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Queen Country Vol 1 Operation Broken Ground Greg Rucka Steve Rolston Warren Ellis Tim Sale Books

I was a little skeptical at first about this book. Rucka is not a Brit, but he tries writing for English characters. Surprisingly, Rucka deftly handles the dialogue without sounding like he's just sticking in a "bloody" or a "sod off" here and there. He successfully immerses the reader in the world of British black ops.

This book reminds me of the American TV show "Alias," but without the romance and convoluted relationships. This is a straight-forward spy book, with believable action and well-crafted character development.

Many people have complained about Steve Rolston's simplistic artwork style. It doesn't bother me. I wouldn't say he's my favorite artist, but it doesn't get in the way of Rucka's brilliant story.


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Queen Country Vol 1 Operation Broken Ground Greg Rucka Steve Rolston Warren Ellis Tim Sale Books Reviews

Once I figured out how to tell the characters apart, this became a much better story. I enjoyed the realistic (I assume - not being a CIA spook) portrayal of the world of espionage - the politics, the bureaucracy and the backstabbing.

Still, there's something always a bit awkward with a female super-agent ("That's my girl," boasts her boss), written and drawn by men, but this is better than most. Tara Chace doesn't have the impossible Catwoman body and manages to hold her own in a male-dominated genre with a minimum of awkward moments.

The plot is fast-paced and absorbing (again, once you get past the art).
Greg Rucka is one of the authors, who can write believable Batman stories. Imagine how real he can get qithout the restrains of spandex-clad characters!
This is a realistic spy thriller, full of real life and politicla situations. This is le Carre of comic books, really.
Tara Chase is a British agent, sent to assasinate a rogue Russian general, who turned into an arms dealer.
This book doesn't give you high-reaching conspiracies and years-old secrets, the conflict plays out much like it would in real life. But it doesn't make it less exciting.
The art is very good. It seems cartoony at first, but it somehow manages to conway emotions very clearly, in fact, more clearly than realistic art, found in most action-adventure comics.
Queen & Country started as a mini-series, but was turned into an ongoing comics. After reading this, you'll see why it's so.
And you'll be glad, that there are other missions you can observe.
This is an "adult" graphic novel, not in the sexual-content sense but because the plot does not involve superheroes, fantasy, or magic. In fact, it's much more gritty and topical than even most adult thrillers I've read. The Secret Intelligence Service, based in London, is (apparently) an MI-6 kind of operation, chartered to carry out assassinations and other operations abroad but whose agents are not even allowed to be armed at home. Tara Chace -- "Minder Two" -- is their best shooter and the story opens with her involved in an unauthorized Special Operation in Kosovo to take out a rogue Russian officer now running with the Russian mafia. Her success, followed by an iffy escape from the scene, leads the Russians to put a bounty on her head -- and to fire a shoulder-launched rocket at the SIS headquarters, just to show they can. Paul Crocker, Director of Ops, wants not just to catch the perpetrators of the attack, he wants them dead. The Kosovo operation was a favor owed to the CIA, who now decline to help in his vendetta. And so on, in a nicely complicated plot that revolves on personalities and the rules of the game in a changed world as much as on action sequences. The art is straight black-and-white line drawing that emphasizes facial expression and body language -- which fits well with the rather talky style of the narration. My only complaint is that the story doesn't so much end as simply stop -- obviously only the first episode in a continuing series (which I haven't seen any sign of).
Pros
The art style is done well. Facial features and setting convey a believable world. I was really looking forward to reading this one. This was dispelled by the writing.

Cons
The forward starts by bashing authors like Tom Clancy for not being serious enough with the villains. So I thought, the writer should have some concept of political espionage? Right...
This comic is about an agent who assassinates a Russian Mob associates. The British intelligence agency is so incompetent that not only do the Russians have the address of the where the British agents work but also where they live, they also know the layout of the British intelligence headquarters building and where everyone works. Really...
The main character's boss spends his time trying to get back at the Russians, feels more like a gang war then political intrigue. He's petty but author tries to make him come off as competent.
I despise authors who try to write on political intrigue and fail so miserably. This books is about the main character, not what she does, not her work, but her, and the silly drama at the office between co-works and boss, and bosses boss.
Promising set up. Only slightly dated. Chace is certainly a modern female Bond interpretation. Curious to see where Rucka takes this.
Greg Rucka is, by far, one of the best writers working in comics. This book is great, and I recently picked up the omnibus editions so I have even more Queen and Country to get through!
This is one of Rucka's best series. Revolving around the part of England's MI secret service that operates outside of the country, this highlights Tara Chase, a minder who undergoes a mission in Afghanistan. And that's all I can say. Just read and enjoy it.
I was a little skeptical at first about this book. Rucka is not a Brit, but he tries writing for English characters. Surprisingly, Rucka deftly handles the dialogue without sounding like he's just sticking in a "bloody" or a "sod off" here and there. He successfully immerses the reader in the world of British black ops.

This book reminds me of the American TV show "Alias," but without the romance and convoluted relationships. This is a straight-forward spy book, with believable action and well-crafted character development.

Many people have complained about Steve Rolston's simplistic artwork style. It doesn't bother me. I wouldn't say he's my favorite artist, but it doesn't get in the way of Rucka's brilliant story.