Just as I was leaving the Emerald City Comicon, I happened to see a copy of Danger Girl: The Ultimate Collection and added this to my own, less-than ultimate graphic novel collection. I've known of Danger Girl, but haven't read any of the stories, until now. This volume is comprised of Danger Girl 1-7, along with a prelude, and introduces us to pistol-packin' Abbey Chase...
...whip-crackin' Sydney Savage...
...knife-tossin' Natalia Kassle...
...and techie wizardess "Silicon" Valerie...
...as they attempt to thwart the plans of the Hammer Empire's quest for global conquest. (Or "reconquest" in the minds of these neo-nazi types).
I found this series to be fantastically drawn and an entertaining blend of Indiana Jones, James Bond, Charlies Angels and Tomb Raider, with a dash of Star Wars thrown in. In other words, Danger Girl is an action-adventure movie in comic book form.
According to the Danger Girl entry in Wikipedia, Abbey and her gal-pals have gotten themselves into several compromising positions since they first tangled with the Hammer Empire back in 1997.
Danger Girl: The Ultimate Collection also includes an introduction by Bruce Campbell and Danger Girl's creator J. Scott Campbell, along with cover art from the original releases and a sketch book.
I'm happy to add my 5-star rating to Danger Girl: The Ultimate Collection's, other ten on Amazon.com. This piece of work is shaken AND stirred!
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