lurkerwithout | Sunday Trade: Cover Girl

Cover Girl written by Kevin Church and Andrew Crosby, pencils by Mateus Santolouco, inks by R.M. Yankovicz and Andre Coelho, letters by Ed Dukeshire, colors by Pablo Quiligotti and Brian Miroglio

This mini-series from small press comics BOOM! Studios is about Alex Martin, a bottom of the barrel actor who gets catapulted into the a-list after rescuing a mysterious women from a car crash. Soon he's getting the full push to the top and starting filming a big budget spy/action franchise he's signed to star in. And suddenly it looks like someone is trying to kill him. But a regular bodyguard would spoil the tough guy image the studio and his agent want. Enter Rachel Dodd, gorgeous and lethal celebrity bodyguard. She'll keep Alex alive while masquerading as his boyfriend...

Very much a buddy/action movie in comics form. Church and Crosby are both sharp writers and keep the plot moving at a high pace. Fun book, though on re-reading I did notice how EVERYONE has very "quip" driven dialogue. Even the nameless goons. I blame Joss Whedon. Or Tarantino. One of those dudes...