Thursday 17 February 2011

Books: Queen & Country

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Queen & Country
Vol 1
Written by Greg Rucka
Art by Steve Rolston, Brian Hurtt, and Leandro Fernandez

2008



Available now from Islington Libraries
You can reserve this item for free here:
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Queen & Country
Vol 2
Written by Greg Rucka
Art by Jason Alexander, Carla Speed McNeil and Mike Hawthorne

2008



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Queen & Country
Vol 3
Written by Greg Rucka
Art by Mike Norton, Steve Rolston and Chris Samnee

2008



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Queen & Country
Vol 4
Written by Greg Rucka
Brian Hurtt, Scott Morse, Rick Burchett and Christopher J. Mitten

2009



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You can reserve this item for free here:
http://www.library.islington.gov.uk/TalisPrism/

Tara Chance is a spy (or 'minder') working for M16. Her life is miserable and unglamorous. The missions she undertakes are portrayed realistically and are often brutish, messy and unresolved. As opposed to a refined sip of a martini reading Queen & Country is like glugging a whole bottle of cheap, nasty vodka (I hope that doesn't put you off reading it - because bits of it are really good). With black and white artwork from a wide range of artists (which means it can be a bit hit and miss at points) the stories are divided into 'Operations' which means that you can pick it up at any point - but it's worth reading them in order to appreciate the slow building up and disintegration of the relationships between the minders. So yeah: terrorism, intrigue and deadly assassins - what's not to love?

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Links: Comics Worth Reading, Geeks of Doom Review.

Further reading: Button Man, 100 Bullets, The Punisher MAX, Red, Sleeper, Desolation Jones, Gotham Central, Batwoman: Elegy, Criminal.

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