Barbara Demick, author of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea A must-read for readers interested in Korea, the ­Korean War, or U. Pick this up if you like Mark Millar books or anything James Bond related, and skip if you are anyone else. Some of my favourite books were the Preacher series from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill. Five stars for the books I totally live, and one star for the books that aren’t just bad but actually bug me for committing some narrative sin (usually, cynical half-assery or a repugnant view of humanity in general).

King Of Spies” is very stylish, courtesy of Matteo Scalera’s lively art, but Mark Millar’s AARP-James-Bond-with-cancer-and-a-conscience revenge tale is too cliched to keep up. Diagnosed with a brain tumour and six months to live, the retired Sir Roland King looks around at the world he’s saved so many times and feels he can’t leave us in such a mess. The first issue was released Wednesday and has been a big success, with Millarworld tweeting that a huge number of retailers have sold out of copies on the first day. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Mark was DC’s art director until very recently and I love this old school spy paperback vibe he’s brought to this.Based on long-classified government records, unsealed court records, and interviews in Korea and the U.

Now he knows where all the bodies are buried and has nothing to lose when he turns his guns on everyone who ever made a buck creating the mess we’re in right now. Given Millar's working relationship with Netflix, this story has the potential to be a big hit for the streaming service down the line.

Fans of Kingsman might be surprised to find a more gritty look and feel, but it gives it an edge that separates it from the pack. My one main concern going into this first issue was that they would squander the fascinating concept of what is essentially an older James Bond atoning for his lifetime of debauchery and sin.