Secret Service #3 Cover
First of all when it was announced that Mark Millar would be working on a new comic project with Dave Gibbons I was very pleased that they would finally be working together. I thought the first two issues were very well written and they introduced a very good storyline, something which was very different to Millar’s usual genre when compared with his other creator owned comics. Although the first two issues were very well written, I thought that they were a bit slow in terms of getting into the main plot, excluding the action scene right at the start of issue one. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the art was a bit of a let down by Gibbons and certainly isn’t the best that I’ve seen of his.
Garry was introduced to the elite ranks of the British Secret Service by his uncle; a highly trained secret agent.
So with issue three coming out I was quite excited to get my hands on it, hoping that this issue would be the one where it would finally kick-start the series with a lot more action and advance further into the story of Garry’s training. Garry was introduced to the elite ranks of the British Secret Service by his uncle; a highly trained secret agent who wants Garry to follow in his footsteps, and come away from a very troubled thuggish life on the streets. It is safe to say this issue does have a kick-start feel to it, the story shows that Garry is getting on well with his training, but at the same time it shows the trouble he is having fitting in with other trainees within the origination. This series has a very British James Bond type feel to it compared to others that Millar has done, this makes it stand out in its own right. Yet again this issue is let down by the art, which in my opinion is very dull in parts and could be a lot better and certainly isn’t up to the high standards of John Romita’s ‘Kick Ass’ or Leinil Yu’s ‘Supercrooks’.
Mark Millar brings a 'James Bond' feel to Secret Service.
Overall this series isn’t your typical gory type Mark Millar comic book but is a fantastic alternative for fans that are into a different type of genre/storytelling, however, in my opinion, the art brings the whole story down. If you are a Mark Millar fan, that won’t matter much to you though.
Story: 4/5
Art: 3/5
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Posted on July 24th, 2012
Category: RESIDENT OF GOTHAM, REVIEWS
Tags: Comic Reviews, comics, Dave Gibbons, Dean Thackray, Mark Millar, marvel comics, Resident Of Gotham, Secret Service #3 Review