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Elektra (2014)
Elektra: Révérence
Contiene Elektra v3, 6-11 USA.
Segundo y último arco de la aclamada serie que lanza a Elektra contra el Gremio de Asesinos. Después de incontables batallas a vida o muerte contra sus secuaces, Elektra ha decidido llevar la lucha hasta lo más alto. Ahora, dará caza a los agentes del Gremio antes de que traten de encontrarla. Su primera parada está en las calles de Nueva Orleans, donde Lady Bullseye aguarda para reclamar su venganza.
Autores: W. Haden Blackman y Michael Del Mundo
Segundo y último arco de la aclamada serie que lanza a Elektra contra el Gremio de Asesinos. Después de incontables batallas a vida o muerte contra sus secuaces, Elektra ha decidido llevar la lucha hasta lo más alto. Ahora, dará caza a los agentes del Gremio antes de que traten de encontrarla. Su primera parada está en las calles de Nueva Orleans, donde Lady Bullseye aguarda para reclamar su venganza.
Autores: W. Haden Blackman y Michael Del Mundo
136 pages, Paperback
First published April 21, 2015
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December 16, 2019
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This run of Elektra is 11 connected issues of action, emotion, and beautiful artwork. For the first run in years and years Elektra is given a standalone that actually features her in her own story with her own conflicts and character development. All too frequently Elektra is shoved aside to be just Daredevil's ex love, or worse, given a title only to have it focus on The Hand instead of her.
In these issues of Elektra she is given a contract that involves actually bringing the target back alive. As she completes this journey she faces off with a bad guy known as Bloody Lips. I had never heard of this villain before and he has apparently only appeared in this run of Elektra. Which is a shame because he was delightfully creepy.
He consumes his enemies (literally) and gains their memories and powers. He has gotten a taste of Elektra and he wants more.
Elektra has darker memories than most. Especially since she has been killed and returned. Bullseye haunts her for this so of course by the end of the book she must face him, her greatest foe. But in between she also battles The Hand, the Assassins Guild, and many individual assassins along the way including Lady Bullseye who develops a very interesting power set in this arc.
Throughout her journey she does what she does best. Keeps going. She doesn't let obstacles like injuries or dying get in her way. She just takes a deep breath and keeps on fighting.
She also deals with her inner demons of being a killer and what life could have been had she chosen a different path. This is typical territory for an Elektra comic but this arc does it better than most by spreading out her trauma and not just focusing on her being an orphan or having lost love. She gets a full spectrum of issues which makes her more of a full character instead of just someone's daughter or someone's lover.
In between Elektra dealing with the heavy emotional issues there are panels of pure action fun. We see Elektra fight through all terrain, in the air between airplanes, underwater, on Monster Island, on snowy mountain tops, and even on dragon back. It has pretty much anything you could want from a comic book!
I honestly don't see what all of the complaints are about this book. I truly enjoyed it and it's definitely one of the better runs Elektra has gotten up to this point. The plot does get a little over the top but that's the fun of comics! Just go with it!
She is an anti-hero for sure. You may not want to root for someone who kills so prolifically. But she does still have a humanity inside of her. She can still make the call to save a life instead of end it and she can still feel guilt and pain and grief and all of those human emotions that her biggest enemies have long ago abandoned. She is complex and not always likable but that makes her a better character and a more interesting read.
Also, the art in this book is awesome!
Fortunately, one thing Elektra comics usually have is crazy, ethereal, mesmerizing artwork and this one is top form for her.
I can definitely recommend this run even if I set aside my Elektra love bias. Please give it an honest shot with an open mind and don't listen to the haters. Elektra is truly more than just a side character from another comic and she deserves high quality runs of her own. This is a good place to see her shine.
This run of Elektra is 11 connected issues of action, emotion, and beautiful artwork. For the first run in years and years Elektra is given a standalone that actually features her in her own story with her own conflicts and character development. All too frequently Elektra is shoved aside to be just Daredevil's ex love, or worse, given a title only to have it focus on The Hand instead of her.
