The Old Guard (2017) 2

The Old Guard 2

Mar 2017

The Old Guard - Part 2

by Greg Rucka, Leandro Fernández, Daniela Miwa, Jodi Wynne, Eric Trautman, Alejandro Arbona

Andy, aka Andronika the Scythian, explains what she knows about herself and her teammates. She is at least 2000 years old. Nicky, aka Nicolo, and Joe, aka Yusuf, met 1000 years ago during the Crusades. They were on opposite sides and tried to kill each other multiple times before forming an alliance. Booker is only about 200 years old. There were at least two others who died hundreds of years ago.

Andy and the others, in the aftermath of the debacle that occurred in the previous installment, all dream of another. This is how it works. Andy goes to find Nile Freeman in Afghanistan while the others clean up and get out of the area as quickly as possible.

Copley, the current or former CIA operative who double crossed them, reports in to Merrick, who isn't pleased with the outcome of the latest operation. He wants a member of the team, alive. There is nothing other than the video of use from their recent attempt to capture the team. Merrick gives Copley a chance to redeem himself.

Andy locates Nile, who has to be subdued before she goes with Andy. She doesn’t believe what Andy tells her at first. She eventually comes around and leaves with Andy. They return to one of the team’s hideouts where they discover Booker’s body. A large chunk of his head is missing.

Thoughts

I’m still not completely won over by this story. It isn’t bad it just hasn’t grabbed me yet. The dreaming aspect of the story seems a bit out of place with everything else in the story. I’m curious to see how everything turns out but I’m not chomping at the bit.