Created on February 22, 2011 and written by Jamesdlogan
Category: Oni Press reviews

Rating: 4/5
Publisher Name: Oni Press
Publisher Website: http://www.onipress.com/

Writer: Christina Weir, Nunzio DeFilippis, Rashida Jones
Pencils: Jeff Wamester
Colors: Rob Ruffolo & Rico Renzi
Number of Pages: 32
Price: 3.99
Color: Color
Safety Content Label: T+ TEENS AND UP – Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.

Publisher’s Blurb:
Ariana Von Holmberg is an heiress with a secret. But what she’s hiding isn’t a sex tape or a drug addiction or an affair with a professional golfer; it’s a new career as a CIA operative! What better cover for an agent than a globe-trotting, care-free femme with a penchant for flights of fancy? But can Ari balance her high society obligations with her new role as a spy or will the weight of two worlds bring her dual lives to a violent end?

This issue: Ariana’s two worlds have now officially collided! Her life in shambles because of her cover story, Ari gets a surprise from her mother that may prevent her from taking part in her mission. Oh, and did we mention the nuclear bomb?

Reviewer’s Comments:
Ariana Von Holmberg is an heiress with a secret. But what she’s hiding isn’t a sex tape or a drug addiction or an affair with a professional golfer; it’s a new career as a CIA operative! What better cover for an agent than a globe-trotting, care-free femme with a penchant for flights of fancy? But can Ari balance her high society obligations with her new role as a spy or will the weight of two worlds bring her dual lives to a violent end?

This issue: Ariana’s two worlds have now officially collided! Her life in shambles because of her cover story, Ari gets a surprise from her mother that may prevent her from taking part in her mission. Oh, and did we mention the nuclear bomb?

[b]Reviewer Comments:[/b]
Imagine a more intelligent celebrity socialite Paris Hilton as a super spy, and you get Ariana Von Holmberg. This book is a little bit Dynasty meets James Bond or Nikita. Heiress Ariana Von Holmberg has had her social problems; problems in her love life, and family issues. Now she is working as an undercover CIA operative, using her position and social connections to help the CIA. Unfortunately, this issue opens with her mother, step-father, ex-boyfriend, and a television psychologist (think Dr. Phil) performing an intervention when she is supposed to be on her way to an important mission.

In some places the art was slightly reminiscent of the Aeon Flux cartoon, while in other places the art felt a bit amateurish. However, the artistic storytelling flows well. The writer does a good job of letting you know who most of the characters are as they show up throughout the story, and you can easily follow along with everything that is happening.

Why should you buy this book? Well, it’s a fun little series, with a fairly good mix of drama, comedy, and intrigue. Not a lot of action, at least in this issue, but I it’s not something that you will miss either. If you enjoy a good espionage story, and like some soap opera drama, then you should definitely pick this book up. There is also a slight little twist at the end that gives a great cliffhanger to pull you into the next issue.

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