One thing the author got right is the internal monologues for the two main characters. A mercenary ninja with a complex web of allies and foes, trained by the Hand, on the run from her past. It was also not sold on newsstands, but only through speciality stores. "Ronin", "The Dark Knight Returns", and "Elektra: Assassin" are all classics. Elektra and Garrett are prisoners of S.H.I.E.L.D.! At the time I thought it was merely "good" but on later re-readings I think it is revolutionary in terms of the artwork of Bill Sienkiewicz. Ninja. They're not bad, certainly, but if Miller's work was as far as comics were to advance in the 80s, there would have never been the creative renaissance there was in the medium. Start by marking “Elektra: Assassin” as Want to Read: Error rating book. It’s not too esoteric, but a person can’t read this the way they might read another literary comic series (like Saga) that has a more linear narrative. SHIELD begins a detailed analysis which Garrett interrupts after apparently being mind controled by Elektra into helping her escape. $20.00 + shipping. Martial artist. Well, this was 1986, and I was too grown-up to read super-hero comics. Assassin! This isn't really about Elektra. See Also. I suppose it's a match for the sketchy style of the story and the occasional lack of punctuation. Has Elektra's ultimate enemy, the Beast, truly won? Ok, so maybe I'll get flack for this, but Elektra Assassin is my favorite comic series of all time. It was also included in the 2008 hardcover Elektra by Frank Miller Omnibus (ISBN 0-7851-2777-1). The Beast manages to get Wind elected president, but Elektra thwarts the plan with her psychic powers and ninja skills. Years of counseling and medication had convinced her this was a false memory, but the doubt remained. The first issue is very disjointed, as Elektra pieces together jumbled memories ranging from the murder of her mother, molestation by her father (which she says is actually an invented memory), to more recent events such as an assassination she carried out. Written by Frank Miller and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz, Elektra: Assassin satirizes ultra-violence, politics, comic book clichés like ninjas and cyborgs, and the portrayal of women.[1]. We’d love your help. Like many of Frank Miller's work before the 1990s, ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN is magnificent on all accounts. Buy Elektra: Assassin 01 by Miller, Frank, Sienkiewicz, Bill (ISBN: 9781302918682) from Amazon's Book Store. by Tucker Chet Markus. I wanted to like this but couldn’t find a care. Featured Characters: Elektra Supporting Characters: John Garrett Adversaries: Ken Wind The Hand Arthur Perry (Death) Chuck the Dwarf (Death) The Beast Other Characters: S.H.I.E.L.D. Elektra book. Meet Elektra Natchios, a young woman who has played many intriguing roles: gymnast, martial artist, ninja, assassin. It's very edgy, very dirty. When acclaimed writer-artist Frank Miller began his celebrated run on the Marvel title, Daredevil, no one knew what to expect. His most notable works include, “Remember, America... not Wind like a watch, but Wind... like the air...”, Danielle The Book Huntress (Back to the Books), Billy Jensen's Favorite Fictional Citizen Detectives. Move over photo to zoom. Marvel, 1986 Series 1 #: Index Status / Cover Scan Status (8 covers for 8 issues available). Collecting ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN #1-8. It's all white men talking and Elektra is sort of there, sort of not, sort of intangible, sort of in her own head. It's a story about a man who meets her and interacts with her, but Elektra remains a mystery and we are only seeing bits and pieces of her through that man's eyes. 1 August 1986 Add/replace cover. Compra en Buen Fin el Assassin s Creed Valhalla Xbox One con Crédito Elektra y otros beneficios en pagos bancarios y en el envío de tu pedido. "Ronin", "The Dark Knight Returns", and "Elektra: Assassin" are all classics. Here she is an inscrutable force, though not entirely humorless, controlling a bumbling SHIELD agent with her mind for most of the story. Collects Elektra Assassin #1-8. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. ONLY 500 PRODUCED!PRESELL. Crea la primera familia del crimen organizado del mundo y hazla crecer hasta liderar el submundo londinense en una aventura visceral que no se parece Seller 100% positive. Writer Frank Miller. I had discovered Frank Miller the year before with his fantastic series. Both writer and artist can represent horror, action and humour in their work and sometimes what you see in the words and what is depicted hum and clash against each other. When I read these old Frank Miller books, it saddens me to think they were the face of 'modern comics' at the time. Billy Jensen is an investigative journalist who focuses squarely on unsolved murders and missing persons. She traps him in a building which is blown up, and most of his body is destroyed. Bad idea. Featured Characters: Elektra Supporting Characters: John Garrett Adversaries: The Hand Arthur Perry Chuck the Dwarf The Beast Other Characters: S.H.I.E.L.D. The series has been collected in numerous trade paperbacks and hardcover editions: New trade paperback editions were also released in 2000, 2012, and 2019. The highest grade sold this year was the 9.6, and it was for the low price of $38. So they teamed up to do Elektra. Almost a battle of wills. Electra is a fragmented hero/antihero. 