Finally had an opportunity to sit and read Queen & Country: Operation: Broken Ground, a modern spy comic book series by Greg Rucka and Steve Rolston. Greg Rucka is a fantastic writer that made his debut with the thriller mini-series, Whiteout. Rolston is a bit of an odd choice for this story. His clean lines and anime-esque inking is an uneasy fit for the topic at hand. Eventually you settle in, and realize that his characterization is top notch and his storytelling instincts are spot on.
Queen & Country’s main character is Tara Chace an agent in Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service. First things first… this isn’t James Bond. The story is much closer to the ground than that. The story is rooted in a modern world with modern sensibilities and more shades of gray than a black and white TV. In our first scenes we see Tara assassinate a Russian mobster. An event that has series of unexpected and unhappy consequences.
This first part of the series, Operation: Broken Ground, has me wondering what the hell I’ve been waiting for. I’ll definitely be picking up the rest as soon as I get a chance.
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Good Luck and Good Reading!
–sam