The Cape Or How to turn an average horror short story into a terrible comic book adaptation.
I read the original story this comic book is based on in The Cape Or How to turn an average horror short story into a terrible comic book adaptation.
I read the original story this comic book is based on in Hill's anthology collection 20th Century Ghost couple of years back, and it was an okay tale. The story was about a man named Eric who is essentially living a loser's life, but everything takes a curious turn when he rediscovers his special childhood cape. It gives him the power of flight, which essentially leads to the question: Does this path lead to 'With great power comes great responsibility' or 'Revenge is best served cold'?
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Writer Ciaramella expands Hill's story into a five-part story, with only first part covering Hill's original tale and others featuring the aftermath. Unfortunately, Ciaramella took away the shades of morality from the expanded chapters and turned it into a lackluster good vs evil/ Cain vs Abel arc, and adds a lot of senseless hillbilly style villainy to pad the pages.
Another sin this adaption commits is deviating from the core of source material. In the short, it's implied that the cape only works for Eric. Here, anything goes. I mean anything! Want to drop a huge bear on a car even though the Cape doesn't give super strength or invincibility? Do it! Screw logic! Live on the edge! Waste your time! Who cares?
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Two stars for the decent first chapter and art....more
Buckle up, ladies and gentlemen who are mature enough to read this story because this is the last call!
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In Curse the Demon, the story has fiBuckle up, ladies and gentlemen who are mature enough to read this story because this is the last call!
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In Curse the Demon, the story has finally caught up with time and reached the present. The cliffhanger from preceding volume is quickly resolved and the story starts its final journey to hell.
Nash and Josephine are finally together, and as always, Nash is completely under the charms of our femme fatale. He will do anything and everything to please her, just like hundreds of men before him. As for Josephine, she intends to end this century-old cat and mouse game, at any cost.
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The story features some great moments and excellent art as always. There is even an issue featuring Bishop's story arc! Yet, the final volume failed to satisfy as it forgot to solve most of the odd mysteries of the tale. One could argue that the story needs no explanations, and some mysteries are meant to be worked out by the readers themselves. BUT, Brubaker didn't even explain the basic premise or the rituals. He just jumped from one point to another conveniently, never explaining the full degree of situation. Questions like how the hell (view spoiler)[did Nash come back from dead... TWICE or how Josephine broke the aging curse will haunt me (hide spoiler)]forever.
At one point, I even suspected that Brubaker was channeling his inner Morrison as the story slipped into cosmic craziness.
Nevertheless, Fatale was a fun and uneven ride, and the high points of the series are Sean Phillips's gorgeous art and Brubaker's characters.
Overall, 3 stars for this installment and 3.5 for the whole series.
P.S: Is it just me or does this owl looks like Nicholas Cage to you? O.o [image]...more
Brubaker unleashes a fresh bout of blood, gore, sex and fucked up characters in this volume of Fatale, and the end game seems to be just aro★★★½ Stars
Brubaker unleashes a fresh bout of blood, gore, sex and fucked up characters in this volume of Fatale, and the end game seems to be just around the corner.
The story opens with Nash, who finds himself in a rather inconvenient position since the shocking last act of volume two. But if Josephine has taught us anything, It's about how nothing is permanent.
But once again, and probably for the last time, the story's focus is not on the present, but the past. And this time, we are going to Seattle, 1995!
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That dude who you just saw in above panel is Lance, and he is going to find out what hell is sooner than later! Lance is a member of a not-so-successful band, who are living in a mansion they can't afford, with a songwriter who no longer writes songs. But the moment Lance finds a shell-shocked Josephine in middle of nowhere, it all changes.
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This volume is indeed different from previous flashbacks, mainly because Josephine is amnesic (not very original), and do not remember the full extent of her own powers or the demons (literal and figurative) that hunts her. The Seattle story arc felt grounded, but the interludes featuring present, as well as the ending of this volume, were fantastic.
Overall, It's a strong installment, but some parts of Seattle story arc felt over-sexualized....more
Let's just say nightclubbing in the 19th century was really bold!
I can explain this volume oGuess what? Things are getting weird over here!
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Let's just say nightclubbing in the 19th century was really bold!