5 Image(s) from Elektra Assassin Vol 1 8; 2 Reprints of Elektra Assassin Vol 1 8; Footnotes ↑ "Hell and Back.". agents in the process. Great art, though. I enjoy these aspects of Electra, but they do make for a somewhat disjarring experience and encourages a person to reread the book to better understand what is going on as a whole. Meet Elektra Natchios, a young woman who has played many intriguing roles: gymnast, martial artist, ninja, assassin. Sinkiewicz's art is great, this is my first exposue to him, and I have to say I'm a fan. October 1st 2000 But once upon a time...once upon a time...Frank Miller did some of the greatest work of the 80s graphic novel renaissance. Hmm wow. Assassin s Creed Syndicate es el título de la última entrega de la saga Assassin s Creed. But this enigmatic woman, trained in the arts of ninjitsu and renowned as the world's deadliest assassin ... is dead. Comics writer Garth Ennis is a fan of the series, describing it as "superb" and has stated that Miller's portrayal of Nick Fury in the series inspired his own writing of the character, which he used mainly in his comic Fury: My War Gone By.[5]. And I don't find it THAT amazing. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Elektra Assassin Issue 1 | | Read Elektra Assassin Issue 1 | View Comic Online Elektra Assassin #1-4 Lot of 4 Bill Sienkiewicz 1986 Beautiful NM avg. Sometimes this is effective but mainly he just ends up running a lot of words around in circles saying the same thing, that he has said. But it's not an Elektra story. Tomos recopilatorios. For a while I thought maybe the milk was actually a metaphor for something else, but no, apparently not. Elektra: Assassin #1. I can also see the masculinist nature of Frank Miller’s prose as being off-putting, but I feel that it is not as b. I can easily understand why not everyone would love this graphic novel. Jul 10, 2016 - Explore kevin beh's board "Elektra ... Assassin", followed by 200 people on Pinterest. Yahoo Search. Meet Elektra Natchios, a young woman who has played many intriguing roles: gymnast, martial artist, ninja, assassin. Read it--- read it and lose yourself in a terrifying world. The art style is really cool but the writing is off the rails in the worst way possible. This is the definitive Elektra story folks. Elektra: Assassin is the work of Frank Miller, the man who created her in the pages of Daredevil in 1981; his art partner Bill Sienkiewicz, famous at … Shop with confidence. Guide Watch. Those are typically selling for about $20-$30 for all eight issues. This has easily been one of my formative influences since my teen years. Hate how she's been watered down ever since. Meet Elektra Natchios. 2 September 1986 Add/replace cover. Elektra Assassin #3 "Rough Cut" Cover date: October, 1986. This was a big steaming pile of buttjuice. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. And I don't find. The art is frenetic and fragmented and incorporates just about every medium you can imagine - pen and ink, watercolor, crayon, pencil, collage - whatever Seinkewicz thought would work for a given panel. The famous author Frank Miller (the same guy that wrote Sin City and a couple of the most famous Batman stories) wrote it, But Bill Sienkiewicz really is the stand-out on the book. Epic | Back To Elektra: Assassin | August 1986 | Mini-Series | USA | 478 Owned. I still like it, but now I see the flaws a little more, for example Miller's disjointed writing style, with lots of fragments of thoughts scattered together, which can be effective for conveying disjointed states of mind, but becomes annoying when used excessively. Pencils, inks, and cover by Bill Sienkiewicz Cover price $1.50. No trivia. I think the only thing I would've liked better about this book is that it had less to do with SHIELD and the douche agent Garrett and more to do with Elektra but I suppose the SHIELD/Garrett aspect was necessary j. It is deliberately left vague whether the events in Elektra: Assassin take place prior to Elektra's initial appearances in Daredevil, or whether it details a subsequent resurrection. When I first read it, it changed my perception of what could be done with comics, in particular the stunning artwork. cyborgs play a life-and-death game of cat-and-mouse with the assassin Elektra. ". The panels where the Beast clutches at Garrett's heart and finds only a lump of plastic, and the funny look put on the face of evil incarnate; sublime. Elektra: Assassin #1 (August 1986) Marvel, 1986 Series | Next Issue > Volume 1 Price 1.50 USD; 1.75 CAD Pages 36 Indicia Frequency monthly On-sale Date 1986 Indicia / Colophon Publisher Marvel Comics Group Brand Epic Comics; Marvel Editing D.G. Shipping $6.00 U.S $7.50 Priority for 4-11 books. Written by Frank Miller. This is