Antony Johnston & Shari Chankhamma “Codename Baboushka,
Volume 1: The Conclave of Death” (Image, 2016)
It’s actually sort of difficult to come up with much to say
about this one. It’s not that the book
is BAD, it just feels really average.
The titular Baboushka is a Russian criminal who is
blackmailed by the US into becoming a spy.
Or maybe something more secret than a spy.
The problem is that it feels like there are quite a few “strong
female spy/assassin” books out there right now.
Off the top of my head I think of Velvet & Black Widow, both of
which are executed at the highest level.
If you’re going to play in this genre you need to go big or go
home. Unfortunately, Baboushka just isn’t
big enough.
Story and art are both fine, but fine just isn’t good
enough. I just didn’t feel like there
was anything exceptional about this book.
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