Review Roundup- Bang! #1

02/21/2020 9:00am
Check out what people are saying about Bang! #1 from creators Matt Kindt, Wilfredo Torres, Nate Piekos, and Nayoung Kim!


"A great #$%^ed up blend of James Bond and Tintin."—Keanu Reeves

"What Knives Out did for whodunits Bang! does for 007-style spy adventures by flipping sexist and culturally condescending tropes on their head."—DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD

"Highly entertaining …. a very thrilling statement of intent from the creative team - written with a droll self-awareness by Kindt and rendered with a keen cinematic flair by Wilfred Torres and Nayoung Kim."—NEWSARAMA

"I will literally read anything by Matt Kindt or Wilfredo Torres. Put them together and it’s magic. Skip dinner and buy this book"—Mark Millar

“A top secret agent, an elderly crime fiction writer who also solves crimes, members of a sprawling terrorist organization, and a drug-fueled action hero find themselves inexplicably linked to a sci-fi author whose novels could hold the key to saving all of reality…or destroying it."—io9

"One of the most compelling new mysteries to appear on comic book store shelves in quite some time." — COMICBOOK.COM

"I #$%^ing love this comic! it’s literally everything I want out of one of my favorite creators!! Congrats to the entire team. This is how you make comics!!"—Brian Michael Bendis

"Action-packed and mysterious…. like watching a John Wick fight scene on LSD."—MONKEYS FIGHTING ROBOTS

"BANG is a fun, twisty spy thriller with a great meta-twist."—Jay Faerber

"Matt Kindt has demonstrated his skill at trippy genre storytelling in past work like Ether and Mind MGMT, while Wilfredo Torres’ dynamic art is perfectly suited for both spy action and meta-fictive revelations…. Fascinating."—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

"The art… is fantastic…. There are some vibrant and colorful panels in here that are so fun they make me almost want to be a spy. Almost."—COMIC BOOKCASE

"I love Matt Kindt and I love Wilfredo Torres, so it’s no surprise that I loved BANG! It’s like the weirdo, mind-bending James Bond story I didn't know I wanted."—Jeff Lemire

"A twisting, turning maze of action and intrigue."—FANGIRL NATION

"Torres has an art style that radiates retro cool, and his work in BANG! shows a clear affinity for old-school James Bond films as he composes a dynamic action scene with a surprise ending."—AV CLUB

"Matt Kindt is one of those writers who manages to melt the minds of readers time and time again."—SYFY WIRE

"An innovative genre-bender rooted heavily in pulp fiction….with stellar art from Torres." — COMICWATCH

"BANG! turns spy tropes on their head." —THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"With Kindt, it is never safe to judge a book by its cover, or even 24 pages… Well-paced, well-executed, and very interesting."—COMICS THE GATHERING

"Thanks to Kindt and Torres we finally have our Idris Elba – James Bond, and it’s exactly as cool as you imagined."—Jeff Parker

"BANG! is how you capture someone’s attention."—FANBASE PRESS

"Matt Kindt is a brilliant writer."—GRAPHIC POLICY

"Imagine James Bond being abducted by David Lynch and forced into a maze that shifts with every step forward. The ground is unsteady. The walls of reality move. This is the world of Bang!, a spy thriller expertly conducted by Kindt and Torres, a mystery box that truly starts off with a... Well. You know." —Van Jensen

"Brilliant…. Bang! is an explosive bullet to the head that leaves you reeling and desperate for more…. Strap in, hold on tight and get ready to be shaken not stirred because nothing in Bang! is what it seems, or appears, to be…"—MASS MOVEMENT

"I’ve been waiting for my first new series to get really excited about in 2020, and I think BANG! may well be the one. Next month can’t come quickly enough."—BIG COMIC PAGE

"Unique and delightful.….Simply put, this is the best spy story I have seen in a very long time."—BRAZEN BULL

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