In these issues of Elektra she is given a contract that involves actually bringing the target back alive. As she completes this journey she faces off with a bad guy known as Bloody Lips. I had never heard of this villain before and he has apparently only appeared in this run of Elektra. Which is a shame because he was delightfully creepy.
He consumes his enemies (literally) and gains their memories and powers. He has gotten a taste of Elektra and he wants more.
Elektra has darker memories than most. Especially since she has been killed and returned. Bullseye haunts her for this so of course by the end of the book she must face him, her greatest foe. But in between she also battles The Hand, the Assassins Guild, and many individual assassins along the way including Lady Bullseye who develops a very interesting power set in this arc.
Throughout her journey she does what she does best. Keeps going. She doesn't let obstacles like injuries or dying get in her way. She just takes a deep breath and keeps on fighting.
She also deals with her inner demons of being a killer and what life could have been had she chosen a different path. This is typical territory for an Elektra comic but this arc does it better than most by spreading out her trauma and not just focusing on her being an orphan or having lost love. She gets a full spectrum of issues which makes her more of a full character instead of just someone's daughter or someone's lover.
In between Elektra dealing with the heavy emotional issues there are panels of pure action fun. We see Elektra fight through all terrain, in the air between airplanes, underwater, on Monster Island, on snowy mountain tops, and even on dragon back. It has pretty much anything you could want from a comic book!
I honestly don't see what all of the complaints are about this book. I truly enjoyed it and it's definitely one of the better runs Elektra has gotten up to this point. The plot does get a little over the top but that's the fun of comics! Just go with it!
She is an anti-hero for sure. You may not want to root for someone who kills so prolifically. But she does still have a humanity inside of her. She can still make the call to save a life instead of end it and she can still feel guilt and pain and grief and all of those human emotions that her biggest enemies have long ago abandoned. She is complex and not always likable but that makes her a better character and a more interesting read.
Also, the art in this book is awesome!
Fortunately, one thing Elektra comics usually have is crazy, ethereal, mesmerizing artwork and this one is top form for her.
I can definitely recommend this run even if I set aside my Elektra love bias. Please give it an honest shot with an open mind and don't listen to the haters. Elektra is truly more than just a side character from another comic and she deserves high quality runs of her own. This is a good place to see her shine.
November 25, 2015
I'm starting to feel like hardly a week goes by without one of the comic books I'm reading being cancelled and, sure enough, here we have another one.
This short-lived run of Elektra started out well but by the halfway mark the plot had got messy, confused and was in danger of vanishing up its own backside. The writer himself even says as much in the text page that closes the final issue, admitting that he needed the editorial team to help him out of the corner he'd written himself into.
The only reason this isn't a one star review is because, ignoring the plot, the fully painted artwork was consistently beautiful. I hope to see Michael Del Mundo's artwork on something else in the future. If I see W. Hayden Blackman's writing on another book, however, I'll probably 'give it a swerve' as my wife would say.
This short-lived run of Elektra started out well but by the halfway mark the plot had got messy, confused and was in danger of vanishing up its own backside. The writer himself even says as much in the text page that closes the final issue, admitting that he needed the editorial team to help him out of the corner he'd written himself into.
The only reason this isn't a one star review is because, ignoring the plot, the fully painted artwork was consistently beautiful. I hope to see Michael Del Mundo's artwork on something else in the future. If I see W. Hayden Blackman's writing on another book, however, I'll probably 'give it a swerve' as my wife would say.
July 5, 2016
Me gustó la conclusión de la serie, las escenas de pelea al final son excelentes y los dibujos de Del Mundo son muy lindos de ver (tengo debilidad por estos comics pintados con acuarelas o algo parecido).
Si bien me gustó, también me pareció un final un poco apresurado. Yo le hubiera dado unos numeritos más porque vi mucho potencial y gustosamente hubiera leído unos tomos más. La habrán cancelado? Todo parece indicar que no, pero lo sospecho.
