Book Review: Velvet vol #3

Book: Velvet volume #3: The Man Who Stole The World (issues #11-15) by Ed Brubaker with illustrations by Steve Epting, color by Elizabeth Breitweiser and letters by Chris Eliopoulos

Cover Art by Steve Epting and Elizabeth Breitweiser

Edition: Trade Paperback

Description:

The strands of the mystery finally bring Velvet back home to the US, and to Washington DC, for the explosive finale to the first big Velvet story arc.

Currently Reading: Velvet vol #3

After reading The Matchmaker of Périgord by Julia Stuart, I wanted to read something different. So, I went looking through my bookcase and I found the mystery thriller Velvet volume #3. I read the first two volumes 10 years ago and had this one sitting on my shelf for eight years but hey it's never too late to read a story. And Velvet is a really good story and unfortunately this volume is the final part of the story. I'm interested in seeing how this will end.

Book: Velvet volume #3: The Man Who Stole The World (issues #11-15) by Ed Brubaker with illustrations by Steve Epting and color by Elizabeth Breitweiser

Description:

The strands of the mystery finally bring Velvet back home to the US, and to Washington DC, for the explosive finale to the first big Velvet story arc.

New Book Purchase: Velvet vol #3

I can't say enough of how much I love reading the Velvet series, the first two volumes were a wonderfully fast-paced spy thriller. Velvet Templeton is the best, she's a tough-as-nails character who is trying to clear her name after being accused of murder. I can't wait to read this third volume.

Book: Velvet volume #3: The Man Who Stole the World (issues #11-15) by Ed Brubaker with illustrations by Steve Epting, colors by Elizabeth Breitweiser and letters by Chris Eliopoulos

Description:

Velvet Templeton's hunt has led her into a dark web of lies, murder, and international business. And as the secrets she chases come to light, their answers all point to one place, the halls of world power - Washington, D.C..

365 Days of Books of Interest: Day #155: Velvet vol #3

Velvet is a spy is series that I find to be down right exceptional. I loved the first two volumes and I can't wait to read this third one. 

Book: Velvet volume #3: The Man Who Stole The World by Ed Brubaker with illustrations by Steve Epting and color by Elizabeth Breitweiser

Publication: August 30, 2016

Description:

The strands of the mystery finally bring Velvet back home to the US, and to Washington DC, for the explosive finale to the first big Velvet story arc.

Book Review: Velvet vol #2

Book: Velvet volume #2: The Secret Lives of Dead Men (issues #6-10) by Ed Brubaker with illustrations by Steve Epting and color by Elizabeth Breitweiser

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: Available now

Publisher: Image Comics

Rating: 5 stars

Review:

Volume two was just as exciting and thrilling as the first one. The story picks up with Velvet making her way back to London to gather more intel about who's setting her up. She's not sure who to trust, because there could be more than one traitor. With Sergeant Roberts and Agent Colt following every lead to track her down, it's only a matter of time before she's caught.

Velvet takes extreme measures to get to the truth even taking the risk to break into the spy agency but her biggest risk maybe trusting a man deemed a traitor. Something that is rare for me, is that I have zero complaints about this book and series (at least for now).

I've never been a James Bond fan but if this is ever turned into a (well written and amazing) movie I will be one happy movie goer but until then I will continue to enjoy reading this series.

Currently Reading for the A-Z Title Challenge: Wonder Woman #230 and Velvet vol #2

These are an interesting couple of books a Wonder Woman comic book from the 70's and the second volume of Velvet which is quickly becoming a new favorite.

I'm nearly finished with this A-Z Title Challenge, including this one, leaving me with only four books left to read.

Book: Wonder Woman #230: The Claws of the Cheetah by Martin Pasko with illustration by Jose Delbo and Vince Colletta and color by Jerry Serpe

Edition: Digital

Publisher: DC Comics

Description:

Wonder Woman battles the Nazis in World War II in "The Claws of the Cheetah!"

Book: Velvet volume #2: The Secret Lives of Dead Men (issues #6-10) by Ed Brubaker with illustrations by Steve Epting and color by Elizabeth Breitweiser

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: Available now

Publisher: Image Comics

Description:

Everything Velvet Templeton ever believed about the worst night of her life has turned out to be a lie, and now she's coming back to London, taking the hunt back to the hunters, to find the truth or die trying. Don't miss the second volume in the adventures of comics' favorite new super-spy from the creative team behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier!

Book Review for the A-Z Title Challenge: Velvet vol #1

Book: Velvet volume #1: Before the Living End (issues #1-5) by Ed Brubaker with illustrations by Steve Epting and color by Elizabeth Breitweiser

Edition: Trade

Rating: 5 stars

Review:

I love when I find something really amazing. Velvet Templeton is more than your average secretary for a secret organization, she's a former spy. When Jefferson Keller, a spy for the organization was found murdered, the investigation led to a former spy, Frank Lancaster. However, Velvet didn't believe Frank did it and started investigating because things just weren't adding up. She soon found herself being accused of the crime and on the run.

Someone was setting her up and the only way she was going to find out who was behind it was to trace Keller's last few days because something he found got him killed. Velvet is going to need all of those former skills if she is going to survive. This is a fast moving, action packed sexy thriller that had me wondering what was going to happen next.

The story takes place in the 1970s but with additional flashbacks shown throughout. I love this first volume, it was well written and the artwork was great. I will be reading the second volume really soon.

Also, I can't help wondering if fashion expert Stacy London was the inspiration for Velvet, well appearance wise that is. Just a thought.

Currently Reading for A-Z Title Challenge: Velvet vol #1

I can't believe I've waited this long to read this, yet another book that's been sitting on my shelf for too long.


Book: Velvet volume #1: Before the Living End (issues #1-5) by Ed Brubaker with illustrations by Steve Epting and color by Elizabeth Breitweiser

Edition: Trade

Description:

From the bestselling creators of Captain America: The Winter Soldier comes this smash-hit spy thriller with a unique new twist! When the world's greatest secret agent is killed, all evidence points to Velvet Templeton, the personal secretary to the Director of the Agency. But Velvet's got a dark secret buried in her past... because she's also the most dangerous woman alive!