Barb Wire 1

Nail-hard tough and drop-dead gorgeous, Barb Wire is the baddest bounty hunter on the mean streets of Steel Harbor, where gangsters can lift bulldozers and leap rusting factories in a single bound. The hunting is stupid good and the bounties are hella big—if Barb lives long enough to collect!

Opening up this book, I have to admit it made me laugh a little.  Not because the book itself amused me, but as someone who encountered the movie as a teenage boy it's funny to remember.  To be honest I've only ever seen the film, so this new Barb Wire is my first encounter with the comics.

Barb is still kicking ass and looking pretty while bounty hunting.  Following an encounter with one of her targets, she heads back to her bar where she does her best to keep the peace there.  This of course does not work out, and a fight breaks loose.  After the cops show up and the dust settles, she finds out the landlord is selling the property, so now she has to figure out how to get out of that mess.

With no prior experience with the original books, I'm not sure how well it follows the characters and overall look from that run.  I'd have to guess they at least look similar, but regardless, this new series is looking really good.  With super sharp pencil work and vibrant colors, the updated visuals are a fresh and welcome addition to the title.

From what I remember of the movie (which oddly is more than just Pamela's boobs) it seems to fit into the world well.  As I said before, I don't know how the storyline in the first comics went, so I'm a bit at a loss and previous fans will know best.  As my first book of the series I enjoyed it and think it's a decent buy worth adding to the collection.

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Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.