By Vance and Van Hamme
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 978-1-84918-128-0
Well, I hope you've been paying attention, because we're up to volume 14 now and the revelations and twists keep coming. Despite all the recaps and reminders, it's starting to get a little tricky to keep up, especially when we're dealt yet another hand of everything's not quite as we've led you to believe.
Jason Fly, no, wait, Jason McLane, er, no, Seamus O'Neil, that's it. Or is it Steve Rowland? Ah, silly me, it's Kelly Brian. Or is it? Let's just call him XIII again. Right, so XIII is on the run from the NSA and a double agent called Jessica Martin. They've tracked him down to the train he's making his way south on, but their worry is whether they can take him out before he realises they're on to him. Naturally, XIII's self-preservation instincts kick in and before long he's jumped trains and avoided all but Jessica, who ends up finding herself at his mercy.
Jessica ends up pouring out her own tragic past whilst casting yet more doubt on who XIII is, and in the process they find themselves drawn closer together and on the run together as they head for Costa Verde.
Let there be no doubt that this is an excellent series, but because things have been turned on their head so many times now it's beginning to be a struggle to hold all the threads together in your mind. However, all is not lost. We're moving towards the final curtain with just four volumes to go, so although Van Hamme will certainly have plenty more revelations up his sleeve there is a conclusion on the horizon. I for one am looking forward to what's in store.
And if you enjoyed that: You might like to take a look at Vertigo's 100 Bullets
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