The second installment of the Ninjak series provides us with a heavy dose of espionage and sufficient examples of the intricate planning and meticulous preparation employed by Ninjak in his bid to single-handedly topple one of the world“s deadliest criminal organizations and designer of lethal armaments, Weaponeer.
Under the semblance of successful businessman Henry Rollins, Ninjak continues to deliver an Oscar worthy performance that bolsters his standing with Weaponeer“s daunting leader, Kannon. As Henry Rollins continues to impress and pass a series of Kannon“s high stakes tests, he advances closer and closer towards the inner circle of Weaponeer“s establishment and their mysterious associates. When Ninjak attempts to seek even more knowledge that he could use against his targets, we are treated to another appearance, albeit brief, of the deadly assassin, Roku.
Similar to the debut issue, we gain more access to Ninjak“s traumatic childhood and early days of his spying career. Matt Kindt does an exceptional job of utilizing specific elements from Ninjak“s past and subtly tying them in to the current day Ninjak. This is a perfect example of how Kindt continues to excel, not only with his high caliber storytelling, but with his character development skills as well. The descriptive artwork and insightful coloring made Ninjak #2 that much more enjoyable.
Ninjak“s reputation as a premier infiltrator was on full display and firmly cemented with this issue. The level of intensity and attention to detail with the Ninjak series so far is certainly impressive and we are only up to issue 2. You won“t need the qualifications of a world-class spy with the backing of a government intelligence agency to figure out that Ninjak should automatically be included on your weekly pull list.
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- Real Name: Mike / Occupation: (As Mike) Classified; (as The 13th Crusader) Host of The Definitive Crusade, DC Podcast, for Undercover Capes / Known Aliases: 13, The Iron Mike, Ironhide, The Walking Human Encyclopedia, Professor M / Affiliations: Comic Crusaders / Base of Operations: The 13th Lair (location classified), often mobile / Abilities: Photographic memory (to the extent where he is capable of memorizing the comic book inventories of several stores simultaneously for lengthy periods of time), voice impersonation, acute senses (The 13th Crusader possesses an uncanny ability to track down vintage comic books, and on several occasions, with his eyes closed, he has been able to determine the exact year a comic book was published just by smelling the ink inside of it), capable of drawing sketches; however, he prefers to write. He has a substantial amount of resistance to alcohol, surpassing the levels displayed by Marvel’s Volstagg and Valiant’s Aram Anni-Padda – combined. Multilingual (Proficient with English and Spanish, adequate with Portuguese and Italian). Above average marksman (he is capable of throwing objects accurately at high velocities), limited sword fighting skills and kickboxing techniques. / Known Weaknesses: Anything that involves the original Gwen Stacy, 2 for 1 drinks during Happy Hour, 50 cent comic book bins, the scent of 1983 comic book ink / Hobbies: Vintage comic book collecting, baseball, listening to excessive amounts of 80’s music / History: Little is known of The 13th Crusader. He is a man of many talents who was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He has extensive knowledge of the comic book world and he’s been collecting comic books since before he was able to read. He’s a BIG time fan of Silver and Bronze Age comics, and as such, his personal collection is truly impressive. He owns books that range from the 1950’s and onward. First Appearance: Comic Crusaders Column – What Defines A Characters First Appearance (Feb 2014)
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