I absolutely had a blast with this book and I am now tempted to pick up the series as a subscription at my local comic shop. Read Full Review

It's a series that has one foot in the main DCU and one in the "real" world, and its sympathetic view of Honor and her family is something I particularly enjoy. Read Full Review

A strong annual that matters due to great character development. Read Full Review

"Family Business" brings a good story that is set before the creation of the Leviathan organization and focuses on the early beginnings of the Batman " Thalia al Ghul relationship (I hope you understand why Thalia is interested in protect Bats heh heh). Written by Dan Abnett, Drawn by Jack Herbert and colors by Hi-Fi. Read Full Review

Jack Herberts work is much cleaner than Silencers co-creator, John Romita Jr. I like his Talia. While pretty, there is something exotic and non-caucasian inn her looks. Herbert is also good with drawing everyday thugs and cityscapes. I find that his Silencer seem to be able to jump as high as Daredevil, but I dont know if this is one of her abilities or the artists exaggerated interpretation of her skills. Read Full Review

I really did like this issue. It may be one of the best of the series, not just because of the action scenes, but also because it sheds some light on Honor's role as Talia's primary assassin, as well as the kind of person she used to be before she started her own family. This issue solidifies Honor as the best character in the New Age line. Read Full Review

This flashback annual turns back the clock to the beginning of her career, much the way the recent Damage Annual showed us Ethan Avery's first day on the job. This one is much more successful at filling in blanks and humanizing its main character, as always. Read Full Review

It feels like Mission Impossible but with costumed vigilantes, and the spy approach works in its favour to produce excellent results. Read Full Review

Abnett does a great job of weaving Silencer into the world of Batman with their mutual link to Talia. The story is done really well and keeps the tone of the series as Honor finds herself questioning her role as an assassin and what it might be like to have a life and family of her own. Read Full Review

A good comic book annual offers a look at the past and a promise for the future. The Silencer's first annual illuminates key moments that led to a change in Honors belief system and a challenge to her League of Assassin indoctrination. By opening and then ending this book in her home with Blake and their son, Honor acknowledges that her greatest lesson from Talia was the value of family. A family shechosen and built with the people she loves. Read Full Review

This might be the best issue of The Silencer yet, although that's not exactly high praise given the mediocre quality of past issues. Read Full Review

The Silencer Annual #1 has some of the better art for the series, but a story that lacks any real impact. Read Full Review

not bad. finally really cements her as a "good guy"...

but the art was bad. blank faces and all.