the first story I read about Elektra, and I confess that I wasn't expecting so much. When its initial plans fail, it launches the presidential campaign of Ken Wind (with a face resembling a grainy Dan Quayle photograph, whose resemblance is a coincidence, according to Sienkiewicz, since it is a Sienkiewicz self-portrait. Artist Bill Sienkiewicz. What I'm saying is that Miller likes to say the same thing to emphasize what he's saying, and by doing so says the same thing many times. The cover art is a homage to Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic". It cost me $12.95 (USD) which was a real chunk of change for a college sophomore back then. )[3] Wind proves extremely popular, through various platitudes which disguise his evil nature; when Wind takes over, he intends to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union, bringing about mutually assured destruction. Mostly enjoyed it, although there were some unpalatable aspects. I don't think anyone else has done her similar justice. Elektra Natchios, daughter of Greek Diplomat Hugo Natchios and his wife, Christina, has been a gymnast, martial artist, ninja, and assassin. 1986 22 Sales FMV Pending Elektra: Assassin #3. It seems that my memory of this book was better than I find it now. It's called "Elektra: Assassin" but it SHOULD be called "All The Creepy Men Who Call Elektra a Whore While They Perv on Her". Political satire, sexy ninjas with awesome mind control powers and mental health issues, ultra-violence, secret intelligence agencies, cyborgs, and wet looking art. The assassination of the American ambassador, the Potomac underwater sequence, and the struggle for the mind of the intern, Sandy are stand-out, brilliant moments. S.H.I.E.L.D. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Back to title selection: Comics E: Elektra Assassin Vol 1 Love how she doesn't say a word through the entire series (that I remember) and the reader is in her head. 1986 23 Sales 9.8 FMV $100 Elektra: Assassin #4. Elektra became so popular, in fact, that even after her death, interest in the character was so high that a yearlong, multi-part epic was created entirely for her. Miller's story was not considered appropriate for the Comics Code Authority seal. Elektra Natchios (UK: / ˈ n æ tʃ i ɒ s /, US: /-oʊ s /) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by Frank Miller, the character first appeared in Daredevil #168 (January 1981). Written by the industrious awesomeness that is Frank Miller and illustrated by the dripping tendrils of Bill Sienkiewicz, Elektra: Assassin was an eight-issue limited This has easily been one of my formative influences since my teen years. There is a certain Joycean element to it, along with a Philip K. Dick level of paranoia and the surrealism of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Told mostly through alternating narration/internal dialogue this book tells the tale of Elektra on a silent mission to save the world. Elektra: Assassin is an eight-issue limited series published by Epic Comics, an imprint of American company Marvel Comics, between August 1986 and March 1987. Elektra: Assassin is an eight-issue limited series published by Epic Comics, an imprint of American company Marvel Comics, between August 1986 and March 1987. … Perry, a sociopath who was Garret's former partner, has now also been turned into a cyborg. It was first released as a Limited Signed Edition hardcover in early 1987, signed & numbered by both Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz, was limited to 2,000 copies, with a cover price of $39.95 US. The stor. I don't think anyone else has done her similar justice. It's all at once thrilling, sexy, post modern, nauseating and raw. But once upon a time...once upon a time...Frank Miller did some of the greatest work of the 80s graphic novel renaissance. The most positive thing about this book is the art, it might not be everyones cup of tea but I loved it especially the coloring. There is a certain Joycean element to it, along with a Philip K. Dick level of paranoia and the surrealism of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. A good dose of sex and violence cocktail. Ok, so maybe I'll get flack for this, but Elektra Assassin is my favorite comic series of all time. It still can be a little much here. Gorgeous art and solid ideas and plotting seriously marred by way too many words that repeat themselves a lot. Featured Characters: Elektra Supporting Characters: John Garrett Adversaries: The Beast Other Characters: Julio Gonzales (Death) Arthur Perry Locations: Bolivia San Conception Items: Vehicles: S.H.I.E.L.D. They will come bagged and boarded and packed safely and professionally. I can easily understand why not everyone would love this graphic novel. Running from her tumultuous past, Elektra attempts to find redemption through heroic deeds. See more. Former Marvel editor Mary Jo Duffy, in the introduction to the Elektra omnibus, claims that Frank Miller conceived the series as taking place before Elektra's first Daredevil appearance. Elektra Assassin #1 (VFN) Aug` `86. I enjoy these aspects of