Casanova Volume 1 Luxuria Casanova Luxuria v 1
Casanova Volume 1 Luxuria Casanova Luxuria v 1
Meet Casanova Quinn: prodigal son of a law-and-order family hell-bent on keeping the world safe and sound, now blackmailed into betraying his father and the international law enforcement organization he controls. LUXURIA collects the first volume of CASANOVA as its titular star transforms from devil-may-care thrill-seeker into the most dangerous man in the world. What happens when the ultimate player gets played? ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY calls “Sexy… grapping and darkly funny.” From the writer of THE ORDER, IMMORTAL IRON FIST and PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL and the artist of UMBRELLA ACADEMY!
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5 Stars Super Spy Adventure
Casanova follows Cassanova Quinn: international thief. He is the son of Cornelius Quinn, who runs E.M.P.I.R.E. (Extra-Military Police, Intelligence, Rescue, and Espionage), and the brother of Zeph, and exemplary agent of E.M.P.I.R.E. After Zeph is killed in action, Casanova is brought in by his father, has a fight with him, and eventually jumps out of a flying casino to escape certain death (and a gambling debt). On the way down, he accidentally breaches space-time to an alternate reality where he is the one who died in service of E.M.P.I.R.E. and Zeph works for Newman Xeno, hedonistic leader of W.A.S.T.E. (only Xeno’s terrible mind and blackest heart knows what that stands for). Casanova teams up with Xeno and Zeph to infiltrate E.M.P.I.R.E. And that’s just the first issue!
Matt Fraction takes the concept of a James Bond spy story to a whole new level. Fraction takes all the old spy standby traditions of cool gadgets, double- and triple-crosses, sexy femme fatales, and suave secret agents. To this he adds copious sci-fi elements, psychic battles, and pop-culture references. Casanova was put out during Image’s experiment with 22 page comics (16 pages of actual content), so the story moves at a fast pace, but Fraction manages to pack in an incredible amount of details. He doesn’t spell anything out for the reader, so the book demands full attention to keep track of all the twists and turns.
Gabriel B
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