Reading: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: IRIS VOLUME 1 - David Wohl (writer), Eduardo Francisco (illustrator)

Combining volumes #0-#6 of the popular and violent comic series, Executive Assistant: Iris Volume 1 tells the story of the uniquely beautiful and efficient secretary/personal assistant Iris, loyal to the end to her employer Mr. Ching, a notorious global businessman and criminal. Also doubling as Ching's bodyguard and assassin-for-hire, Iris has been groomed since childhood to kill - but when her boss sends her out to take care of some extracurricular "business" to swing negotiations on a big business deal his way, Iris inadvertently starts a chain of events that for the first time, will have her questioning both loyalties and lifestyle. Violent and bloody, the dark, moody artwork of this graphic novel fits the subject matter perfectly, as Iris cuts a bloody swath through her boss's enemies - artwork good enough that the superfluous, almost offensively silly objectification of nearly all the female characters (and what little clothing they wear) is intrusive and unnecessary; even annoying, marring an otherwise seriously juicy revenge tale with a seriously kick-ass heroine.  3/5 stars

Note: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.