History ComicBook / Ninjak

In 2012, Ninjak began appearing in the rebooted Valiant Universe, this time first appearing as an (accidental) adversary to ComicBook/XOManowar. After appearing in several other comics, primarily as a main member of Unity, he once again regained his own series in 2015, written by Creator/MattKindt (except for the final issue, which was written by Kevin Maurer). The comic focuses on Ninjak's various adventures, primarily dealing with a mysterious cabal called the Shadow Seven. The series is particularly noteworthy for it's [[TwoLinesNoWaiting two-plot structure]]: the first story is the main plot, while the second is a sub-arc that provides further context. The book ended after 28 issues, including a #0 issue. A new series, ''Ninja-K'', started a few months after the previous book ended. Written by Christos Gage, the book explored the history and nature of the Ninja Program, of which Colin King is the most recent operative. The book ended after 14 issues, the last of which was published in 2018. Ninjak's next book began in 2021, written by Jeff Parker, and only lasted 4 issues. In 2023, there were plans for a new 4-issue miniseries about the character, ''Ninjak: Superkillers'', again written by Jeff Parker, meant to begin in February of that year. However, after Valiant Entertainment decided to outsource its comic books to a smaller indie publisher, Alien Books, the book was retooled into just two 48-page issues meant to serve as a kind of anniversary special for the character and its release pushed back to late December 2023.

In 2012, Ninjak began appearing in the rebooted Valiant Universe, this time first appearing as an (accidental) adversary to ComicBook/XOManowar. After appearing in several other comics, primarily as a main member of Unity, he once again regained his own series in 2015, written by Creator/MattKindt (except for the final issue, which was written by Kevin Maurer). The comic focuses on Ninjak's various adventures, primarily dealing with a mysterious cabal called the Shadow Seven. The series is particularly noteworthy for it's [[TwoLinesNoWaiting two-plot structure]]: the first story is the main plot, while the second is a sub-arc that provides further context. The book ended after 28 issues, including a #0 issue. A new series, ''Ninja-K'', started a few months after the previous book ended. Written by Christos Gage, the book explored the history and nature of the Ninja Program, of which Colin King is the most recent operative. The book ended after 14 issues, the last of which was published in 2018. Ninjak's next book began in 2021, written by Jeff Parker, and only lasted 4 issues. In 2023, there were plans for a new 4-issue miniseries about the character, ''Ninjak: Superkillers'', again written by Jeff Parker, meant to begin in February of that year. However, after Valiant Entertainment decided to outsource its book to a smaller indie publisher, Alien Books, the book was retooled into just two 48-page issues meant to serve as a kind of anniversary special for the character and its release pushed back to late December 2023.

In 2012, Ninjak began appearing in the rebooted Valiant Universe, this time first appearing as an (accidental) adversary to ComicBook/XOManowar. After appearing in several other comics, primarily as a main member of Unity, he once again regained his own series in 2015, written by Creator/MattKindt. The comic focuses on Ninjak's various adventures, primarily dealing with a mysterious cabal called the Shadow Seven. The series is particularly noteworthy for it's [[TwoLinesNoWaiting two-plot structure]]: the first story is the main plot, while the second is a sub-arc that provides further context.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:The Adjustment Bureau turns out to be a shadow of what it was during the peak of the Cold War. When the conflict cooled down, the manipulation it was carrying out was deemed counter-productive and MI-6 reduced it to just a skeleton crew keeping track of old operatives]].

* PrehensileHair: Roku's WeaponOfChoice. A single strand of hair can act like razor-wire, while a whole braid can work like a club or extra limb.

* LegacyCharacter: every member of the Ninja Program after Ninja-A.

!!The new Ninjak series contains the following:

The character is set to headline a digital web series titled WebVideo/NinjakVsTheValiantUniverse.

If that sounds like Film/JamesBond [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]], that's because it basically is. And it's as awesome as it sounds.

In 2012, Ninjak began appearing in the rebooted Valiant universe, this time first appearing as an (accidental) adversary to ComicBook/XOManowar. After appearing in several other comics, primarily as a main member of Unity, he once again regained his own series in 2015, written by Creator/MattKindt. The comic focuses on Ninjak's various adventures, primarily dealing with a mysterious cabal called the Shadow Seven. The series is particularly noteworthy for it's [[TwoLinesNoWaiting two-plot structure]]: the first story is the main plot, while the second is a sub-arc that provides further context.

** The Shadow Seven, the graduates of the Ninja Programme and the Jonin have the same ability, seeing as they have functionally the same training.

The premise is pretty simple: To most people, Colin King is a British billionaire playboy, heir to the great King estate and living without a care in the world. However, he lives a secret double life known only to a small handful of people. Armed with a lifetime's expertise in ninjutsu, an arsenal of custom-made gadgets, and, most importantly, [[Fiction500 his massive amount of money]], he serves MI6 as Ninjak, the world's greatest superspy.

* YouAreNumberSix: "Ninjak" is actually a slight nickname of "Ninja-K", his official call sign. And yes, MI6 does indeed have a whole alphabet of others.

** LegacyCharacter: every member of the Ninja Program after Ninja-A.

* AbusiveParent: Dr. Silks Dad
* AssholeVictim: Augustus aka Dr. Silks Dad, who got what he deserves.

** The Shadow Seven and the Jonin have the same ability, seeing as they have the same training.

* MasterOfMyDomain: the key component of Colin's training, allowing him to heal injuries by meditating, ignore pain, purge toxins and, in a one-shot set in the distant future, squeeze his own recurring cancer cells to death before they can metastasize.

In 2012, Ninjak began appearing in the rebooted Valiant universe, this time first appearing as an (accidental) adversary to ComicBook/XOManowar. After appearing in several other comics, primarily as a main member of Unity, he once again regained his own series in 2015, written by Matt Kindt. The comic focuses on Ninjak's various adventures, primarily dealing with a mysterious cabal called the Shadow Seven. The series is particularly noteworthy for it's [[TwoLinesNoWaiting two-plot structure]]: the first story is the main plot, while the second is a sub-arc that provides further context.

If that sounds like Film/JamesBond [[XMeetsY meets]] [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]], that's because it basically is. And it's as awesome as it sounds.

If that sounds like JamesBond [[XMeetsY meets]] [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]], that's because it basically is. And it's as awesome as it sounds.

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If that sounds like JamesBond [[XMeetsY meets]] [[{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]], that's because it basically is. And it's as awesome as it sounds.