I can explain this volume of Fatale in Brubaker's own words:
❝ Every time she thought she understood the nightmare, another layer fell away and a new horror was revealed.❞
Hell, yea! This volume features four short stories set in four different timelines and locations. Each one chronicles Josephine's destructive life and the men she ruined unwillingly. One of the stories even features a predecessor of Josephine, a girl named Mathilda, who used to live in France in the 11th century!
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I loved this wild west issue as well as the 1936 Texas issue (This issue reminded me of Lovecraft). The art is beautiful as always, and the short stories balance fun, creepiness and world building at the same time effectively.
Overall, one of the best volumes I've read till now.
This is another crazy 80s Batman story filled with WTF moments, appalling plotting, the boy wonder and PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN?! [i★★✬☆☆ 2.5 Stars
This is another crazy 80s Batman story filled with WTF moments, appalling plotting, the boy wonder and PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN?! [image]
Witness as writer Jim Starlin introduce two villains from two nations every US citizens despised during the 80s: A resourceful terrorist from Iran and a Russian killing machine who will stop at nothing: KGBeast, A master assassin who took leather fetish to a whole new level!
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Together with his terrorist buddy, he will wreak havoc in Gotham city to assassinate ten personals connected to a high profile weapons program. And everyone in KGBeast hit list comes to Gotham even though they know they are being targeted. screw self-preservation, right!
I got to admit that the story started out really good even with all this craziness. The action was spectacular and KGBeast's assassinations were ruthless. It reminded me of Joker's assassinations in both movies and comics, where Batman and the law enforcement knew who the targets were, but still, they were unable to stop the killings.
But then it all goes to hell starting from the third issue, with weird moments like:
(1) KGBeast, while used a nice little ROCKET LAUNCHER to take out a target, decides to stand on top of an elevator shaft and throw concrete blocks one after another to kill another target, instead of throwing a bomb! [image]
(2) KGBeast cuts off his hand instead of cutting the rope. Because that's what macho men do! [image] (3) Let me remind you again: Batman.Kidnaps.The.President.Of.America.
I'm gonna just stop here. The art is fun, but Starlin's writing is not so fun, even with his controversial last act....more
❝ Then suddenly I saw it. With only a slight churning to mark its rise to the surface, the thing slid into view above the dark waters. Vast, Polyphemu❝ Then suddenly I saw it. With only a slight churning to mark its rise to the surface, the thing slid into view above the dark waters. Vast, Polyphemus-like, and loathsome, it darted like a stupendous monster of nightmares to the monolith, about which it flung its gigantic scaly arms, the while it bowed its hideous head and gave vent to certain measured sounds. ❞
I think I went mad then.
-- (Dagon, 1917)
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Artist Richard Corben scripts and illustrates Lovecraft's three short stories and six poems in this crazy and daunting anthology comics in a unique style and method. In short story department, Corben adapts Dagon, Music of Erich Zann, and Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family. It's tough to adapt Lovecraftian short stories and it holds true in this case too. Dagon was good, Arthur Jermyn was passable and Zann was disappointing as Corben failed to capture the iconic "death" moment.
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But Corben showcases his talent as he masterfully adapts Lovecraft's short and daunting poems. Corben expands upon a simple abstract idea that Lovecraft presented in his poems and manages to create disturbing short stories from these simple one-page verses. That is the undeniably best part of this book and where it triumphs as a collection. The adaptation of three poems stands out in this collection for me. They were Recognition, A memory, and The lamp.
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Another best thing about the book is the inclusion of original text written by Lovecraft after its respective adaptation. This helped the reader to compare the adaptation to the original material, creating a wholesome experience.
The black and white art is good. I have seen better Lovecraftian art, but this was unique on its own terms.
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Overall, The collection has its ups and downs. But the adaptations of the poems make this collection unique and stand out from other Lovecraftian graphic adaptations....more
You have two options while reading Jurassic Park: Dangerous Games. Either run in opposite direction or leave the logic behind and start havin2.5 Stars
You have two options while reading Jurassic Park: Dangerous Games. Either run in opposite direction or leave the logic behind and start having dinosaur filled (mindless) fun.
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Want to know the synopsis? It's not going to make much sense, but here goes.
