Ten Beautiful Assassins

by Thomas R. Hart, Elmer Damaso (Illustrator)

His name is Bernard Black, also known as the Black Rose, and he's one of the best cat burglars in the world. His one weakness? Women. Bernie may be the best there is at what he does, but he's also a virgin, and whenever he gets near a beautiful woman, he turns into a bumbling fool. Bernie has stolen a priceless necklace from billionaire John Maiden during the Cannes Film Festival, only to have it swiped right from under him by his rival and secret love interest, the cunning Lily Frost. In turn, John Maiden contracts out to an elite female service known as M.A.D.A.M. (Mistresses of Assasination, Destruction, and Mayhem). Their retrieve the necklace at all costs and bring back Bernie's head on a silver platter. To accomplish this, M.A.D.A.M dispatches their ten deadliest and most beautiful assassins, on a hilarious and action-packed romp through Europe. If things go his way, Bernie might just get lucky…unless somebody kills him first. Ten Beautiful Assassins is a wonderfully illustrated 288-page original manga graphic novel, by the artist of Speed Racer .

Genres: Manga

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Emma (littledollreads)]

DNF @ 61%

This was so all over the place and lacked a cohesive and understandable train of logic. I liked it at first but it just got too confusing and wasn't looking all that promising.