Tuesday 5 July 2011

Books: Anna Mercury

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Anna Mercury
Vol 1: The Cutter
Written by Warren Ellis
Art by Facundo Percio

2009



Available now from Islington Libraries
You can reserve this item for free here:
http://www.library.islington.gov.uk/TalisPrism/

For anyone looking for some 1950s-style adventure serial action with a modern science-fiction twist (and hey - who isn't?) - you don't need to look any further than this latest offering from the gonzo far-out mind of Warren Ellis. Plunge head-first into the world of New Ataraxia and into the arms of Anna Mercury: a mysterious figure who's a cross between Daredevil, The Shadow and Batman - albeit with some dominatrix undertones and a massive head of curly red hair. Going up against the might of The Cutter - a sinister new weapon that spells doom for innocent lives - and full of glorious technobabble: it's all just an excuse for some London-style swearing (I'll forego the quotes) and crashing super-size explosions but I had such a good time reading it - I don't really care.

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Links: Forbidden Planet Blog Review #1 / Forbidden Planet Blog Review #2 / Forbidden Planet Blog Review of Vol 1.

Further reading: Gravel, Sleeper, FreakAngels, Global Frequency.

Profiles: Warren Ellis.

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