this is the voice of re:mote induction.Friday, November 14, 2003
queen and country - greg rucka's current story arc with art by carla speed macneil has just finished. one of the strongest stories to date in this spy-thriller focusing on the UK's secret service and inspired by old school intrigue.
each "arc" of about 4 or 5 parts features a new artist, this one featuring the talents of macneil who is responsible for the finder series. despite the original old school inspiration queen and country remains contemporary - from hits in eastern europe, intrigue in afghanistan, to industrial espionage. this current story line is more in the industrial espionage department like the one with chace's old school friend. but this takes it to another level, starting with the apparently legitimate death of one of special ops 3 minders. a business man has been kidnapped and chace and the replacement minder are sent over to negotiate if they can a hasty release. but things turn nasty really quickly. leading to desperate flight, aborted mission, covert actions, and nasty responses. all rather well done, with rucka cranking the tension up and mcneil really bringing the characters to life.
i'm sorry to see this run end. queen and country - remaining one of the few ongoing series of the moment which is consistently worth reading every month (or so).
each "arc" of about 4 or 5 parts features a new artist, this one featuring the talents of macneil who is responsible for the finder series. despite the original old school inspiration queen and country remains contemporary - from hits in eastern europe, intrigue in afghanistan, to industrial espionage. this current story line is more in the industrial espionage department like the one with chace's old school friend. but this takes it to another level, starting with the apparently legitimate death of one of special ops 3 minders. a business man has been kidnapped and chace and the replacement minder are sent over to negotiate if they can a hasty release. but things turn nasty really quickly. leading to desperate flight, aborted mission, covert actions, and nasty responses. all rather well done, with rucka cranking the tension up and mcneil really bringing the characters to life.
i'm sorry to see this run end. queen and country - remaining one of the few ongoing series of the moment which is consistently worth reading every month (or so).
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