Remember Isla Nublar? Yea, the Island filled with Dinosaurs. 11 years after the destruction of the park, somehow a cartel buys the island and sets up the base there.
Let me emphasize. An island, filled with dangerous dinosaurs, now owned by a dangerous cartel.
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Our hero is Espinoza, an undercover CIA agent who no longer undercover since his cover has been blown. The cartel brings him to Jurassic Park for punishment, and the kingpin decides to play with Espinoza's life for entrainment: He will be left in the jungle for 24 hours and if he survives that time period, Kingpin's best assassin will start hunting him in the jungle.
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Just kill the guy, damnit.
The story depends solely on action and light dialogues because the plot is non-existent. The art is pleasant to look at, the characters are generic except for a crazy dinosaur lady. So if you are looking for a mindless fun filled with FRIENDLY dinos, you could check this out.
Netflix's Punisher is just around the corner and as always, it's one of the rare times when I'm actually useful to my friends as they tend to ask me fNetflix's Punisher is just around the corner and as always, it's one of the rare times when I'm actually useful to my friends as they tend to ask me for comic book recommendations during these festive times. And my answer to them is: Ain't nothing better than Punisher Max!
Have you seen the Vietnam war movie Platoon (1986)? Oh, you know, the one with this iconic scene.
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(Which RDJ hilariously recreated for Tropic Thunder!)
Anyways, if you have seen Platoon, you can easily associate the character of Captain Frank Castle to Tom Berenger's Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes. Actually, Castle is Barnes with a little bit of sergeant Elias's compassion.
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For those who haven't seen the movie, Captain Frank Castle is the guy who is effectively running the show and he is very good at it. His base is a one of the last in Vietnam and hell is coming for them.
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I've read only a couple of graphic novels where plot, dialogues, and art are perfectly in sync, and this is one of those graphic novels. Garth Ennis's writing is excellent, and the story holds nothing back as it unleashes violence and blood upon the reader. It reminded me of all the classic Vietnam War movies because of the portrayal of conflicting ideologies, the gray morality, and rawness.
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Well, it's no news that Punisher is a violent anti-hero and I've heard complains about how his comics glorifies violence. But I think Ellis did a great job here because he gave most of the narration to a young soldier who despises this war, effectively creating an anti-war story.
Overall, Punisher: Born is an excellent beginning to the Punisher story. I couldn't have asked for more!...more
[image] Thor: I know what you're thinking: "Oh no, Thor is in the hands of a giant man. What happened?" Well, it's a long story... But to be honest, I a[image] Thor: I know what you're thinking: "Oh no, Thor is in the hands of a giant man. What happened?" Well, it's a long story... But to be honest, I am not sure what happened. Even though I am on the cover of this collection, I am a simple guest character. The guy who is writing this review probably knows about the whole thing more than me.
Sreyas:Zup, guys!
ALL FALL DOWN
Alright, gang. Let's see what's this 400-page collection is all about. The original Under siege epic run was five issues spanning story. As this is an epic collection, there are a lot more in store here!
The Avengers are still fighting the good fight to save the world. Throughout the years, many members have joined the ranks and departed the team, but their might have not yet wavered. The current team roster is as follows: Wasp (leader), Captain America, Captain Marvel, Black Knight, Namor, and Hercules.
Two captains in the team and Wasp is the leader. Odd!
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But she does a great job handling the situations... the only thing she can't handle is Hercules!
Before Under Siege story arcs, we find avengers fighting their old nemesis like Beyonder, Kang the conquerer and evil mutants. They even team up with Alpha flight to save Namor's lady love from Atlantis.
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All fine stories. But the real fun begins when Master of evil attacks Avengers mansion!
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The Under Siege story arc is a brilliantly executed tale. Baron Zemo and his team of supervillains banding up together to execute a spectacular plan which allows them to storm and barricade Avenger's home: No one gets in. No one gets out! They got heroes as hostages. We have heroes standing outside trying to help. And Baron Zemo's plan has only just begun.
Ladies and gentleman. I present to you Marvel's DIEHARD.
