the origin story but for the great art with great action scenes and a story with good character development for one of it's title characters.

I give Archer and Armstrong 0 a 9.5 out of 10.

Straight Forward Reviews : Executive Assistant Assassins 13

We're back in the Daisy story arc in Executive Assistant Assassins. What does her journey entail now?

Review by Jeremias de Leon

Story

The story naturally picks up where the previous issue left off. With Daisy on the run from her father she and her boyrfriend must be careful wherever they go.

In it we see Daisy get fleshed out more and what kind of man her boyfriend that leads her to who she'll become is. The writing is well thought out and the dialog is alright. What really stands out is Daisy's dialog in particular and her inner monolog. It gives a nice insight into her mental state. 

Her father however, is shown as just someone with pretty much no redeeming qualities. Besides mentioning not wanting to lose Daisy later on in the comic it seems he doesn't care at all. The story is still engaging though.

Art

The art style works really well in this story and it really stands out in this comic. It has a nice eastern flair to it's details. It's really cool and noticable on the page layout and environments especially and it's really darn cool.

Verdict

Is this issue worth picking up? It definitely is. Though I wasn't as enthralled by the story as last issue it was still compelling enough. Especially when it goes into Daisy's emotion and mental state. The art also has a nice flair that's real interesting. I give this issue of Executive Assistant Assassins a solid 9 out of 10

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