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tmaluck's review against another edition
4.0
Bloodshot is becoming more and more like a cross between Punisher stories where Frank has to deal with lesser vigilantes and Captain America stories where lesser Super Serum test subjects are on the loose.
Except with Jeff Lemire and Mico Suayan bringing all the unique angles Bloodshot has to the table. This edition stands fairly well on its own, opening with a recap, but I'd really advise reading the previous Bloodshot trades as well as The Valiant for the full effect of Bloodshot's internal reckoning.
Except with Jeff Lemire and Mico Suayan bringing all the unique angles Bloodshot has to the table. This edition stands fairly well on its own, opening with a recap, but I'd really advise reading the previous Bloodshot trades as well as The Valiant for the full effect of Bloodshot's internal reckoning.
grilledcheesesamurai's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars if I could.
Well...this is certainly a different Bloodshot. Of course that's to be expected, I suppose, with Jeff Lemire on writing duty this time around.
Anyone here that follows my reviews already knows that I am a pretty big Lemire fanboy. It was because of his re-boot of the Bloodshot series that I even ended up exploring the Bloodshot story.
Before Lemire (the reboot), Bloodshot was this savage cold blooded killer that basically just shot the shit out of everything. It was primal and grisly and really fucking awesome!
Now, with Lemire at the helm, everything has changed. A lot of the crazy ass-kicking has been toned down. We find ourselves with a Bloodshot that is mellowed out and doesn't want to kill anymore. In fact, he doesn't even have his little nanite killing machines inside him anymore.
Or at least that's how he starts off.
The whole premise of this first arc is Bloodshot running around tracking people down that have gone crazy-ass with the nanites inside them and getting them back inside his body instead. You see he is the only one that can have them inside him without turning into a homicidal maniac.
Or at least that what he's telling himself.
This is a way more thought out story line. While I loved the over-the-top Bloodshot of the past - this new one is pretty damn interesting too. I'm in for the long haul and I'm stoked to see where Lemire takes this character.
ametie's review against another edition
Six pages in and I see that the love interest was fridged earlier in the story. SMH. No thank you.
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
staciesbooks's review
4.0
The typical superhero comic aesthetic isn't usually my favorite, but the story was gripping enough for me to get over my aversion to this type of artwork. I think I prefer things to look a bit more stylized, though that's not knocking the obvious talent that the artist has here. For this genre, the art is pretty solid.
For the story itself, we have a man who was part of a government experiment. He was essentially turned into a weapon, with high-tech nanites fused into his bloodstream. Our main character eventually gets his powers taken from him, leaving him to be the normal man he used to be. Queue the beginning of this volume, and we meet our main character grappling with the violence he committed when the nanites were in control. The story then progresses to him trying to get his powers back through some less than savory means.
It was surprisingly compelling. I had a rather decent time reading through this one. Plenty of internal struggle, discussions of morality, and soul-searching is had by the main character. Watching his thought process, his spiraling addictions in attempt to cope with his past demons, and seeing him try to pull himself out of a cycle of depression was interesting to witness. I think if you like the superhero genre of comics, this one is worth checking out.
For the story itself, we have a man who was part of a government experiment. He was essentially turned into a weapon, with high-tech nanites fused into his bloodstream. Our main character eventually gets his powers taken from him, leaving him to be the normal man he used to be. Queue the beginning of this volume, and we meet our main character grappling with the violence he committed when the nanites were in control. The story then progresses to him trying to get his powers back through some less than savory means.
It was surprisingly compelling. I had a rather decent time reading through this one. Plenty of internal struggle, discussions of morality, and soul-searching is had by the main character. Watching his thought process, his spiraling addictions in attempt to cope with his past demons, and seeing him try to pull himself out of a cycle of depression was interesting to witness. I think if you like the superhero genre of comics, this one is worth checking out.
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