The darkest souls are not those which choose to exist within the hell of the abyss, but those which choose to move silently among us. --------------
The darkest souls are not those which choose to exist within the hell of the abyss, but those which choose to move silently among us. ----------------------- Dr. Samuel Loomis, Halloween (2007)
House of Penance is a fictional account of a non-fictional character, Sarah Winchester, and her rather colorful life as a widowed wealthy mistress who spent a fortune to construct Winchester mystery house.
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In this imaginative adaptation, Peter J. Tomasi paints a world which is inches away from forces of hell, and the only thing that is stopping these nefarious gooey tentacle-y things from taking over our plane of existence is Sarah and her house. Yea, I know how it sounds. But the story is written in a way that it's neither too crazy nor too logical, a little cozy purgatory where the story actually works for most of the time.
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What makes it stand out is not the storytelling, but the spectacular art by Ian Bertram along with Dave Stewart's coloring. Bertram's character sketches started out weird for me but grew on me like those tentacle-y things in the story. There were parts in the fourth and fifth issue that just took my breath away!
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Even though I found the last act not so satisfactory as the rest of the story, this is a solid horror graphic novel that can be read under thick blankets, deep in the night. ( I read it from one to three in the morning. And trust me, it was so much fun)
Night Dragon:Call me Night-Dragon... And cover my back while I protect yours. Dragon and Bat together, Right? Batman:Right.
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Night Dragon:Call me Night-Dragon... And cover my back while I protect yours. Dragon and Bat together, Right? Batman:Right.
[epic fight ensues where Night Dragon uses Nunchaku, Broadsword and throwing stars to subdue his enemies while Batman does his thing
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After the fight]
Night Dragon: Looks like Dragon and Bat together Kick Butt.
Needless to say, they do not kick butt.
Don't trust me? Hear me out (Spoiler alert for those who care, but seriously, hear me out). A hacker stumbles upon a live web streaming where a Chinese dude is kept captive and eventually killed gruesomely using a snake.
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Eventually, Gordon and Batman trace the murder to Hong Kong. Batsy packs the bag and travels to Hong Kong, only to find himself dropped into a terrible daytime opera. The Police chief of Hong Kong is a brave and honest man, but the city is controlled by a Gangster boss. And guess what? The Gangster boss and the police chief are brothers!!
Wait, It does NOT end there.
A young dude observes Batman as Batsy goes rampaging in Hong Kong and gets inspired. The young dude decides to be a vigilante himself. I mean, how hard can it be? Within a day, he somehow gets a stupid outfit and becomes THE NIGHT DRAGON.....
Side note: He is the nephew of the police chief and the gangster.
No, seriously.
And in the end, we find out that the whole thing was orchestrated by a man who was supposed to be dead... That is, the father of Night Dragon and the brother of the police chief and the gangster.
Why is he doing it? Because he thought that his brothers were behind his attempted murder.
But it was Night Dragon's mother (AKA the Villain's wife, AKA The police chief & gangster's sister-in-law) who tried to kill him.
Why? Because he is evil.
IS THERE ANYONE IN HONG KONG NOT RELATED TO THIS DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY?
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PS: *insert an ironic joke about Batman's stupid cape here*...more
Book two takes us away from 50's to a new decade: The dashing 70's! Experience the glamor and the ....uh.. tentacles?
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FoTime for Round two!
Book two takes us away from 50's to a new decade: The dashing 70's! Experience the glamor and the ....uh.. tentacles?
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Following the footsteps of book one, the story jumps back and forth between two timelines: 2012 and 1970. In 2012, Nicholas Nash is still trying to figure out what the hell is happening to him and around him. He seems to be chasing old ghosts and running away from new ones.
But 70's is where things are going down. While last book's major characters were from police department and journalism background, Ed Brubaker shakes things up and introduce us to the grand film industry of America. Miles, a b-grade actor, and his friend Suzie were on the run from an evil cult/church when they literally dropped into our enigmatic heroine's lap. Josephine had been keeping a low profile and generally staying away from the world as well as men for her and their sake.
But that changes now.
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The first two chapters were really fun. I actually thought this was going to be better than the first book, but then again, I found Brubaker's last act was basically a retracing of first volume's footsteps. Nevertheless, The last act did offer a satisfying conclusion to the 70s story arc and I am satisfied with the whole thing. While the art and writing were excellent as usual, it's was repetitive in certain parts.
