Review: Charlie’s Angels #2
Why is Dynamite one of my favorite comic book companies? Because they help me relive my childhood! Lynda Carter (70’s Wonder Woman) Lindsay Wagoner (70’s Bionic Woman) and now the beautiful Angels of Charlie! Ladies that helped me go from puberty to adolescence are immortalized in the pages of comic books. This issue opens with our tantalizing trio posing as stewardesses as they travel TGA (Transglobal airlines) undercover. They’re trying to infiltrate a KGB agent that’s up to no good!
The Creative Team:
John Layman works Charles Townsend into this story like we’ve never seen before (don’t worry, we still can’t see his face.) He winds up being compromised at his own home. Then we cut to the next day where Charlie is giving an assignment to his Angels, leading us to wonder if he can be believed in this latest assignment. Charles Townsend may be slightly under the weather! Espionage, cover-ups and all around no good shenanigans abound as we go deeper into this intriguing story. I love good spy thriller and this one is shaping up to be an awesome tale. Great stuff includes Jill’s jealousy of Kelly as the spy they’re trying to infiltrate is more enamored with her. Also, the gunfight between the Angels and the KGB spy.
Joe Eisma is re-creating ‘70’s era classics in an exciting, and yet surprisingly modern way. I really enjoy how he brings back these icons of the feel-good decade and yet makes them vibrant and work in today’s world. Highlight’s include the angels standing, guns in hand, over the fallen agent and the title splash page.
In Conclusion:
Don’t believe everything you hear from those you think you trust. The Angels find themselves in a predicament when a certain KGB agent turns out to be something entirely different than what they were told he was. Is he a good guy? Is he a bad guy? It turns out that he…to be continued. ***1/2 (8.3 rating)
Charlie’s Angels #2
Writer – John Layman (Cantankerous Angel)
Art – Joe Eisma (Sassy Angel)
Colors – Celeste Wood (Dangerous Angel)
Letters – Taylor Esposito (Angel in the Outfield)
Publisher – Dynamite
About the Author
Kevin Given Kevin Given has studied with "Longridge Writers Group" and "Writer's Boot Camp" a speech/communications major from the University of Maine Presque-Isle/Orono sites. He has created the "Karl Vincent Vampire Hunter" franchise which includes 2 novels and 8 comic books. They can be found on amazon, Indyplanet and Kindle. For a limited time you can get digital copies of "Karl Vincent: Vampire hunter" #1 and "Files of Karl Vincent" #1 for free on Indyplanet. Kevin is producing the third novel in the series "Dracula Rising" (working title) and developing "Foul Blood" into comic book form.
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