If you are a fan of James Bond, then you will enjoy this graphic novel. It has all the usual things you would find in a 007 story: evil organization and badly named villain, sexy women, gadgets, and lots of action. It is fast paced and fun to read. And you know Bond always saves the day, but does he get the girl? I enjoyed this one.

This was one of the better Bond graphic novels that I've read. The story was interesting and it captured many of the things that make Bond interesting. Ultimately, my main problem with the book was that it just astound me. There was some very abrupt pacing in the middle, and I think I'm getting to the point where I wonder if the character of Bond translates well to graphic novel format. It's an entertaining read, but I can't claim it was a whole lot more.

Spinning off from Warren Ellis’ James Bond series, creators Andy Diggle and Luca Casalanguida take 007 on a new adventure in Hammerhead. A villain called Kraken is targeting Britain’s nuclear arsenal with plans to wipe out London - here comes Bond to save the day! Bah da bah baah, bah da daah!

This was great! Diggle ticks all the Bond boxes with effortless style and panache: dramatically-named villain and evil organisation, exotic locations, lots of violence involving guns and death, dry martinis, sexy times with a bombshell, sharks, and a flashy car with gadgets. It’s also a very entertaining action thriller that’s fast-paced and exciting to read. Newcomer Luca Casalanguida’s art is excellent too - I’m sure he’ll get more gigs off the back of his impressive work in this book.

The only flaw for me was Kraken’s endgame to blow up London. I just don’t get how that’s good for their business or makes Britain “great again” (an obvious slight against Trumpy). Targeting London with a nuke and using Hammerhead, a giant railgun, to blow up the nuke before it hits, yes, but the plan was to just nuke London and then they’d make loads of money…? Sorry, that’s just dumb. Everything else worked for me but Diggle couldn’t stick the villain’s motivation.

Otherwise, James Bond: Hammerhead is a stonking good comic that fans of Bond or great action comics in general will definitely enjoy. It’s also good to know that with Warren Ellis now off Bond, there’s at least one writer like Andy Diggle around to keep up the new quality line of Bond comics.

It was OK. It wasn't the best bond I read but it wasn't the worst.

Dynamite continues their stunning
run of Bond comics.
Bringing all the best of the film series
(I know it was a book first I just don't really like them)
Excitement
Action
Femme Fatales
It's all here as 007
defends the Realm
from a threat all too close to home.

Very nice art and writing, an old school James Bond title updated to cover both modern technology and politics. Recommended as a piece if you enjoy action graphic novels or just James Bond, the art seems to fit the subject matter very well.