Punto en contra: los dibujos de los dos primeros números contenidos en este tomo son horribles. Por suerte cae Del Mundo en los últimos para salvar las papas.
Esperemos ver a Elektra en alguna otra serie regular. Es un personaje con mucho potencial.
Si bien me gustó, también me pareció un final un poco apresurado. Yo le hubiera dado unos numeritos más porque vi mucho potencial y gustosamente hubiera leído unos tomos más. La habrán cancelado? Todo parece indicar que no, pero lo sospecho.
Punto en contra: los dibujos de los dos primeros números contenidos en este tomo son horribles. Por suerte cae Del Mundo en los últimos para salvar las papas.
Esperemos ver a Elektra en alguna otra serie regular. Es un personaje con mucho potencial.
May 25, 2023
*3.5/5
December 21, 2016
A Goodreads friend asked me if I was ok, after I raved about volume 1 of this series.
Well, I think I was, and I think I am now,
ok, that is, with raving about these books.
This one had the amazing artist let others step in to carry a couple issues, and though I did not like this(/these?) artist(s) as much, it did bring a bit of cohesion to the otherwise tripped-out nightmarish surrealism that the main artist has going on in this story.
Well, I think I was, and I think I am now,
ok, that is, with raving about these books.
This one had the amazing artist let others step in to carry a couple issues, and though I did not like this(/these?) artist(s) as much, it did bring a bit of cohesion to the otherwise tripped-out nightmarish surrealism that the main artist has going on in this story.
February 23, 2018
The plot was good, but not great. The Sanchez graphics (#6-7) was so-and-so. The Del Mundo graphics (#8-11) rocks. I guess I'll have to order volume one as well.
December 29, 2024
Del Mundo's art is what made the first volume so I was sad to see him only do the art for half the issues in this. The story, ok in volume one, grew weaker in this one. There were no stakes at any point. All the side characters from volume 1 played basically no role. One died and I could not have cared less. This story was more generic action, but at least the art ended on a phenomenal note and I'll definitely creep one what else Del Mundo has drawn for
August 3, 2015
Again, I mainly read this for del Mundo's art. This volume continues where the first lets off, basically pitting Elektra against the assassin's guild. The good thing is this finishes the story in a nice place so you get some sense of closure (right before Secret Wars changes everything.) In the end it sets up Elektra presumably for the next phase of her character, however, I still have some questions about how Marvel could possibly use her there.
Anyway, the first couple of issues are drawn by Sanchez, while not painted, he does a reasonable facsimile of del Mundo's layouts, particularly the double page spreads. The rest is done by del Mundo and continues his particular style.
Storywise, it really isn't bad. Nothing too original, but the highlight is probably the confrontation between Elektra and Bullseye. The whole series is very violent, and del Mundo doesn't spare on the blood. I'm frankly surprised they don't put her into a Max line.
Anyway, the first couple of issues are drawn by Sanchez, while not painted, he does a reasonable facsimile of del Mundo's layouts, particularly the double page spreads. The rest is done by del Mundo and continues his particular style.
Storywise, it really isn't bad. Nothing too original, but the highlight is probably the confrontation between Elektra and Bullseye. The whole series is very violent, and del Mundo doesn't spare on the blood. I'm frankly surprised they don't put her into a Max line.
December 29, 2015
Bullseye vs Elektra, Wolverine vs Sabretooth.... how many times are they going to kill each other and come back to life to kill each other again ? Matter of fact, I read today the 181st issue of Daredevil (perfect timing).
The art was mostly great (except the face of Elektra in the first two issues). The stories is not really imaginative but at least we don't see DD (oops...), there is no ninja (oops...).... Well at least we are not in NY !!! that's something.
Fun Fact: La Isla de las Munecas is to my opinion one the creepiest place in the world... but it really has nothing to do with assassins.
