The Killer, Volume 3: Modus Vivendi by Matz


The Killer, Volume 3: Modus Vivendi
Title : The Killer, Volume 3: Modus Vivendi
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ISBN : 1936393034
ISBN-10 : 9781936393039
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 176
Publication : First published August 24, 2001

After withdrawing from the world for four years in Venezuela, our Killer reappears on the scene. What brought him back? Boredom, fatigue, the need for action? His old friend, Mariano, recommends him for a quick-and-dirty freelance job. Except the job, obviously, is worse than it seemed at first. Remove one banker and one international oil broker, sure, no problem. But why is his third and final target a nun, Madre Luisa, so devoted, selfless, and invested in her ministry to the poorest of the poor in all of Latin America? Our Killer suspects something fishy, so he sets out to strike a deal, but instead decides to play a double game. Complicating matters is his affair with a lovely Cuban officer, who convinces him to side with the Cubans, but the Americans are closing in on him fast...

The Killer, Volume 3: Modus Vivendi Reviews

  • Dimitris Papastergiou

    Well the artwork mainly saved it from being 2 stars to be honest.

    Lots of papa don't preach moments. Lots of repetition on the Killer's thoughts since volume 1. If it makes me think that it resembles a lot the volume one then something's not right.

    I liked the main plot. It was nice. It went a bit frustrating to read midway but ok, I guess Killer had to teach us once again about every single place he's in what's up with its history and gov. and dictatorship and whatnot. Oh well.

    I guess this book's good. I liked it overall. At times, made me wish I was reading a Hitman comic book series with Agent 47 or something.

    His inner thoughts on every single thing tend to get a bit tedious, especially after 3 volumes. It's a nice perk to have. And our character is smart and down to earth.. but as I said, kept getting too repetitive.

  • Mohammed Abdikhader Firdhiye

    Deep, introspective character study of a lone assassin's path in life, Killer drills into the mind of a heartless bad guy in ways that most comic books don't have time for. A more realistic,mundane but exciting story about an assassin and his perspective on the world.

    Luc Jacamon art is excellent,original.

  • StephenM

    Much more of a political polemic and much less interesting than the previous volumes.

  • Illumi

    Read the book The Killer: Modus Vivendi which is the sequel of the popular and groundbreaking series The Killer.
    Though I loved the first 2 volumes of Killer, the same cannot be said for this one. It is said that sometimes things are better when they are simpler. How true!

    The Killer is back from his retirement but it does him no good. He's been unwittingly caught up between a war for oil and there is no rescue at sight.He has only one choice before him. To kill or be killed.

    In this series,the killer does not even sound like the killer that I loved before.He seems to have lost his edge and the story seems to have lost its charm. Though good, nowhere near the previous volumes.

  • Craig

    Liked it, but as others have noted, the politics get to be a bit much in this volume. Sure, we all know the US is the devil, but come on. Matz sounds like a peeved teenager with his rants in this one, plus the killer is supposed to be apart from such mundane concerns. Artwork is outstanding as usual.

  • M

    The mysterious Killer comes back from his self-imposed exile for another job. Hired to remove first a banker, then an oil executive, the plot twists when his third target is revealed to be a revered nun. Honestly, this volume can can skipped; I wish our protagonist had actually stayed in retirement rather than get messed up in this convolution.

  • Nick Kives

    Volume 3 of this series is about the 3 times the amount of volume one. Part 1 and 2 of this are pretty good and adds more and more to the character, but part 3 has almost nothing going on, and is just more of a setup for volume 4. Still a good read if you liked 1 and 2 though.

  • Sonic

    More nihilistic and socialistic philosophizing from our favorite French sociopath assassin. Maybe not as exciting as the first two books, but this is the continuation of a good story.

  • Adam

    Ugh. Was this series always like this? I remember liking it before, but the whole "the world is a shitty place" nihilistic thing really got on my nerves this time around.

  • sara frances

    the whole philosophizing bit is starting to resemble a dead horse for me, but i'm curious to see what happens next.

  • Tyson Adams

    Not as good as volume 2 - gets a little didactic - but still a great read.

  • Brendan

    More of the same. This time it’s personal. I don’t think this comic is particularly great, but it’s competently done, so I keep reading it to see where it will go.

  • Saif Bagmar

    A good lesson for international relations

  • Brian

    Not quite as gripping as the first but satisfyingly good.

  • Alex

    Still solid-ish, but the quality is kind of dropping. Love the stuff with The Killer himself and his son. Anyways, going to read the rest!
    finished april 9