Never Too Old For Comics: Random Recommended Reading! Code Name: Action

Here is the second RRR!

You like James Bond stuff? You like Dynamite Comics? Why not read Code Name: Action! This new limited series published by Dynamite comics tells the story of Operator number 1001,a secret intelligence agent, as he is teamed up with the legendary Operator 5! There mission puts them up against an unknown foe who has been captures presidents, military officials, and other high power individuals and replacing them with doppelgangers.

Plot

The plot is pretty straight forward, but told in such a fun way, it works great. The pacing can be fast at some points, but over all a fun ride. It doesn't delve to deep into its characters, but it gives them a tad bit of mystery. Characters like Number 5 are cool and mysterious because of the lack of information explained about him. All we know is he is a legend in the agency. Does he need some deep #0 back story? No, the character is, interesting and funny enough to have you commented to liking him.

Art

Jonathan Lau's art is drawn very well in this series. The effects he puts on motion such as things hitting the ground, or people dashing gives it this manga feel to it.

It's the little effects like that, that give; at least me, the manga/ anime feel to it. But while the art is wonderful to look at, it's the covers. Whether it's Jae Lee's covers or Art Baltazar's covers, you just can't go wrong.

Both are just amazing to look at.

Action

The whole series feels like a James Bond movie. When there is action on panel, I can't help but make the James Bond theme in my head. It's nothing to crazy, except the jet joy ride! But it's over all fun to read. Of course some of the other masked vigilantes join the fray in this story, such as the Spider, Green Hornet, Devil, American Crusader, and more. Mix that in with a James Bond setting and you got a nice action packed comic.