Interesting, but not a James Bond story. (he appears in a couple of flashback panels)
Felix is the main character of this, and Tiger Tanaka (from "You Only Live Twice") is very prominent.

They are in Japan, trying to stop a cult that has created some new horror in which “… a human being is LITERALLY a walking dirty bomb.” It's good 'till the end, when it just sort of wraps up with a quote like "hey, they caught the other two guys", and "oh, maybe SPECTRE did this!" Just a dud. And the whole book had Felix as a wimpy, self-doubting character, which I have never read in any books or graphic novels before. He always read as self-confident and self-assured in the Fleming books. It's definitely a take on the character that I didn't like. But Tiger, well Tiger kicks a lot of butt in this, and saves it from a two star rating, in my opinion. Love how he goes at it in this! Give HIM his own graphic novel! ( )

I logged this out of the library and didn't see that this was part of a larger series. It was a really short read and it looks likes there is more to the story than I know.

From what I did read I did enjoy. It was your typical spy thriller, nothing special. The characters didn't really stand out to me. I may have to give the full series another shot in the future, if I'm able to get my hands on the full story. ( )

I received this from Edelweiss and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Not bad, I guess. Not real good, either. The biggest issue I have with this volume is that the plot involved very little of actual searching for the bad guys: the extent was two panels doing "research" to find them. There were some humorous parts, but I'm not sure it fit into the overall plot of finding a biological terrorist targeting Tokyo.

I'll probably keep reading this series; I do like the character of Felix Leiter, and he could be developed into something stronger than a comic foil to Bond's British seriousness. ( )

James Bond: Felix Leiter by James Robinson (art by Aaron Campbell) is a spinoff the Bond comics taking his good friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter as the protagonist. This graphic novel collects six issues.

CIA agent Felix Leiter is in Japan, being called in by his friend Tiger Tanaka, head of the service. Felix’s job is to track down a Russian spy he has known in the past. The spy, being of course a beautiful woman, is dangerous and mysterious as Felix knows all too well.

I was excited from the first time I head the plans to make a standalone Felix Leiter story. With all the trepidations and pre-judgements that came with the announcement, only one thought, and one thought only, was on my mind – about damn time!

James Bond: Felix Leiter by James Robinson (art by Aaron Campbell) is an excellent, fast-paced opening installment to the series. With a wink and a nod towards Felix’s relationship with 007, the writer and artist created a solid launching pad for this comic.

The story was exciting and fast-paced, which is a feat by itself since the book had to establish the character of Leiter as well as his surrounding universe. This is why I’m glad I read the graphic novel, the first issue is a bit slow but things start to pick up quickly in the second.
But who am I kidding, I would have read the whole series regardless.

I especially enjoyed the fact that it seems as if the creators of this graphic novel are either Bond fans and/or did their research really well. They threw in a few bones for us fans, as well as built on previous Bond comics and universe while introducing new and exciting characters.
Bonus points for using Tiger Tanaka.

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