The Homeland Directive
author Robert Venditti
artist Mike Huddleston
ISBN: 9781603090247
Multiple styles of illustration are all flawlessly executed in a spy-thriller story with serviceable fill-in-the-numbers characters.
Graphic Novel Club book for August
I really like Venditti's writing, and this single-arc story was great fun. Paired with Huddleston's impresario showcase of art styles, it was a delight to read and to browse through afterwards. The basic premise is pretty simple, and familiar to anyone who has ever watched a Jason Bourne or Mission Impossible movie: an insider from government complex has some nasty ideas, and a plucky gang of archtypes are gathered to oppose the insidious plan.
I really can't talk about the story without ruining it, and it really is a fun story to experience, so I'm limited to gushing about the artwork, and praising the effortless easy pacing and energy that kept everything to a snappy tempo all the way to the very last page.
Check it out - it's well worth the time, and a nice little filmic stand-alone spy story.
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