Pop Kill #1
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| Writer | Jimmy Palmiotti, Dave Johnson |
| Artist | Juan Santacruz |
| Cover Price | $6.99 |
Imagine a world where the two dominant and competing Cola companies, each worth billions, are owned by former conjoined twins who are now separated and have grown to hate each other so much they hire assassins, saboteurs, and espionage personnel to meddle with each other on a daily basis. This is the story about brotherly love run afoul, and the people they enlist to do their dirty work.
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8.6
Nerd Initiative - Ken M.
Feb 26, 2025A dangerous web of lies and deception forms under the guide of cola companies in this unique tale. Palmiotti & Johnson take readers on a very different spy story. Santacruz, Reber and Konot head into the chaos and charm with the art. What side will take victory is really anyones guess. Read Full Review
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7.8
Graphic Policy - Brett
Feb 26, 2025Pop Kill #1 is entertaining but it feels like it's surface level. It could be far more in its satire and commentary but it goes for the "boobs and bombs" angle. It's a type of comic that's popular and has it audience and delivers some funny moments, but overall, it's a great concept that feels like it's wasted so far. Read Full Review
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6.9
Comic Watch - Theron Couch
Feb 27, 2025This is an enjoyable romp of a first issue. The story and humor are offbeat, and the art is vivid and dynamic. Pop Kill #1 is an effective beginning to a fun and possibly absurd action comedy series. Read Full Review
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6.0
Comical Opinions - Gabriel Hernandez
Feb 26, 2025POP KILL #1 has an interesting idea at its center about rival soda companies that employ killers to hold territories and sabotage competitors. Dave Johnson and Jimmy Palmiotti's script has a few bright spots, and the world is interesting. Sadly, the pacing drops in the second half considerably, and there's no reason to care about the main character, so the issue falls flat. Read Full Review
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4.0
The Comic Book Spot - Jack Stewardson
Mar 01, 2025Pop Kill #1 offers little in both style and substance. It's a comic that at once thinks it's smarter than it is yet not nearly as senseless as it desperately needs to be. Its influences are obvious, leaning on imitation. Read Full Review
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Plot
Two leading Japanese soft drink companies, POPSO and FIZZ ONE, owned by two brothers who hate each other, have yet to achieve market dominance.
FIZZ ONE is run by GORO KOIZUMI, who has the spy JON PYLE, a skilled marksman and notorious womanizer, under his thumb. PYLE is carrying out a series of attacks on key POPSO locations, which, while seemingly harmless industrial espionage, appear more like Cold War-era surveillance. These attacks are severely impacting FIZZ ONE, whose owner, KAITO, is desperate and possesses a secret weapon.
JON PYLE owes GORO a personal debt for having slept with one of his mistresses, Aiko. However, GORO has assigned him a final task that will absolve him of this debt of honor: to preven more+ Like • Comment
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