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Hey, stop looking me like that. If Ed Brubaker can use the same plot points, I should be able to use the same jokes too!...more
In Alien: Labyrinth, we find a human civilization completely aware of the Xenomorphs and the dangers they poseJurassic park in space? Well, not quite.
In Alien: Labyrinth, we find a human civilization completely aware of the Xenomorphs and the dangers they pose. And we go on the offensive with our new toys.
But a single miscalculation can unravel best-laid plans.
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Oh, that's just the prologue's outline. After the initial pages filled with relentless action, writer Jim Woodring switches the tale to a rather controlled environment Alien story, set aboard a spaceship which doubles as Alien holding pens for experimentation. And all this is being run by this man: Dr. Paul Church. This dude weirdly reminds me of the scientist from Independence Day.
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But in reality, he is more like android David, with all his crazy experiments and devious methods.
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The story is good, but not great. It delves deep into the biology of Xenomorph and their behavior patterns. I was not a fan of the artwork, and the writing was a bit AvP movie-style storytelling, focusing on disturbing imagery rather than the fear factor or mythology.
Nevertheless, the story has some wicked tricks up its sleeves, but not enough to recommend. [image]...more
Witness a unique and completely awkward crossover event where Quentin Tarantino's Django fights alongside with Spain's owWell, that was... something.
Witness a unique and completely awkward crossover event where Quentin Tarantino's Django fights alongside with Spain's own Antonio BanderasEL ZORRO!
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Once again, Django is back in west hunting criminals down for sizable bounties (Dead, never alive). While he was on a job, he crosses paths with an elderly Spaniard: A man with his own set of peculiarities which reminded Django of someone who used to be very close to him.
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Meet the enigmatic Don Diago Da Le Vega. After witnessing Django's resourcefulness in handling firearms, Don Diago enlists Django as his bodyguard. Moreover, our old Zorro sees something in that man: A potential to be something more than a gunslinger.
The second chapter sets up our Villain. A Villain so ruthless that he spends seven years in a monastery peacefully to create false documents....uh.... Well, he is really evil.
Anyways, now he is the Archduke of Arizona, thanks to his very long and weird scheming. He is ruthless, greedy, and treats the local Indians as his slaves.
Will Django and Zorro be able to stop him?
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Unfortunately, the story felt like an incoherent mess. We yet again witness the most common plot element manufactured in wild west: The damnrailroad construction and the politics behind it. Also, the story tries to bring the playfulness of Zorro and the blood & gore of original Django story together, but end up creating a story which is neither, but an imitation of both. The supporting characters are thoroughly forgettable and dialogues were okay-ish. And The art was not my cup of tea either.
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Did you know that the whole Venom fiasco happened just because Peter went shopping in a wrong intergalactic boutique showroom during Secret War II stoDid you know that the whole Venom fiasco happened just because Peter went shopping in a wrong intergalactic boutique showroom during Secret War II story arc?
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The first couple of chapters revolve around Spider-Man running around and fighting crime while showing off his new threads. Little did he know that he is wearing a living symbiote organism craving to take him over!
Peter as Spider-man in black suit fights organized mafia, Jack O'Lantern (The Pumpkin head man), a resurrected Hobgoblin and Mind-controlled shape-shifting apes (No, I DID NOT just make that up). He even gave couples therapy to two random citizens of his city.
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At halfway point of this 300+ pages collection, Peter finds the truth about his black suit with the help of fantastic four. Spidy isolates the symbiote and places it in Baxter building for safekeeping, but it gets out and binds itself again with Peter.
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Well, Comic book Eddie is a million times better than the terrible movie Eddie. He is powerful, cunning, and motivated to kill Peter.
The problem with 80's Spider-Man is the pure daytime opera storytelling style which made my eye roll roll roll. Stuff like Aunt May's fight with Peter, Black Cat's love/hate relationship with Spidy/Peter and the sudden appearance of Mary Jane and aftermath were pure family drama. [image]
As for Venom and associated stories, they were fine, but not great. At one point, it even started to get weird. [image]
Overall, Fun and uneven collection of comics featuring the early days of Venom! [image]...more
After terrible sales of old JLA titles, DC revamped the team in 1997 by bringing back all the A-list players for facing a brand new threat to humanityAfter terrible sales of old JLA titles, DC revamped the team in 1997 by bringing back all the A-list players for facing a brand new threat to humanity.