The art was mostly great (except the face of Elektra in the first two issues). The stories is not really imaginative but at least we don't see DD (oops...), there is no ninja (oops...).... Well at least we are not in NY !!! that's something.
Fun Fact: La Isla de las Munecas is to my opinion one the creepiest place in the world... but it really has nothing to do with assassins.
May 13, 2016
No es tan bueno como el primero, pero igualmente es un estupendo final para el arco argumental. Deseando leer más sobre este personaje.
January 25, 2018
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April 29, 2015
Phenomenal art, but average writing, unfortunately.
November 29, 2017
Reprints Elektra (3) #6-11 (November 2014-May 2015). Elektra and those she has sworn to protect are on the run. The Assassins Guild has vowed to destroy Elektra and there is no price too high. As the danger continues to grow, Elektra realizes she cannot stop the guild alone and a wary allegiance with Maria Hill and S.H.I.E.L.D. might be Elektra’s only hope of stopping the Assassins Guild once and for all!
Written by W. Haden Blackman, Elektra Volume 2: Révérence is the second and final volume in the series. Following Elektra Volume 1: Bloodlines, the collection features the art of Alex Sanchez and Michael Del Mundo.
Elektra was a character that had a really creator tied background to her. Frank Miller really was the only one who could write Elektra and other attempts to bring the character back just always seemed to pale in comparison to her introductory stories in Miller’s run on Daredevil. Elektra tried to fix some of that by emulating a lot of Miller’s writing style (more so in Elektra: Assassin), but changes in the time seem to be a greater challenge.
Elektra was edgy in the ’80s. It was the rise of the anti-hero with characters like the Punisher and even Wolverine in some aspects becoming the heroes by taking out the “scum” of society. Now, it seems like there are tons of vigilante heroes so overcoming that hurdle is a challenge for writers of the character.
Blackman does a decent job giving Elektra a rounded feel, but he also struggles with the pacing of modern comics. The Assassins Guild storyline felt played out by the end of the last volume and I would have liked to have seen a different direction this volume. Blackman does give a payout to the story, but it also leaves you wishing to see what he planned with another story arc.
The art for the series is great. Elektra was often illustrated with a lot of style by Bill Sienkiewicz who just gave the character an incredible look. Both Alex Sanchez and Michael Del Mundo deliver with their art that has a Sienkiewicz feel at times (but actually visually often makes more sense)…the series promotes action and their art is very kinetic.
Elektra didn’t get a chance to bloom. Despite criticism, I basically like the series and wished it could have gotten a better chance to play out. Elektra has been treated pretty poorly by Marvel since her “rebirth” and Blackman’s portrayal of the character was the closest we’ve gotten to the classic character…and now she’s dead again (at least as a monthly).
Written by W. Haden Blackman, Elektra Volume 2: Révérence is the second and final volume in the series. Following Elektra Volume 1: Bloodlines, the collection features the art of Alex Sanchez and Michael Del Mundo.
Elektra was a character that had a really creator tied background to her. Frank Miller really was the only one who could write Elektra and other attempts to bring the character back just always seemed to pale in comparison to her introductory stories in Miller’s run on Daredevil. Elektra tried to fix some of that by emulating a lot of Miller’s writing style (more so in Elektra: Assassin), but changes in the time seem to be a greater challenge.
Elektra was edgy in the ’80s. It was the rise of the anti-hero with characters like the Punisher and even Wolverine in some aspects becoming the heroes by taking out the “scum” of society. Now, it seems like there are tons of vigilante heroes so overcoming that hurdle is a challenge for writers of the character.
Blackman does a decent job giving Elektra a rounded feel, but he also struggles with the pacing of modern comics. The Assassins Guild storyline felt played out by the end of the last volume and I would have liked to have seen a different direction this volume. Blackman does give a payout to the story, but it also leaves you wishing to see what he planned with another story arc.
