Review - Velvet #6Review by Paul Fiander
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The first arc of Velvet did a great job in helping us understand some of the motivations that sent one of the top spies in the business t take a desk job. However there were a few holes in the transition between the two roles which are being gently filled in within this issue. The main plot is still the focus but having spent some time with Velvet I felt invested I what must have been a difficult time in her life. Brubaker continues to fill out her character but there is an air of mystery which matches her spy status perfectly. This balance helps make the star of the show engaging and a perfect central character that you can have true affection for, even though she is a trained killer who partakes in some pretty violent behaviour.
The plot of the issue sees Velvet trying to find out who was responsible for putting her I her current situation. You are brought into her thought process by the use of flashbacks and dossiers of the principle players. Although this is a relatively short section I enjoyed being brought into her deductive reasoning. There are times when it seems mysteries can be solved by a flash of lighting or divine intervention but for a spy story to work you really need to see the leg work being done by the players involved. This is right in Brubaker’s wheel house and he goes a long way in making the experience authentic on the writing side. Artistically Velvet is crafted by the combined talents of artist Steve Epting and colourist Elizabeth Breitweiser; together they add realism to the books events that give each issue a great grounding. The warts and all styling of the whole cast looks like a painstaking process but the end result is telling, from London in the rain to the action sequences the whole book is produced to draw you into the story. Velvet’s journey is hitting what seems to be an engaging second act, the story is growing in depth both in the past and present and now the real investigation is underway you get a sense of where the story is going. When the wonderful art is added to the equation Velvet is one of the best spy stories on the shelf at the moment and Issue 6 does a great job in ensuring this is a continuing trend. Issue Rating 4.5/5 |
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Sample Art for Issue #6
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