Electra, but they do make for a somewhat disjarring experience and encourages a person to reread the book to better understand what is going on as a whole. Often this can turn into words choking the page, words that have already been used to say things that have already been said on the same page. Or is she? Guide … In a final confrontation, Elektra manages to injure The Beast, terminate Perry, and transfer the mind of Garrett into Ken Wind and vice versa before she and Garrett are captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. An unconscious woman washes ashore in a small Central American country. Yes, it is a good story, a great story, even. You may say a duh to that, since Elektra is a sexy assassin. Everything in Elektra: Assassin is exaggerated and pushed to its most extreme. Back to title selection: Comics E: Elektra Assassin Vol 1 Add a photo to this gallery See Also: Full list of comics from this series that are in the database. ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN #1. The art is even more insane than the plot, in a good way. Trivia. Welcome back. He sucks as much as his origins. From a plot point of view, this is some backstory for Elektra, establishing her as an assassin, but there's not a lot here that gets referenced aga Elektra: Assassin #1-8 : SuperMegaMonkey : chronocomic $27.00. As with Ronin and Born Again, Miller wrote the series with the full script method.[2]. Last two issues are dope tho, Yes, Frank Miller went insane years ago--- see his whole set of right-wing rants, see the way "300" ruined the tale of Thermopylae. I think the only thing I would've liked better about this book is that it had less to do with SHIELD and the douche agent Garrett and more to do with Elektra but I suppose the SHIELD/Garrett aspect was necessary just to exemplify how powerful Elektra's misdirection and psychic abilities are. Tres asesinos legendarios comienzan sus viajes de venganza, castigo y redención en una impresionante reinvención del universo de los Asesinos. His exaggerated art was unique amongst American mainstream comics of the time, bringing to mind the illustration style of adult-oriented comics magazines like Heavy Metal. Elektra: Assassin was published by Epic, in the improbably distant time between August 1986 and March 1987. Configuración Browse issues from the comic book series, Elektra: Assassin, from Epic Comics. Featured Characters: Elektra (Elektra Natchios) Supporting Characters: John Garrett Antagonists: Brad (Only appearance; dies)1 Ken Wind The Beast Other Characters: Sandy (Only appearance; dies)1 S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Chastity McBryde Colonel Fury Dr. Harold Beaker (Death) Mekkelson (First appearance) Locations: Washington, D.C. White House Items: Vehicles: S.H.I.E.L.D. Elektra: Assassin #1 - Hell and Back by captain_cascader on March 30, 2007. Elektra: Assassin is The Dark Knight Returns on crack. One thing the author got right is the internal monologues for the two main characters. The series has been collected in numerous trade paperbacks and hardcover editions: Well worth revisiting, this story reflects a peak for Miller, whose writing has since become cliched and tiresome. Good ninjas never die, let alone the baddest one of all! Sienkiewicz started his career as one of many artists imitating Neal Adams art style and evolved into a truly unique artist doing comics in an impressionistic style. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Comics You Should Own - Elektra: Assassin", "Ennis Returns to FURY MAX for 'Cold War Greatest Hits, 1988 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elektra:_Assassin&oldid=997627044, Articles needing additional references from August 2018, All articles needing additional references, Articles that may contain original research from July 2010, All articles that may contain original research, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 January 2021, at 13:29. I also didn't remember that the Beast controlled people by making them drink its milk, which just seems more dumb the more I think about it. Epic | Back To Elektra: Assassin | August 1986 | Mini-Series | USA | 478 Owned. [4] This is reinforced by the fact that, on the inside cover of each issue, the series is subtitled "The Lost Years." Miller is probably the best writer for Elektra, a character that has been diminished substantially over the years. It's all white men talking and Elektra is sort of there, sort of not, sort of int. $14.99 + $5.13 shipping. She is the main character in the first issue and it's beautiful and daunting and wonderful, but after that this stops being her story. Though she was a black belt by age twelve, trained in the lethal arts of Ninjitsu, and was renowned as the world's deadliest assassin, she is dead. His psychic bond with Elektra continues to grow, and he eventually realizes he is powerless against her. It was Friday February 3, 1988. To see what your friends thought of this book. 