Straight Forward Reviews : Executive Assistant Assassins # 17

The Blood Origin continues in the latest Executive Assistant Assassins.

Writer - Vince Hernandez

Artist - Jordan Gunderson & Lori Hanson for pages 1 and 5

Publisher - Aspen

Review by Jeremias de Leon

Story

Hana and Mayu's plans are coming together as they find themselves allied with another assassin and a businessman for revenge on the murder of their loved one Li.

We see the details of their plan and some dissension among some allies as their ideologies clash. But they do end up respecting each other. The story also gets into some more background and even some espionage. Which, thinking about it does make sense. We usually just see these women stealthily kill or get into some open fights but they'd have to be really good spies too wouldn't they?

The dialog really stands out as you see the characters relationships either deepen or get explored. Especially the sisters Hana and Mayu who get their stories fleshed out in flashbacks.

Art

The art from both artists work fantastically for this story. They have this really nice east asian inspiration and the line art looks like it flows so well during the action scenes.

The flashback art have this great sketchy detailed but not detailed look to it. The main art has these details that are there and noticeable but not necessarily pronounced. It's perfect for feminine characters, which makes sense as this book are all about female leads.

Verdict

With great and fitting art and a storyline that has a lot of intrigue and decent character interactions, I happened to enjoy this issue quite a bit. I give Executive Assistant Assassins # 17 a 9 out of 10.

Comics News: Valiant Comes to China With ComiCube Digital Comic Launch

VALIANT Comes to CHINA for COMICUBE Digital Comics Launch


 

Valiant is proud to announce that it has signed on as a launch partner with ComiCube Publishing – China's first Chinese language publisher of digital comics and graphic novels. The first fully translated, Chinese language serializations of Valiant's best-selling, critically acclaimed monthly series – including Archer & Armstrong #1, Bloodshot #1, and Quantum and Woody #1 – will debut in December to coincide with the launch of ComiCube's iOS app. Subsequent issues and an expanded selection of Valiant titles – including X-O Manowar, Shadowman and Eternal Warrior – will be added monthly. A ComiCube app launch for Android will follow in early 2014.

 

"This is an incredibly exciting partnership that will allow Valiant to bring its award-winning library to the Chinese public – an entirely new readership base with an ever-growing appetite for digital content in their native language," said Russell A. Brown, Valiant’s President of Consumer Products, Promotions, and Ad Sales. "With the support of ComiCube, we look forward to winning over even more vocal fans in the world's fastest growing media market."

 

"With more than 160 million comic fans and the world's most rapidly expanding base of mobile users, there's an unprecedented demand for American superheroes in China today," said Di Wu, CEO of ComiCube Publishing. "Quality superhero comics in a number of genres are exactly what our readers want to see, and with Valiant on board as a launch partner, we look forward to bringing them full force into the Chinese marketplace."

 

ComiCube Publishing serves independent comics artists and publishers in the United States by marketing and selling their comic books and products to Chinese readers through internet and mobile channels. For information, visit ComiCubePublishing.com.

 

Valiant is a leading character-based entertainment company with a library of over 1,500 characters, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Shadowman, Eternal Warrior, and many more. Established in 1989, Valiant has sold over 80 million comic books, and today its characters continue to be forged in publishing, licensing, film, video games, and beyond. Since its summer 2012 relaunch, Valiant has returned to the fore as one of the most highly regarded publishers in comics, winning a 2012 Diamond Gem Award for Comic Book Publisher of the Year.  Outside of the United States and Canada, Valiant titles are published in a number of languages and territories internationally by foreign partners, including HQM Editora in Brazil, Kamite in Mexico, and Panini in France, Italy and Spain.

 

For more information, visit Valiant online on Facebook, on Twitter, and at ValiantUniverse.com. 

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