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    Elektra Black White and Blood #1 Review
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    Elektra: Black, White, and Blood #1

    Jonathan CadotteBy Jonathan CadotteJanuary 8, 20224 Mins Read

    It’s everyone’s favorite red clothed assassin, Elektra in a trio of wildly different tales.  Your Major Spoilers review of Elektra: Black, White, and Blood #1 from Marvel Comics, awaits!

    Elektra Black White and Blood #1 Review
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    ELEKTRA: BLACK, WHITE, AND BLOOD #1

    Writers: Charles Soule, Leonardo Romero, & Declan Shalvey
    Artists: Mark Bagley, Leonardo Romero, & Simone D’armini
    Colorist: Edgar Delgado
    Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna
    Editor: Devin Lewis
    Publisher: Marvel Comics
    Cover Price: $4.99
    Release Date: January 5th, 2021

    Previously in Elektra: Black, White, and Blood, Elektra has been many things: ninja, assassin, killer. These are some of her bloodiest and most harrowing battles.

    PAINT THE TOWN RED

    Elektra: Black, White, and Blood #1 kicks off with a story called “Red Dawn” which finds  Elektra on the receiving end of a vampire attack.  After succumbing to the bites, she is offered a position in their brood which she violently declines.  After her encounter she goes home to see her daughter, before heading out to take control of her destiny.  The next story is called “Not The Devil” and it has Elektra chasing down a group of gangsters who have fallen on the bad side of The Kingpin.  She systematically cuts her way through the group before pausing when she sees her target’s sister.  Later on she returns to finish the job.  Finally the issue wraps up with a story called “The Crimson Path”, which sees Elektra in ancient Greece defending a young girl as she escapes from an army of masked soldiers as they try to kill her.

    A MIXED BAG

    As with any anthology the quality between stories is going to vary, and it’s not different here in Elektra: Black, White, and Blood #1.  Conveniently though, they seemed to have organized them from worst to best.  “Red Dawn” is fine, but there really isn’t much there.  It’s very short and it’s also the one that feels the least like an Elektra story.  It has a nice poignant end but it could’ve been basically any character and have the same impact.  “Not The Devil” Is very action packed which is portrayed wonderfully.  It’s a little light on actual story but it makes up for it by being just fun and full of great panels. “The Crimson Path” is the best part of this collection.  It’s poetic and surreal and it manages to do a lot with just a few pages and some well utilized narration boxes.  As a whole it’s a fine collection of stories, while none of them are very involved, they are creative and it was nice to see the creators get imaginative with their depictions and interpretations of the character.

    UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT

    These monochromatic collections have continued to grow in popularity over the years and while they all have similar looks, the way they utilize the color scheme varies wildly in quality.  Here though, the artists really had a great handle on it, especially in “The Crimson Path”.  The way they utilized the blood as a way to transform Elektra’s ancient Grecian look into her iconic look was really slick.  Other moments that deserve mention include how Elektra sees people after being bit in “Red Dawn” and the blood splatter over the newspaper in “Not The Devil”.

    THE BOTTOM LINE:  A FUN LITTLE COLLECTION

    Elektra: Black, White, and Blood #1 isn’t going to blow anyone away, but it should at least entertain.  With the stories being more like snapshots rather than fully realized stories, it’s like taking three trips to the sampler booth at the store rather than picking up a full dinner.  There are some clever usage of the monochromatic color scheme to enjoy as well as some clever writing nonetheless.  3.5 out of 5 Stars.


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    ELEKTRA: BLACK, WHITE, AND BLOOD #1

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    Elektra: Black, White, and Blood #1 is filled with three stories who each could’ve done with at least one or two more pages each. Nonetheless there’s some fun to be had reading this as well as some nice art.

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    At a young age, Jonathan was dragged to a small town in Wisconsin. A small town in Wisconsin that just so happened to have a comic book shop. Faced with a decision to either spend the humid summers and bitter winters traipsing through the pine trees or in climate controlled comfort with tales of adventure, horror, and romance, he chose the latter. Jonathan can often be found playing video games, board games, reading comics and wincing as his “to watch” list grows wildly out of control.

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