Elektra, Vol. 4: Frenzy

Elektra (2001) (Collected Editions)

by Robert Rodi, Will Conrad (Illustrator), Steven Cummings (Illustrator)

The beautiful but deadly assassin is hired to eliminate the leader of a violent guerilla movement in Southeast Asia, but will Elektra's conscience allow her to fulfill the contract when she learns the insane guerilla leader is just an 8-year-old boy hailed as a prophet by his followers? Collects Elektra #29-34.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels

168 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2004

About the author

Robert was born in Chicago in the conformist 1950s, grew up in the insurrectionist 1960s, came of age in the hedonist 1970s, and went to work in the elitist 1980s. This roller-coaster ride has left him with a distinct aversion to isms of any kind; it also gave him an ear for hypocrisy, cant, and platitudes that allowed him, in the 1990s, to become a much-lauded social satirist.

After seven acclaimed novels set in the gay milieu, Robert grew restless for new challenges — which he found in activities as wide-ranging as publishing nonfiction, writing comic books, launching a literary-criticism blog, and taking to the stage (as a spoken-word performer, jazz singer, and rock-and-roll front man).

In 2011, excited by the rise of digital e-books, he returned to his first love, publishing new fiction inspired by the work of Alfred Hitchcock. He also organized the republishing of his seminal gay novels under the banner Robert Rodi Essentials.

Robert still resides in Chicago, in a century-old Queen Anne house with his partner Jeffrey Smith and a constantly shifting number of dogs.
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German version: Robert Rodi wurde 1956 in einem Vorort von Chicago geboren. Im Alter von 22 schloss er sein Philosophie-Studium ab. Schon vorher beschäftigte er sich mit Comedy. Sein erster eigener Roman, "Fag Hag" aus dem Jahr 1991 war ein großer Erfolg. Es folgten mehrere andere komische Romane, zahlreiche Kurzgeschichten und Sketche. Robert lebt mit Partner und Hund in Chicago.

Reviews

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the previous volume. Elektra takes a job in Asia only to find out the target is an 8 year old boy, then she gets the superflu during a mob hit, and finally we get a retrospective featuring Daredevil. Not bad, but okay.

[Joana · Rating 3 out of 5]

The last issue was so GOOD and so incredible!!!! And it almost made me to up it to four stars, because it did exactly what I was missing from all the other issues. This final one is so truly about Elektra and where she's mentally and what she's been through, while the other ones felt so much more about other characters and how they impact Elektra, than being really about her...
So yeah, definitely disappointed, and if you're looking for an heavy Elektra story - this is not it, expect the last issue - if you're looking for action, go for it :)

[Kurt Lorenz · Rating 2 out of 5]

29-31, Prophet and Loss, ☆☆
32-34, Fever, ☆☆☆
35, Dead Reckoning, ☆☆

[Timo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not too bad collection. Nice and violent and very well potraits the leathelity and ninjaism of Elektra.
Sadly, it also shows what happens when the serie is cancelled when the author has ideas for future. Plot as rushed feeling in it.

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two entertaining stories about Elektra's job, finally. At this point, that's just what I want from Elektra solo series: serviceable writing for action-packed romps where Elektra is just an assassin for hire. Why break a character when she is so cool.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like Rodi is more interested in Elektra's targets than in Elektra herself...