's experimental cybernetics division builds him a robotic body and attaches his head. Miller was operating on all cylinders around this time (as was Alan Moore, of course) and could do no wrong as far as I was concerned, and his partnering with Sienkiewicz was simply a … Mata de I am not a big fan of that combo. I can also see the masculinist nature of Frank Miller’s prose as being off-putting, but I feel that it is not as bad here as I have encountered in works of his like Sin City. I suppose it's a match for the sketchy style of the story and the occasional lack of punctuation. It has incredible mood swings between black humour, espionage and the greatest action sequences. Like how they portray SHIELD as another oppressive bureaucracy. Written by Frank Miller. But I had to buy it. This "graphic novel" was originally an eight issue mini-series published by Epic (Marvel's mature reader imprint) back in 1986. In both accounts, she gives premature birth to Elektra just before dying. by buyers of Elektra: Assassin : 1 Daredevil 1964 series: 2 Spider-Woman 1978 series: 3 Elektra 2014 series: 4 Alpha Flight 1983 series: 5 Star Wars 1977 series: 6 Silver Surfer 1988 series: 7 Light and Darkness War: 8 Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser: Show more Top Sellers Perry is extremely dangerous and eventually comes under the service of The Beast. 90% of the risks pay off. They feel genuinely different and do a good job of revealing the first character's single-mindedness and the second's obsession to stop the first. Featuring the hard boiled writing of Frank Miller and the surrealistic renderings of Bill Sienkiewicz, Elektra: Assassin takes place several years after the title character's "death. Elektra: Assassin #1. Back to title selection: Comics E: Elektra Assassin Vol 1 Add a photo to this gallery See Also: Full list of comics from this series that are in the database. It has incredible mood swings between black humour, espionage and the greatest action sequences. Too bad the story has long-winded interruptions, but they do offer depth for the characters. 1 August 1986 Add/replace cover. The Beast-possessed Ken Wind is about to win the Presidency of the United States. Elektra Assassin 1-8. in Elektra (Splitter, 1989 series) #2 (1989) in Daredevil / Elektra: Love and War (Marvel, 2003 series) (2003) in Elektra: Assassin (Marvel, 2012 series) [Premiere Edition] (2012) Indexer Notes . Elektra Assassin #1 "Hell and Back" Cover date: August, 1986. It seems that my memory of this book was better than I find it now. When acclaimed writer-artist Frank Miller began his celebrated run on the Marvel title, Daredevil, no one knew what to expect. Elektra Assassin #1-8 Complete Series. I still like it, but now I see the flaws a little more, for example Miller's disjointed writing style, with lots of fragments of thoughts scattered together, which can be effective for conveying disjointed states of mind, but becomes annoying when used excessively. Marvel, 1986 Series 1 #: Index Status / Cover Scan Status (8 covers for 8 issues available). VAMPIRELLA VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL #1 VIRGIN VARIANT! Back to title selection: Comics E: Elektra Assassin Vol 1 Its dreamy, insane, animalistic, vicious, nearly mute, chaotic force of nature Elektra spoiled me for life with regards to badass assassins, whether male or female. Elektra: Assassin was immediately recognized as being like nothing that had come before. For me, Elektra: Assassin feels more like a mix of booze and amphetamines. Apple. Elektra gains control of the cyborg, manages to stay a step ahead of the rest of SHIELD, and in the end defeats the Beast and swaps the cyborg's mind into the body of the new president. Elektra: Assassin is also my favouritest ever, and it's definitely a trip and a half. The story drifts between dream and nightmare, and it's far, far more than just a "Daredevil" spin-off. (I’ve unfortunately regressed now.) Quite possibly the best comic book of the 80's. The Best Web Hosting - Free Premium Web Hosting. Elektra: Assassin. She sets out to stop the Beast, killing various subordinates and several S.H.I.E.L.D. 2 Image(s) from Elektra Assassin Vol 1 7; 2 Reprints of Elektra Assassin Vol 1 7… Sadly, I can't agree with that. Re-reading this after many years, it's interesting to notice how influential this bizarre story became, with its overlapping narrators, nearly abstract art, and hardcore language. Here she is an inscrutable force, though not entire. When you get a legendary writer like Miller you have to pair him with an artist that goes beyond the plaebian notion that comics should look good. Seller 100% positive. Not in a good way. Yahoo Search Búsqueda en la Web. Positive feedback with positive detailed ratings is important so I will try to make this an excellent transaction. Love how she doesn't say. Picture Information. you get issues 1-8. Two policemen are strangled. This series was his breakout for that style. Too bad the story has long-winded interruptions, but they do offer depth for the characters. "Elektra: Assassin" is eerie, shattering, surreal. After all, how awesome can superhero comics be? 1986 38 Sales 9.8 FMV $48 Elektra: Assassin #2.
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