Ninjas are somewhat ubiquitous in the land of comics. Because ninjas are everywhere, often used as faceless cannon fodder for the major league bad guys, they are sometimes cast as feeble thugs, easily bested by pirates, zombies, or other comic book staples. Personally, I think that is all part of their greater ninja plan to lull us into a false sense of security before unleashing their ninja wrath on us all. You'll know I'm right when you wake up (or not) with a throwing star lodged in your brain case.
Regardless of the greater ninja threat, one ninja no one wants to mess with is Elektra Natchios. Daredevil's formerly dead girlfriend is one lean, mean, killing machine. She is a cold-hearted engine of mass destruction who will take out any opponent without a second thought. If you mess with Elektra, you're likely to be dead before you know what happened. Even unarmed, she can find a way to take you down with her left pinky toe. Because of her uber-deadliness, it seems pretty crazy that the Skrulls (Those darn, dirty, Skrulls!) chose her as one of the first abductees in their Secret Invasion plan. Stupid Skrulls.
As you may know, thanks to the Elektra Skrull being no where near as deadly as the real thing, her death and return to her true skrully form, gave the heroes of the Marvel Universe the first hint that something green and nasty was afoot. Dark Reign: Elektra finally reveals what happens to the real deal when she returns to Earth. Unfortunately, with Norman Osborn running things around the Marvel Universe, Elektra's return home is pretty darn unwelcoming.
In Dark Reign: Elektra #1, by Zeb Wells and Clay Mann, our ninja heroine finds herself a guest of Osborn's H.A.M.M.E.R., and they are not good hosts. She is poked, prodded, tortured, and studied. Of course, Elektra takes it all stoically, as only an unbelievably disciplined martial artist can, but her eyes make it clear that her tormentors are in for one serious load of ninja whamma-jamma if she ever gets loose. Do I even need to mention that she does, in fact, get loose? She does.
If you need definitive proof that a ninja is WAY more dangerous than any peg-legged, parrot-fancying pirate, you can start by reading Dark Reign: Elektra #1. It's the guaranteed Book of the Week all week at Four Color Fantasies, so you can read it at no risk to your wallet! Of course, if you don't read this book, you may incur a serious risk of throwing star to the brain case. I don't think anybody wants that.
Regardless of the greater ninja threat, one ninja no one wants to mess with is Elektra Natchios. Daredevil's formerly dead girlfriend is one lean, mean, killing machine. She is a cold-hearted engine of mass destruction who will take out any opponent without a second thought. If you mess with Elektra, you're likely to be dead before you know what happened. Even unarmed, she can find a way to take you down with her left pinky toe. Because of her uber-deadliness, it seems pretty crazy that the Skrulls (Those darn, dirty, Skrulls!) chose her as one of the first abductees in their Secret Invasion plan. Stupid Skrulls.
As you may know, thanks to the Elektra Skrull being no where near as deadly as the real thing, her death and return to her true skrully form, gave the heroes of the Marvel Universe the first hint that something green and nasty was afoot. Dark Reign: Elektra finally reveals what happens to the real deal when she returns to Earth. Unfortunately, with Norman Osborn running things around the Marvel Universe, Elektra's return home is pretty darn unwelcoming.
In Dark Reign: Elektra #1, by Zeb Wells and Clay Mann, our ninja heroine finds herself a guest of Osborn's H.A.M.M.E.R., and they are not good hosts. She is poked, prodded, tortured, and studied. Of course, Elektra takes it all stoically, as only an unbelievably disciplined martial artist can, but her eyes make it clear that her tormentors are in for one serious load of ninja whamma-jamma if she ever gets loose. Do I even need to mention that she does, in fact, get loose? She does.
If you need definitive proof that a ninja is WAY more dangerous than any peg-legged, parrot-fancying pirate, you can start by reading Dark Reign: Elektra #1. It's the guaranteed Book of the Week all week at Four Color Fantasies, so you can read it at no risk to your wallet! Of course, if you don't read this book, you may incur a serious risk of throwing star to the brain case. I don't think anybody wants that.
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