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rltinha's review against another edition
3.0
Surpreendentemente acima do esperado. De boa saúde da Origin Story à conspiração final.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
3.0
The overall plot of this fifth installment of the Blodshot story is a satisfying continuation of previous volumes. The protagonist's story is still interesting, the mystique of Project Rising Spirit is still intriguing. The issue is that the rest of the HARDcorps team faces consequences for their actions or else specific trauma related to their backstory but .... but the backstory for most of the HARDcorps team is lazy and terrible. It hasn't really mattered in previous volumes because they've kind of been disposable ciphers, but in this volume we're supposed to care about the drunk guy whose powers make him wise, the mentally disabled person whose power makes him smart, the single mother who falls in love with the antagonist because he helps her kids, the religious guy powered by science, and the woman who was dying whose power makes her feel immortal. Ehhhh.
It's not that the writing is insensitive (it isn't), it's just that none of the characters have been given any depth other than "this is the irony of their situation" since they first appeared in the book, so it's hard to start caring about them at this point.
The backstory about the previous thirty years of HARDcorps teams is the highlight of the volume, and it's clear that the book is about to go in a new direction now that this storyline is over.
It's not that the writing is insensitive (it isn't), it's just that none of the characters have been given any depth other than "this is the irony of their situation" since they first appeared in the book, so it's hard to start caring about them at this point.
The backstory about the previous thirty years of HARDcorps teams is the highlight of the volume, and it's clear that the book is about to go in a new direction now that this storyline is over.
carroq's review against another edition
4.0
Volume five is really three separate stories. First up is Get Some. Kozol is being held captive in Africa and it is up to Bloodshot and the H.A.R.D. Corps to get him back. The Specialists that the group goes up against are a nice contrast to the H.A.R.D. Corps and allows the story to dig into the history of Project Rising Spirit. There are some good character moments. The one that comes to mind first involves Vagabond and Chernobyl. We also get to see Bloodshot taking control of his future.
Next up is Bloodshot and the H.A.R.D. Corps #0, which provides some history on the group. It starts with the origins in the 70s and shows the evolution of the program over the decades. A highlight from this one is that it fills in what happened with Palmer when the program was shut down in the 90s. The last story is Bloodshot vs. the H.A.R.D. Corps. I think this is a nice way to cap off this part of the Bloodshot story. It provides a nice breaking point between Bloodshot and PRS/the H.A.R.D. Corps.
This is an action book, and it's good to remember that going in. There are some gruesome moments and it can be a bit over the top at times. But that is part of what makes this series fun. The over the top nature does make for some ridiculous moments that just wouldn't work in other books and skirts the edges of what I think this book is able to do. I enjoyed the art in this volume. There are a couple of moments where it didn't work though. Ultimately, I liked what this volume did for the characters and I feel like it is in line with the previous parts of the series.
Next up is Bloodshot and the H.A.R.D. Corps #0, which provides some history on the group. It starts with the origins in the 70s and shows the evolution of the program over the decades. A highlight from this one is that it fills in what happened with Palmer when the program was shut down in the 90s. The last story is Bloodshot vs. the H.A.R.D. Corps. I think this is a nice way to cap off this part of the Bloodshot story. It provides a nice breaking point between Bloodshot and PRS/the H.A.R.D. Corps.
This is an action book, and it's good to remember that going in. There are some gruesome moments and it can be a bit over the top at times. But that is part of what makes this series fun. The over the top nature does make for some ridiculous moments that just wouldn't work in other books and skirts the edges of what I think this book is able to do. I enjoyed the art in this volume. There are a couple of moments where it didn't work though. Ultimately, I liked what this volume did for the characters and I feel like it is in line with the previous parts of the series.
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