Ninjak Vol 3 0

Solicitation[]

AN ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! AN EXPLOSIVE 40-PAGE MILESTONE! Ninjak's past and future - in the crosshairs!

Behind the years of training... Underneath the high-tech gadgetry... MI-6's most experienced operative is still flesh and blood. So just how is a mortal man like Colin King able to survive in a world filled with telekinetic psiots, eternal warriors, and sentient suits of alien armor? The key to Ninjak's survival is buried deep in the past...and today, the world's most dreaded super-spy prepares to reveal his most closely guarded secrets!

FIRST: Superstar writer Matt Kindt concludes his masterful, record-setting run alongside fan-favorite artist Francis Portela (FAITH) will an essential and revelatory tale of Ninjak's deadly beginnings! THEN: The gauntlet is passed to acclaimed writer Christos Gage (Netflix's Daredevil) and blockbuster artist Tomas Giorello (X-O MANOWAR) as they prepare a startling introduction to Colin King's next mission with a shocking prelude to NINJA-K #1, a riveting new ongoing series beginning in November!

Ninjak[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Ninjak / Colin King

Supporting Characters:

Angelina (Dies) (Flashback only)
Colin's Dad (Flashback only)
Colin's Mom (Flashback only)
Undead Monk (Flashback only)

Villains:

Marco (Only appearance; dies)
Roku (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

MI-6 (Flashback only)
Various henchmen (K.I.A.)
Various monks (K.I.A.)

Locations:

England
- King's Castle (Flashback only)
- London (Flashback only)
  - Hyde Park (Flashback only)
- Oxford
Himalayas (Flashback only)
Japan (Flashback only)
- Tokyo (Flashback only)

Items:

Bow & arrow
Briefcase
Cellphone
Katanas

Vehicles:

Various birds (K.I.A.)

Credits[]

Writers: Matt Kindt
Pencilers: Francis Portela; Flashback sequences: MJ Kim (pages 2-6), Khari Evans (pages 7-11), Roberto de la Torre (pages 12-13), Sija Hong (pages 14-15), Juan Jose Ryp (pages 16-19)
Inkers: Francis Portela
Colorists: Andrew Dalhouse
Letterers: Dave Lanphear
Cover Artists: David Mack (A), Clayton Henry & Brian Reber (B), Yama Orce (C), Photo Cover, Peter Bagge (1:10), Javier Pulido (1:20), Renato Guedes (MGH), Photo Covers (NYCC)
Editors: Charlotte Greenbaum
Editor-in-Chief: Warren Simons

Synopsis[]

In the main story, Ninjak is hired to retrieve a briefcase for a name called Marco, and he kills everyone along the way including Marco shooting an explosive arrow at him and the briefcase, respectively. These events take place before X-O Manowar (Volume 3) #5.

In the narrative of the main story, Ninjak explains how he keeps each mission contained - each person [is] a pawn, and each mission [is] a box. A process he likes to call "compartmentalization". At the end he also mentions that he is good at keeping secrets.

Most of the issue is split in two halves. The upper half of the pages feature the main story while the lower part of the pages feature a sequence of brief flashbacks, however, based on "when" the main story actually took place, most of the flashbacks would still occur after the main story. The narrative is in third person and each sequence focuses on a "different" Colin Kind - Colin in control, Colin in love, Colin worn-out, Colin envisioning, Colin on mission.

The first flashback still focuses on young Colin. As usual, his parent don't care about Colin while they're home. Instead they waste themselves and leave Colin to himself. He goes on a hunt to shoot, kill, and decapitate birds. The second flashbacks show Colin meeting his handler Angelina for the first time at MI-6 in London. It's assumed to be love on first sight. This sequence ends with Angelina being assassinated. The third flashback shows Colin on his spirit walk that ends with him meeting the Undead Monk. The fourth flashback is a (blurry) vision of the future and the Shadow Seven. The final sequence shows Colin meeting and fighting Roku but also remembering Angelina - this is the only sequence that breaks the strict principle of "compartmentalization". The last sequence ends when Ninjak is meeting with Marco in the main story.

Notes[]

The framing story is based around Ninjak's introduction ("Enter Ninjak!") in X-O Manowar (Volume 3) #5 (September, 2012).
"646525" corresponds to "Ninjak" on a phone.

Prelude to Ninja-K[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Ninja-C (First appearance)
Ninja-D (First appearance) (Only appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

Names & Locations (Mentioned only)

Locations:

England
- Cotswolds
  - Gloucestershire

Items:

Gadgets
Katana
Machine Guns

Vehicles:

Hang glider

Credits[]

Writers: Christos Gage
Pencilers: Tomas Giorello
Inkers: Tomas Giorello
Colorists: Diego Rodriguez

Synopsis[]

An unknown, masked ninja agent infiltrates an old castle somewhere in England. There are many traps including machine guns and lasers but he manages to get past all these with ease. He then encounters an elder man and demands a list of names. Despite knowing each other the two start fighting when the elder man refuses to say any names. The elder man has no real chance in the fight and the masked ninja asks about the list again - demanding names, locations, alive, dead, all of it. The elder man still refuses to tell anything and the story ends with the masked ninja saying "To tell you the truth, D... I'm glad. Let's begin." Then he kills the elder man (off panel).