Cinebook The 9th Art: XIII 25 - RELOADED MEMORY

 

 Authors: Yves Sente & Youri Jigounov

Age: 15 years and up

Size: 18.4 x 25.7 cm

Number of pages: 48 colour pages

PAPERBACK

ISBN: 9781800440739

Publication: October 2022

£7.99 incl. VAT

Jason McLane – XIII – has just taken a shot at the pope during an official visit to Washington DC. If he hadn’t, two innocent hostages would have paid the price. Granted, General Wolf’s orders were always to maintain his cover at all costs, but the plans of the Mayflower conspirators – the same people that XIII was supposed to infiltrate but now control him through blackmail – are appallingly more complex and dangerous than just this assassination attempt. American democracy itself is in danger …

Back in January (2022) I reviewed XIII -Irina which was part of the XIII Mystery set so I get confused...I actually thought this series had concluded (again).

https://hoopercomicart.blogspot.com/2022/01/cinebook-ltd-xiii-mystery-irina.html

The moment Trump entered the Oval office and said "Gail Hydra!" was not enough of a warning? I see factual events all the time that literally mimic 2ridiculous" movies of the 1970s/1980s. I am just waiting for the US TV company to launch its "Running Man"  show...

But life is strange and weird.  

My guess is that the XIII series could go on forever as there is plenty of scope. The story is good if not wholly an original idea (I do not want to reference movies again!) but it is how it is written and paced and that is well done here as you might expect.

The artwork. The artwork..it is still bloody gorgeous in my opinion and the detail in backgrounds, vehicles buildings is realistic enough and the women are drawn so well that hacks like me want to put down the drawing implemrents for reasons other than rheumatoid arthritis.

You like your spy stories, conspiracy, twists and action then this series is for you. Great read from cover to cover...and the art💓