24: Underground

author: Ed Brisson

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.78

book published: 2014

rating: 3

read at: 2014/12/08

date added: 2014/12/08

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'24: Underground' follows Jack Bauer after the final season into his life as a fugitive. It's not a bad story, but I found the art choices to be murky and sometimes unclear.



Borys Melnchuk is living in the Ukraine with his girlfriend Sofyia, the sister of his boss Petro. When Petro's brother Roman falls afoul of the local Russian Mafia, they come to Petro for him to make good on it. Suddenly Borys in involved, and we learn he is not actually Borys, but Jack Bauer. Soon after, some of his old coworkers at the CTU become aware that he has surfaced. To complicate things further Sofyia is kidnapped by the mob thugs. So, we have Jack looking for Sofyia, while trying to elude capture by the CTU.



It does miss the time element of the series, so while the tension is there, it's not as marked. Colors used in the panels might have been better served to show time passage. Also, the characters are meant to be drawn to look like their characters on the show. This worked somewhat, but I had a hard time distinguishing characters and even action in some panels.



I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, IDW Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.





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