Pop Kill #1 is something I would not have normally picked up. The premise is that two Japanese cola companies—Popso and Fizz-One—are in a deadly competition for market share. The twist is that they are run by brothers.
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The Fizz-One brother hires hitman and espionage expert Jon Pyle to sabotage Popso, which is where the action starts. Well, not so much hires as asking Jon to pay back a favor after catching him with the brother’s mistress. (Jon claims he didn’t know. Hmmm.)
Jon’s next job is to eliminate people who are either sabotaging Fizz-One or are helping Popso. During the operation, Jon discovers Dina Deluxe is on the verge of discovering—for Popso—how to extend the carbonation in soda. That would revolutionize the industry and destroy other companies.
The catch? Jon is attracted to Dina, even as he charms her (and her dog, Mizka) to uncover more information. How this is going to play out has me intrigued.
An interesting note from the art is that the brothers each only have one arm. Goro (Fizz-One) is missing his right army, while Kaito (Popso) doesn’t have a left one.
This can’t be a coincidence, and I’m sure Jimmy Palmiotti & Dave Johnson will be exploring that later.
The only thing that I would say is that the comic book is VERY heterosexual. Jon apparently has an extremely active sex drive, and that plays into this issue quite heavily through his conversations and actions. Think James Bond on steroids.
That can be a turnoff for me, but I like the story…
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This can’t be a coincidence, and I’m sure Jimmy Palmiotti & Dave Johnson will be exploring that later.
That can be a turnoff for me, but I like the story…