2 Sisters: A Super-Spy Graphic Novel Hardcover – September 29, 2015

Excellent book - by a great creator Matt Kindt.If you like Super Spy - you'll enjoy Two Sisters. It has a lot of intersections with Super Spy so it might be worth looking that up.With spoiling the story it is about a young woman who serves as a spy during the Second World War - It is also about how she and her sister grew up.An early career Matt Kindt work and it already shows a lot of the details and touches he'll later use in his great work Mind Mgmt.

This was a quick read as there is not a lot of dialog or narration. It relies on its art to move the story. But don't let that fool you there is a lot of story here. The art took a little getting used to for me as it is rough and cartoonish but it grew on me quickly and by the end of the book I was a fan of Matt Kindt's style. The story centers on Elle who becomes a bad ass secret agent during World War II. The book has some cool elements such as a side story about the journey of a golden cup artifact which intersects with the main story toward the end of the book. Another awesome element is whenever a character is killed their past is told in a flash back which last a couple panels. The ending was great and satisfying. It's easy to fly through this book but I recommend taking your time and soaking up the WWII espionage atmosphere.

Very different and an unexpected ending ..

e reviews (and no fluff) on the blog http://surrealtalvi.wordpress.com/</p></i>I have to start this review by saying that I absolutely love that we get original story/vision graphic novels like 2 Sisters. I may not always like them but I'm always intrigued and very glad for the opportunity to read and enjoy distinct and unique points of view. With this particular book, which is a 1-volume stand-alone story, author Kindt avoids a simple narrative and instead interweaves several stories independent of chronology or linear narrative. The stories - a Greek cup's journey through history, a female pirate, and a woman in London during WWI sending money back to her sister - remain independent for a long time but do eventually intersect. But the ending isn't the intersection expected.Story: Elle is dating a bloke in London while engaged as an ambulance driver during World War II. When his building is bombed and he is killed, she is recruited to become a spy and avenge his loss. Although she is sending money home to her older sister, she agrees to do many different espionage deeds - each one killing her a little inside. At the same time, we learn of a woman on a ship captured by pirates - who cuts her hair off to join the pirate crew as a desperate act of survival. And in ancient Greece, a slave escapes her shackles, sneaks into baths, and steals a gold cup. She sells it to purchase a horse and flee Greece.The common thread of all the stories is, ostensibly, the Greek cup. As it travels through history, it tells a tale of strong women who use it to find their salvation in different ways. Although each woman opts for a lonely life, she is freed of the shackles binding her thanks to what she does with the cup. How each encounters the cup is truly random and all the more interesting because of those quirks of fate. So although the cup may seem like the main theme, what we really have are stories of survival and strength by women through history.The art is sketchy, angular and surprisingly simple - making it at times difficult to interpret. Each page really must be studied since there are few words and only small changes mark important information. Honestly, the book can be very difficult to follow and definitely rewards upon rereads. If a reader isn't following carefully, a lot of the plot and characters' actions will be mystifying.2 Sisters is a book that really shows its depth and nuance the more it is read. Since the book jumps around quite a bit and author Kindt enjoys turning situations on their head (literally, in the case of one pirate) the underlying messages can easily be lost. This isn't for the casual reader who wants to peruse, get an easy payoff, and then chuck; it really gets better and better with rereads.There is a lot of story here and it may seem like too many tangents if not read carefully. It all does tie up in the end with a rather large plot twist - and what look like throwaway scenes in the beginning suddenly make a lot of sense once the book is finished. For those who enjoy a book that challenges and intrigues, 2 Sisters is a good choice. Everyone else is likely going to be left scratching their head at the simplistic drawings and puzzling storyline. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

An intense deep espionage tale involving two sisters. Virtually wordless this is a complex story that defies time and place to ultimately bring the story of two lonely women who take courage and strength to defy typical role models and end up not necessarily happy but as survivors. The book looks deceptively simple with its sparse use of text but should not be read through quickly as there is a lot of story here and like Kindt's "Red-Handed" is one that deserves to be read more than once to fully appreciate. Loved it even though I admit I got confused a few times during my first read.

The professional reviewers disparage the talent on display here, but take another look. Matt Kindt's style is different, brush-like, using lots of black space, and unlike many other illustrators work. That is what caught my eye when I found this book on my library's shelf. The story was convoluted, like a spy thriller ought to be, with lots of noir-ish touches and sparing with words. Following the plot mainly through the graphics was an enjoyable challenge. The artwork avoids both the slick "Disney" and the crude "underground/indie" extremes, giving Matt's work a fresh, unique look. As Scott McCloud might say - sometimes the combination of words and pictures becomes greater than either alone. Try this book, I'm going back for more, myself.

Me encanta Matt kindtt (fuera de los super héroes). Que sus libros son raros? Pues mejor. Tendré de Kindtt unos 7-8 libros, éste es grande, dibujo chulo, historia rara..Está en inglés pero bueno..