The art for the series is great. Elektra was often illustrated with a lot of style by Bill Sienkiewicz who just gave the character an incredible look. Both Alex Sanchez and Michael Del Mundo deliver with their art that has a Sienkiewicz feel at times (but actually visually often makes more sense)…the series promotes action and their art is very kinetic.
Elektra didn’t get a chance to bloom. Despite criticism, I basically like the series and wished it could have gotten a better chance to play out. Elektra has been treated pretty poorly by Marvel since her “rebirth” and Blackman’s portrayal of the character was the closest we’ve gotten to the classic character…and now she’s dead again (at least as a monthly).
September 28, 2022
Album zawiera zeszyty z serii Elektra #6-11 (2014).
Elektra nadal próbuje ochronić pewną dziewczynę przed śmiercią z ręki najemnych zabójców. Rozwiązanie tej materii rysuje się tylko jedno. Trzeba odnaleźć przywódcę gildii i wybić z głowy dalsze realizowanie zlecenie. A te jest intratne. Dlatego najpierw trzeba znaleźć bezpieczną kryjówkę, a potem stawić czoła przeciwnikom.
A tych jest naprawdę spory wachlarz, od prawie nieznanych po takie tuzy jak Bulleye, The Hand czy Lady Bulleye, którzy sporo tu namieszają. Mamy tu naprawdę dużo starć i część z nich jest bardzo efektywna. Jedyny mój zarzut to fakt, iż cały cykl to bardziej pozycje nastawione na akcję, po których lekturze sporo się nie zapamięta.
Co do kreski mam mieszane uczucia. Pierwsze dwa zeszyty kreślił Sanchez i było to co najwyżej poprawne. Sprawa zmienia się od ósmego zeszytu, kiedy do głosu dochodzi Del Mundo. Jego kreska jest świetna i przesłania większość niedogodności wynikających z fabuły.
Drugi i jednocześnie ostatni tom daje sporo frajdy fanom Elektry, aczkolwiek jest to serii naznaczona nieustanną akcją, która po jakimś czasie nie pozostawi po sobie w pamięci absolutnie nic. Odpowiednik letniego blockbustera. Do obejrzenia i pochrupania. Nic więcej.
Elektra nadal próbuje ochronić pewną dziewczynę przed śmiercią z ręki najemnych zabójców. Rozwiązanie tej materii rysuje się tylko jedno. Trzeba odnaleźć przywódcę gildii i wybić z głowy dalsze realizowanie zlecenie. A te jest intratne. Dlatego najpierw trzeba znaleźć bezpieczną kryjówkę, a potem stawić czoła przeciwnikom.
A tych jest naprawdę spory wachlarz, od prawie nieznanych po takie tuzy jak Bulleye, The Hand czy Lady Bulleye, którzy sporo tu namieszają. Mamy tu naprawdę dużo starć i część z nich jest bardzo efektywna. Jedyny mój zarzut to fakt, iż cały cykl to bardziej pozycje nastawione na akcję, po których lekturze sporo się nie zapamięta.
Co do kreski mam mieszane uczucia. Pierwsze dwa zeszyty kreślił Sanchez i było to co najwyżej poprawne. Sprawa zmienia się od ósmego zeszytu, kiedy do głosu dochodzi Del Mundo. Jego kreska jest świetna i przesłania większość niedogodności wynikających z fabuły.
Drugi i jednocześnie ostatni tom daje sporo frajdy fanom Elektry, aczkolwiek jest to serii naznaczona nieustanną akcją, która po jakimś czasie nie pozostawi po sobie w pamięci absolutnie nic. Odpowiednik letniego blockbustera. Do obejrzenia i pochrupania. Nic więcej.
March 14, 2024
After the confusing Vol. 1 with so many monologues and shitty headache storyline & plot, this is way way so much better (#7 - 11). Action-packed with lots of Elektra in action, fighting the hand ninja & bullseye. This is so good! Unfortunately i'm the only one who doesn't enjoy Mike Del Mundo's art. My eyes sore and it's confusing sometimes. But the story make it up this time. You can skip that shit show issue #1 - 6. Confusing and boring!
