Right off the bat, Epic Kill almost accomplishes itself as the ultimate comic book. In visual terms it has amazing artwork which is fluid and crisp at the same time. The colors are even and complements each panel so that we are able to distinguish the action depicted in the artwork. The mysterious storyline itself keeps you engaged as you enjoy page after page of nonstop action. While it's not done in the widescreen aspect of another image comic series America's Got Powers, writer and artist Raffaele Ienco's artwork absolutely conveys each panel with detail. His style is reminiscent of Chris Bachalo.
The story begins with a young protagonist named Song, trapped in a school, the St. Thomas School for Troubled Girls, despite her ability to leave on her free will, using her powers, naturally. The boarding school/prison itself hints of rape, sexual assault and violence towards the other girls imprisoned in this environment. Song is able to escape her captors. Furthermore, she fights back at the guards at ease, with simple strikes to their throats, rendering them bloody corpses afterwards. The chase is on for Song later on and more of her assassination plan and the targeted individual is revealed. Additionally, flashbacks of her training and past slowly trickle her mind as well.
Song's confrontations with these antagonists seem a bit too easy and unbelievable, considering she can just kill them with one strike. During the chase, she able to dodge bullets from semi-automatic machine guns too! It's only safe to assume, we'll get to see her confront a villain, strong enough to oppose her and her physical weapons namely her hands.
The only glaring problem that I have with this issue, is that the storyline seems eerily too similar to another beloved miniseries of mine, namely Elektra Assassin by Frank Miller. While the art isn't remotely the same, the whole plot in Epic Kill, comes off just a bit too close with an assassin on a journey to kill the president. The imprisonment of Song matches Elektra's own time in an asylum as well. Furthermore, flashbacks with past mentors is another distinct similarity. I should mention, the back page of Epic Kill issue one features Song in a garb similar to Elektra's outfit? It's a great tribute and homage if that's how Ienco's conveys this debut issue or the rest of the miniseries to be. Otherwise, the similarities are just too bizarrely close and not hard to catch with both miniseries!
Final Verdict: B
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The only glaring problem that I have with this issue, is that the storyline seems eerily too similar to another beloved miniseries of mine, namely Elektra Assassin by Frank Miller. While the art isn't remotely the same, the whole plot in Epic Kill, comes off just a bit too close with an assassin on a journey to kill the president. The imprisonment of Song matches Elektra's own time in an asylum as well. Furthermore, flashbacks with past mentors is another distinct similarity. I should mention, the back page of Epic Kill issue one features Song in a garb similar to Elektra's outfit? It's a great tribute and homage if that's how Ienco's conveys this debut issue or the rest of the miniseries to be. Otherwise, the similarities are just too bizarrely close and not hard to catch with both miniseries!
Final Verdict: B
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