REVIEW: 'James Bond: Agent of SPECTRE' #5 by Christos Gage, Luca Casalanguida, and Heather Moore

With Bond caught in the middle of a Spectre civil war, an explosive battle aims to settle this once and for all. One of the best Bond stories ever concludes the miniseries.

JAMES BOND: AGENT OF SPECTRE #5

Writer: Christos Gage

Artist: Luca Casalanguida, Heather Moore

Letters: Simon Bowland

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

Release Date: July 21, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

The SPECTRE Civil War reaches its explosive conclusion! Who will come out on top, the established Ernst Stavro Blofeld or the upstart Titania Jones? Either way, will James Bond - and the world - survive? Can 007 use this war to bring SPECTRE down from within... or will he end up just one more casualty?

Score:

★★★★☆ (4/5)

QUICK REVIEW: The finale to one of the best comic book limited series of 2021 is here and doesn't disappoint. It's not a spoiler to say that Bond saves the day but it's the how and what that matters and as writer Christos Gage has done throughout the four issues so far, he still finds ways to surprise. Bond and Blofeld are surrounded and outgunned by Titiana Jones's forces. The battle for Spectre reaches a fever pitch and Bond, as both instigator and triple agent, is caught in the middle without backup. This ends only one way - in literally explosive fashion. As usual, Luca Casalanguida frames an action-packed kinetic issue, framing Bond heroically even though he gets the stuffing beat out of him. Heather Moore's colors are all over this issue as big action takes big splashes of reds, orange, and yellow. Letterer Simon Bowland is working overtime with all the sound effects in a shoot'em up, blow'em up finale. You'll have to catch your breath by the end of it.

'Jame Bond: Agent of SPECTRE' #5 caps a stellar limited series that is quintessential Bond, smart, action-packed, and entertaining.

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