“CODE OF HONOR” part one! She’s one of the DC Universe’s deadliest assassins…and you’ve never heard of her. Super-strong, highly trained, armed with devastating and stealthy meta-human abilities, the Silencer is virtually invincible. Or at least she was. After decades as Leviathan’s chief assassin, Honor Guest put in her time and managed to get out with her skin intact. Now she lives a normal life with a normal family in a normal house on a normal street. But the past has come back to haunt her in the form of her old employer and a deadly new mission…and Talia Al Ghul won’t take no for an answer.
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This week at DCUBC we are ditching the capes and spandex in favor of bullets and blades. The Silencer is filled to the brim with top notch action and fantastic art. I can’t wait to hear what you think!
This is my first time getting past the first issue. The art and writing were fantastic.
I thought they did a good job at introducing and expanding Honor’s universe a little, giving her believable backgrounds with Deathstroke and Talia, and including the Maulmart as touch of how much this goes on under people’s noses. Reminded me a little of John Wick.
I’m not sure what her powers are beyond the zone of silence, which is a very interesting and different power. I liked seeing it used creatively - keeping action from attracting attention, hiding where she was by silencing gunshots, throwing off pursuers etc.
Does she have any super strength? It seems like it, I almost attributed it to the suit, but then remembered in issue one she took out the cyborg without the suit.
I think I liked the Maulmart scenes the best. Her interactions with the worker there, how she used the place to her advantage (as well as Guille using it to his - hiding in a safe room).
@MattMcDonald already posted what I think is the best scene. Perfectly sets up the rest of the book, and you spend 5 issues getting back to that panel.
Sad I missed this when it was on the stands, maybe I’ll pick it up to add to my collection.
There’s definitely some intended references. Like I’m pretty sure that the moment in the first issue where Honor stabs Overkill with the pencils she bought at the store was supposed to be a call back to this:
I read The Silencer as it came out. This is, however, the first time I’ve re-read #'s 1-6, which was alot of fun to do.
Honor is badass, and I like her tenacity in dealing with Talia.
Can a cover count for favorite action sequence? I really like the cover for #4, as you know Honor is a tough cookie when she can stand up to Deathstroke.
Ooh, tough one, but I’ll have to go with any scene that featured Honor and Talia.
Is this your first time reading The Silencer?
Yes, but I enjoyed her appearance on Season 7 of Arrow. The silent action sequences on the show were memorable and unique, and I’ve wanted to read this series for a while. After reading this first arc, I’ll be binging the rest of the issues.
What did you think of our protagonist, Honor Guest?
Definitely different from her Arrow appearance, I was expecting the main thrust of the story to be the Underlife, but was pleasantly surprised to see that it was really about escaping one’s past.
Which action sequence was your favorite?
The diner battle in issue #6 had me at the edge of my seat.
Read all six issues between 2020-02-10T06:00:00Z → 2020-02-16T06:00:00Z
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