Writer: W. Haden Blackman
Artist: Michael Del Mundo
Color Artist: Marco D’Alfonso
Reviewer: Ray Willis

The performance comes to an end…

When we last left Elektra, Cape Crow, and Kento, the group finds the leader of the Assassins Guild and come into conflict with the new revitalized Bullseye along with some pesky Hand ninjas. I really loved this issue but the end could’ve been better. The writing is really good focusing on what’s going through Elektra’s mind of her aging not through old age but the battles that she has been through.

The interaction of the few characters were subtle with focusing on Elektra and Bullseye. The back and forth between them is good and shows that Lester recognizes Elektra can best him on any day but now the tables are turned. Some may not like the ending of this issue which has the character in a situation of “go after the villain” or “save the person in distress”. It doesn’t bother me much since it’s a big cliche in most things but if Elektra had an extra issue, this arc could have been wrapped more smoothly. Also her coming back from the brink of taking a beating from Bullseye was a bit much.

Michael Del Mundo’s art is so great with action having Elektra battling Bullseye and The Hand ninja. Del Mundo shows us how Elektra is stuck in a really bad situation with dealing with her opponents and shows the battle damage Elektra takes and how it affects her mentally as well. The visuals are amazing and it looks like a very stylized movie. Seeing the battle between Elektra, The Hand, and Bullseye is amazing. Some of the panels are really up close and of Elektra battling the The Hand ninja. Even Bullseye gets to show off his playing card skills toward the end.The colors from Marco D’Alfonso really shines each time and brings the whole issue together. The colors really mesh well with the violence that is happening in this issue with the color red all over the issue.

The issue was a great send off to a great series from this team. The writing from Blackman is really good but with an ending like this, it could have been made a tad bit longer. The art from Del Mundo is fantastic and has been a great highlight in this throughout this series and ending it with a bang. The coloring from Marco D’Alfonso is really great and shows how dark this issue is and the violence that encompasses it. It’s sad that this series is coming to an end but it really was a great run.

4 out of 5 Elektras