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Butterfly
Trained to trust no one...
Butterfly is one of Project Delta's deep cover agents, no birth certificate, no social security number, a complete ghost.
When her cover is blown and she is set up for a murder she did not commit, she is unknowingly led to her father's doorstep, a man she thought died 20 years ago. Codenamed Nightingale, her father was once a member of the very same Project Delta, a spy in the violent aftermath of the Cold War, and believes they are behind her set-up. Trained to trust nothing and no one, Butterfly must decide whether to seek answers with the Project, or believe the man who betrayed her years ago.
Butterfly is one of Project Delta's deep cover agents, no birth certificate, no social security number, a complete ghost.
When her cover is blown and she is set up for a murder she did not commit, she is unknowingly led to her father's doorstep, a man she thought died 20 years ago. Codenamed Nightingale, her father was once a member of the very same Project Delta, a spy in the violent aftermath of the Cold War, and believes they are behind her set-up. Trained to trust nothing and no one, Butterfly must decide whether to seek answers with the Project, or believe the man who betrayed her years ago.
112 pages, Hardcover
First published July 7, 2015
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September 8, 2025
It had potential.
fizzle, fizzle, pop, splat...
It's not that the plot or writing is bad, it's that it ends incredibly abruptly. Basically, it ends in the middle of the story. It's such an odd spot to end on that I've been searching for days to make sure that there isn't some Part Two out there before I finally decided to write the review.
The skinny gist is that a young woman works for some kind of spy agency and (for reasons) gets burned by them. While on the run, she finds out that her dead father (also a famous spy) is alive and well and has a whole new family that he adores.
This pisses her off a bit, but they have to work together because someone wants them both dead for reasons that aren't ever adequately explained.
Spoilery things happen, flashbacks galore explain the past decisions, the tension gets ratcheted up to 10, and then...The End.
I saw parts of the tv show that this was based on, and it got me interested in finding the source material. Hate to say it, but this is one of those times that the show is better than the book.
I would honestly not recommend you waste your time on this one, as it will only piss you off.
Swerve to Avoid.
fizzle, fizzle, pop, splat...
It's not that the plot or writing is bad, it's that it ends incredibly abruptly. Basically, it ends in the middle of the story. It's such an odd spot to end on that I've been searching for days to make sure that there isn't some Part Two out there before I finally decided to write the review.
The skinny gist is that a young woman works for some kind of spy agency and (for reasons) gets burned by them. While on the run, she finds out that her dead father (also a famous spy) is alive and well and has a whole new family that he adores.
This pisses her off a bit, but they have to work together because someone wants them both dead for reasons that aren't ever adequately explained.
Spoilery things happen, flashbacks galore explain the past decisions, the tension gets ratcheted up to 10, and then...The End.
I saw parts of the tv show that this was based on, and it got me interested in finding the source material. Hate to say it, but this is one of those times that the show is better than the book.
I would honestly not recommend you waste your time on this one, as it will only piss you off.
Swerve to Avoid.
February 4, 2020
A Jason Bourne like thriller, badly lacking context and character personality.
Maybe it's because every story needs to be constantly fast paced, but having unexpected betrayal at the beginning makes it far less shocking. I don't understand Butterfly's loyalty to the project; it comes across as naivety. We don't have the context to make it work. Art feels a little bit squarish for this type of graphic novel.
You can tell that you're supposed to root for Butterfly, as she goes over her daddy issues, and wants no victims at the beginning, but later she straight up kills a security dude for seemingly no reason. Why? We're not given enough evidence about what's going on at any given point. Our heroes are probably villains too. There's too much mystery and not enough focus. I can't get aboard supporting her just because she's a beautiful woman who has at some point been hurt in her life. If Butterfly were a man, the story would barely be any different. Even with the mystery of who's betrayed whom, I don't know if I can bring myself to care on a personal level.
Maybe it's because every story needs to be constantly fast paced, but having unexpected betrayal at the beginning makes it far less shocking. I don't understand Butterfly's loyalty to the project; it comes across as naivety. We don't have the context to make it work. Art feels a little bit squarish for this type of graphic novel.
You can tell that you're supposed to root for Butterfly, as she goes over her daddy issues, and wants no victims at the beginning, but later she straight up kills a security dude for seemingly no reason. Why? We're not given enough evidence about what's going on at any given point. Our heroes are probably villains too. There's too much mystery and not enough focus. I can't get aboard supporting her just because she's a beautiful woman who has at some point been hurt in her life. If Butterfly were a man, the story would barely be any different. Even with the mystery of who's betrayed whom, I don't know if I can bring myself to care on a personal level.
November 21, 2015
I wanted to like this. I didn't. I could have quit reading 50-pages in and not cared.
March 8, 2016
Starts with promise, but ends without satisfaction.
June 5, 2016
It was deep? I think there's a lot of thematic things involved but the plot wasn't really there. The characters were just placeholders to promote the theme.
May 20, 2017
Interesting premise, lacked character development to make it gripping.
Some interesting handling of time but the lack of depth of content made it feel choppy instead of insightful.
Some interesting handling of time but the lack of depth of content made it feel choppy instead of insightful.
August 17, 2025
just eh, super excited for the show though.
August 10, 2016
Gripping espionage thriller. Not much for character growth, but engrossing, political, and will appeal to older youth. I appreciate the young-yet-hardened female assassin as a protagonist. However, I had trouble following the jumps in time.
June 10, 2016
Interesting, but twisty for twisting's sake, and the dialog is unnecessarily baroque.
June 20, 2023
This didn't deliver. A female mercenary has gone into the same profession as her dad. He faked his own death when she was a child. She finds out he is still alive, married to another woman, with another child. They go on the run together. This flashes forward and back, with the protagonist and her father each telling their stories. The biggest problem is that the emotional high point should have ended the story. This goes on after that, and it is not better for it. I found it to be mediocre before it failed to stick the landing.
August 31, 2020
Un fumetto inutile, mediocre nei disegni, caotico nello svolgimento della trama ed estremamente fine a sé stesso.
Per quanto l'intrigo provi a essere interessante, non c'è un minimo di coinvolgimento, non si riesce a comprendere (figuriamoci empatizzare) con i personaggi che animano la storia. Un fallimento totale su tutta la linea.
Per quanto l'intrigo provi a essere interessante, non c'è un minimo di coinvolgimento, non si riesce a comprendere (figuriamoci empatizzare) con i personaggi che animano la storia. Un fallimento totale su tutta la linea.
January 10, 2023
An incomprehensible spy thriller about an agent who goes on the run when someone compromises her mission. Unfortunately, we never get any answers about any of it. There's lots of flashbacks to when her father was in the same project but again no context or answers. It's just poorly written, I'm afraid.
June 4, 2018
Nightingale and Butterfly. Felt a lot like the Bourne Identity. A bit hard to follow.
June 16, 2023
A good graphic novel, the story has been done before but the dynamic of hitman and the daughter that follows in his steps worked well
August 15, 2025
I read this cuz the Amazon tv series is pretty good. The comic leaves so much to be desired. I almost gave this a 1-star.
August 25, 2025
Missed Connection
Though radically different from the TV series, there is a slight resemblance. I found TV version a much more compelling story.
Though radically different from the TV series, there is a slight resemblance. I found TV version a much more compelling story.
November 13, 2025
I feel the work was incomplete somehow, very dissatisfying.
but the storyline is engaging
but the storyline is engaging
September 29, 2015
This book didn't do much for me. Other the having a cool butterfly/gun graphic.
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