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Alas, I wish this title had a better artist.
The volume starts with the introduction of an unfamiliar Alien Superpeople gang called Hyperclan, which is led by their golden leader Protex to our world and they wish to turn Earth into utopia.
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The moment I heard Protex, I thought it sounded like one of those Protein supplement brands for bodybuilders, but I was totally wrong about that.
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The Hyperclan turns Sahara into an Oasis to prove the point that Superheros could change the world for better, which leads people to turn against Superman and others. Just after that, JLA's Watchtower gets attacked by mysterious forces which put most of the old members of C-list JLA out of commission.
This brings the big gang back in action: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Aqua Man and Martian Manhunter.
At first, I thought Grant Morrison has dropped the ball with this title. Hyperclan was poorly introduced and the whole thing felt rushed. The writing was poor in the first issue, but once the new JLA got together, Morrison really pulled the story together. The plotting was good, and the dialogues were good enough although there were some duds. One of the best parts was the hilariously bitter chemistry between Wally and Kyle.
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Another favorite part of the portrayal of Batman who is, after all, just a human.
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Apart from the first issue's writing, the consistently bad character sketches by Artists Porter and Dell makes this volume far from perfect. Porter and Dell's version of Wonder Woman is disturbingly bad and feels like a Barbie doll rejects in many panels.
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For Example, the writing here is pretty good. Superman is delivering an iconic punchline, but every member of Justice League looks like "Did Superman just say something is falling?" and starts looking around like a bunch of idiots. smh.
4 Stars for the story, 2 stars for terrible art, 3.5 Stars overall because I'm bad at maths....more
Ladies and Gentlemen, We are back in Black! [image]
After the events of the fourth volume, Warren Ellis opens this installment with a great stand alone Ladies and Gentlemen, We are back in Black! [image]
After the events of the fourth volume, Warren Ellis opens this installment with a great stand alone chapter featuring a very interesting interview.... of Spider himself. He contemplates about death, life, the concept of the fair game, and finally ties it all up to the main story arc beautifully.
The next two chapters are also stand alone in their own term, one featuring random rants of Spider and another featuring Spider and Co's unethicalboundless investigative journalism. I enjoyed parts of these two chapters, but as a whole, these two were weakest ones in the volume, if not the whole series. [image]
But fear not, because the rest of the Volume's three part story arc will Blow you away.
Welcome to the Lonely City.
Racism is universal. In some parts of the world, it's skin color, in others ancestry or even religious class. At the end of the day, everything comes back to your DNA.
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This, my friend, is the best story yet. It criticises authority and the politics behind it, questions media and its freedom, and presents a shocking scenario. The story is sharp and at moments, you might just be disturbed by the story's resemblance to our own world's fucked up situation.
Overall, this is one of the strongest Transmetropolitan volumes.
Let me clear the confusion. Our Dark Knight is not the hunter, but the prey in this story arc!
And the hunter?
The whole Gotham city: TModern Batman #6
Let me clear the confusion. Our Dark Knight is not the hunter, but the prey in this story arc!
And the hunter?
The whole Gotham city: The public, the police, the government and a dark vigilante named Night Scourge!
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And all this is happening because of one man: Doctor Hugo Strange. The psychiatrist who is incidentally, a psychopath. [image]
This is one of the unique and early Batman story which unleashes a calculating Hugo Strange over a young Batman. Strange starts a physiological warfare on Dark Knight by painting him as a psychopath during a string of public interviews. Furthermore, he secures himself a position in vigilante task force as consulting criminal profiler. This puts him in the driver's seat of this whole affair! [image]
The story shows why Hugo strange is such an effective Batman villain. Hell, he almost beat him in this story.
The plot is not without its faults. The middle chapters are not as good as the initial ones and the ending was a bit of a cheap trick. Nevertheless, there are some unique scenes with excellent 90s art which makes the story quite fascinating.
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A reminder that he is, after all, a man. A trait the modern writers keep on forgetting. ...more