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  • James Bond: Hammerhead #2



    James Bond: Hammerhead #2
    Released by: Dynamite Entertainment
    Released on: November 9th,2016.
    Written by: Andy Diggle
    Illustrated by: Luca Casalanguida
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    Bond has received an invitation to a 'Hunt Gala' from Lord Bernard Hunt - he showers, shaves, gets dressed and loads a full clip into his Walther. From there, he heads over to the Dubai Aquarium, the location for the party, where he meets up with the beautiful and mysterious Victoria Hunt. They share a drink and make some small talk but as soon as Bond leans in for a kiss, Lord Hunt himself shows up to spoil the moment.

    It turns out Bernard Hunt knew Andrew Bond, James' father, and that he was quite fond of the man. Things are going just fine, until an explosion opens one of the aquarium tanks and someone starts firing. Lord Hunt is killed and a panic breaks out but ever quick on his feet, Bond takes out the sniper and notices that the rifle he was using was loaded with Aphex rounds. Assuming there will be more snipers outside, Bond hands Victoria his Walther and leads her through the building armed with the recently acquired rifle. A heavily armored masked man appears behind them and tells him that if he gives him the access code to the MI6 mainframe he'll let Victoria live. Knowing what Aphex rounds are capable of, he shoots upward and the tank above them opens up.

    Bond grabs the assailant, gets his mask off and puts him in a choke hold demanding to know where Kraken is. He doesn't talk, until Bond attempts to feed him to one of the sharks that got loose when the tank broke open. When the man tells Bond that Kraken is in Charybdis, bond lets the shark have him anyway.

    Upset over the murder of her father, Victoria asks James to promise her that he'll find the killer and pay him back in kind. He says he will, and she insists that she will help him. The next day she uses the company jet to fly them both to Yemen - the last known location of the mercenaries identified at the aquarium was Al Hajjarah.

    This second issue is a pretty solid mix of action and intrigue. Diggle's storyline is unfolding at a good clip, offering up enough mystery to ensure that we want to know where it's headed but not shortchanging us on some pretty impressive set pieces. The aquarium setting lends itself well to this issue, it's an interesting spot to stage a firefight, and the after effects of said firefight clearly lead Bond and now Victoria Hunt to the Middle East in search of clues. The art from Luca Casalanguida, colored by Chris Blythe, is shadowy and atmospheric with really thick line work and a neat, clean style to it. It suits the somewhat over the top nature of the storyline nicely and it does a fine job of bringing the action to life.

    And once again we get another ass kicking cover piece from the mighty Francesco Francavilla!





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