This is for you comic fans to enjoy some Elektra good. She fight like bad-ass!
This is for you comic fans to enjoy some Elektra good. She fight like bad-ass!
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May 11, 2024I saw this at my local library branch and I picked it up because I loved Elektra back in the '80's. I had all of the books when I was in high school. Gah, though. The art. I can't believe it is 40 years later and she is still wearing nothing and hasn't gained a pound. And they have given her a cutsie girlie face - WTF?!! That really pissed me off. She was a woman in the '80's and now she's got a cute little, upturned nose face? No. So I was poised to hate this, but apart from that, I didn't hate it. The story and the writing was decent. I just don't understand why they did that to her face.
November 26, 2018
The promising start of the first arc is left by the wayside as Blackman stretches the story too far while not getting the chance to end it properly. The Assassin's Guild is a big player in this and look like fools to the point of ridiculousness. The author brings some old favorites along but its a big miss. The art was also a letdown. Alex Sanchez worked on the first section and can't compare to del Mundo. Overall, an unfortunate and premature ending.
September 20, 2022
Pretty alright series, the writing definitely took a nosedive after the arc from the first volume ended, really feels like the rest was made up on as it went along and the fact that the series got cancelled pretty early on doesn't help either. The art is again the driving force for this, even for the 2 issues where the main artist was absent.
While I enjoyed it for the most part I don't think it adds much to the character of Elektra but still not as bad as some of the other comments say.
While I enjoyed it for the most part I don't think it adds much to the character of Elektra but still not as bad as some of the other comments say.
November 10, 2019
This was disappointing after the first volume. Neither the art nor the writing was as good. In the afterward, the writer admits he lost the plot.
The assassins guild is still coming after Elektra and company, so she chooses to take the fight to them. I found Elektra the defender to be more empathetic.
The assassins guild is still coming after Elektra and company, so she chooses to take the fight to them. I found Elektra the defender to be more empathetic.
December 8, 2024
Not a bad conclusion to the series. Elektra battles the Hand and we get to see her and Bullseye lock up again. There are some long term changes Elektra here, but I'm not sure how closely it was all followed up on. The art was interesting, stylistic but still good. Enjoyable conclusion to the series.
June 15, 2017
Lots of action and a bit of heart (litterally) with great drawings. Elektra is an interesting character that i don't know much about but her fighting spirit and relentless pursuit of any bad guys is fascinating.
June 29, 2017
La suite est toute aussi bonne, plus dure, plus violente et une Elektra qui se détache de son passé, s'en émancipe même et affirme son caractère indépendant. Un arc absolument brillant et passionnant !
July 21, 2017
Not a bad bloody travelogue. But it would have been better if I cared about anyone. Art served the mission of violence without getting in the way. And hey this is Marvel so characters come back from the dead. So about what I expected, but I would have liked to have seen more.
May 7, 2020
The plot unfolded in a really roundabout way but I enjoyed it a lot in the moment. Most of this book's appeal is directly tied to how much you like the art style. If you didn't like how the last volume looked or read, the writing in this one isn't going to hold you over.
September 22, 2017
KInd of a love/hate relationship with the art. Some pages are just gorgeous and some are meh.
March 11, 2019
Decent story. I LOVE the artwork. A good read for anyone interested in learning more about Elektra, but you need to read part 1 first.
May 19, 2020
Gorgeous, swirling, art from Del Mundo and a story that's dark as hell, viscerally violent and a culmination of everything the Elektra character has danced around.
January 7, 2021
A pesar de que el dibujo no me gustó tanto como el del primer tomo, la historia fue brutal. Lleno de acción y tensión hasta el último momento, y con un final tremendo!
October 3, 2021
Part two of the 2014 Electra arc. Excellent writing. Art is marginally better than book one. Return of the Hand. The return of Bullseye. Nuff said true believer.
December 5, 2021
In my opinion…. Elektra >> Black Widow
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