The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of NINJAK VS THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1 from Valiant Entertainment. Eliot Rahal writes, Joe
Bennett and Belardino Brabo draw, Ulises Arreola colors, and Dave Sharpe
letters.
Colin is just wrapping up a mission when his debriefing is
rudely interrupted. Roku is far from subtle, and this is no different. She
wants Asset 147, and Colin will get it for her or his boss’ family dies. Getting
the asset is no problem for Ninjak, of course, but he can’t explain to MI6 why
he’s breaking in and taking it. Which leads them to call in Unity.
This first issue (of four) sets up the story beautifully. It
does a delightful job of almost selling the reader that this is just a simple
heist story. But once we remember the title, we know better, though the feint
is masterful. The book is packed with fantastic action sequences, too, as we’ve
come to expect from Valiant’s crew of brilliant artists.
The other great thing about this book is that it’s not just
about comics. This is a tie-in to the highly anticipated webseries of the same
name. And if this comic is any indication, I’m looking forward to the show even
more now. You have to go get this book.
NINJAK VS THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1 is available now from your
local comic shop, or online at valiantuniverse.com.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
