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pmileham's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Prophet Volume 3: Empire' is a throwback to the earlier science fictional works of Michael Moorcock, Philip Jose Farmer and others of the psychedelic SF era. Which is to explain that it's pretty weird. So weird, that it's probably not for everyone, but for those nostalgic for the strange SF of the late 60s and early 70s, this might be just what you are looking for.
I'll attempt to describe it, but at times, it seemed to want to defy that for me. It is a sort of post-human age, but humans are genetically modified and all named John. They all have different functions, so they all look a bit different. Are you following this? I didn't think so. It's best to just recommend it for those who like the work of Moebius and thought the Isaac Asimov animated film Gandahar was good.
The art is a very 1970s throwback, with crumbling planets, strange alien-like humans and a strange color palette. It's trippy and strange, but I don't think it's always a bad thing to read something that doesn't completely seem to make sense. I feel that way about books, film and music. If you do too, you might check out the Prophet series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this strange graphic novel.
I'll attempt to describe it, but at times, it seemed to want to defy that for me. It is a sort of post-human age, but humans are genetically modified and all named John. They all have different functions, so they all look a bit different. Are you following this? I didn't think so. It's best to just recommend it for those who like the work of Moebius and thought the Isaac Asimov animated film Gandahar was good.
The art is a very 1970s throwback, with crumbling planets, strange alien-like humans and a strange color palette. It's trippy and strange, but I don't think it's always a bad thing to read something that doesn't completely seem to make sense. I feel that way about books, film and music. If you do too, you might check out the Prophet series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this strange graphic novel.
mash1138's review against another edition
4.0
I love this book even though it is a bit obtuse and hard to follow. The artwork is great, and the story reminds me of some great European space-opera books, ala Jodorowsky and Moebius. It's quite surreal and the narrative is murky and ethereal at times, but it has a magnetic quality that keeps you coming back for more!
ppetropoulakis's review against another edition
4.0
The story of Prophet becomes more and more weird and complicated. The pieces of the puzzle of the distant future slowly come together and the team remembers the past.
grid's review against another edition
4.0
Liked this well enough. Maybe not as memorable as the first two TPBs.
thomw's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
sizrobe's review against another edition
2.0
While the art continues to be phenomenal, I completely lost track of the plot. Couldn't make heads nor tails of it. It didn't help that 3/4 of the characters were clones or different versions of one another. I quit about halfway through.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
4.0
This volume scrolls back a bit from the serial style in volume two, and once again has us following a new Prophet clone as they go to discover their mission. I much prefer this to the overarching story, which they do also revisit in this volume but it's more vague here, and vagueness really plays to the strength of this story.
The art is still the star of this run of comics but the story here is fun and weird and not as referential to the 90s series as volume two.
Overall, this series is one of my top sci-fi comic recommendations for people willing to try things with untraditional comic narrative structure.
The art is still the star of this run of comics but the story here is fun and weird and not as referential to the 90s series as volume two.
Overall, this series is one of my top sci-fi comic recommendations for people willing to try things with untraditional comic narrative structure.