Agent X #6
	Editor:  Andrew Lis Writer:  Gail Simone Pencils:  Udon Inker:  Udon	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Feb 2003 : No Spidey

Agent X Quote of the Month:

Ms. Tarantula: "But you, senor, have not yet faced the skills of the daughters of Batroc the Leaper and the Tarantula!"

Taskmaster: "Listen, I knew both your fathers, and may I say, with all due respect to those brave and talented men... You cannot imagine my surprise at finding out that they were heterosexual."

The basic plot to Agent X, so far, revolves around an amnesia stricken Alex Hayden trying to set himself up as the greatest merc who ever lived. He sets up an agency, gets some training from the Taskmaster and tries to get some work. One of his first assignments is to try and steal the Punisher's guns, which leads to some very humourous consequences.

Agent X is one of the funniest comics I've read, it's wacky, unpredicatble, but still manages to maintain a serious undertone that keeps you reading for more than just the laughs. Writer Gail Simone writes some funny dialogue and situations. Her work is very reminiscent of Joe Kelly's awesome work on Deadpool. In fact I think she is the only writer besides Joe Kelly that seems to mix wacky humour and darker undertones into a comic successfully.

The art provided by Udon Studios is also top notch and conveys the action and hijinks excellently.

There are some problems. Like the question of whether Alex Hayden is really Deadpool. It's a definite hook for Deadpool fans, and there has been significant carry over of plots from the defunct Deadpool series, but the question has yet to be answered, with many clues for and against. It's not really a mystery you can drag out too long. It'll either annoy Deadpool fans or confuse new readers, wondering who the hell Deadpool is in the first place. And in my opinion, the mystery has gone on too long. There is another problem, writer Gail Simone, who seems to be the main reason for this book being so great, is leaving as of issue #7. Which means this title might not continue to be so great.

There's plenty to like about this title and a lot of fun to be had reading its pages. I strongly recommend hunting down the first 6 issues and treating yourself to some quality entertainment and memorable laughs.