Golgo 13 8
Posted: January 30, 2009 Filed under: Golgo 13 Leave a comment »Hmm. I didn’t actually enjoy the second case in this volume that much. There were a few notable things about it, though. I liked that Duke Togo shipped his gun by carrier pidgeon to avoid the mob finding it. I also liked the way the end of the story was handled. It was a superb twist, come to think of it. The contact had problems with a pair of brothers, but could only afford to hire Golgo 13 to kill one of them. So… he has to take out the other brother himself, and the plan is quite perfect. The situation itself, the reasons, and the characters all had me less fired up, though.
The first story was pretty amazing only because HOLY CRAP HE MISSED. I mean, you sort of expect it sometimes, because such a big deal is made out of his 100% success rate. But… that doesn’t mean it can’t shut your brain down when it happens. There are reasons it happened, and Duke Togo seeks out a Yoga Master to teach him how to go up against the psychic that is foiling him. Almost as important as Golgo 13 missing, the story somehow makes my previous sentence sound very plausible and normal.
The end matter was a little less exciting this time around, too, but I guess I have to read about big geek wars that are waged in the letters column of Big Comic every once in awhile to keep my mind in shape.
