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lukeisthename34's review
Intriguing. A little confusing at times, but pretty well done.
alexauthorshay's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
A superhero comic but also not? This book was so confusing, and I feel like a lot of that was because the writers couldn't reveal the "why" behind everything was happening because it would effectively spoil the plot/end the story. I'm torn between saying this needed to be a shorter storyline (12 issues in total) because it drew things out way too long, and saying it should be longer because not nearly enough things are explained. So much relies on the reader being able to put the pieces together, and I still don't really get what happened. I don't really know who anyone was or what their purpose was, I don't get the whole other-dimension stuff or where superheroes come in... and the protagonist kept going between utter apathy and no life goals to being a good guy superhero, which made him feel inconsistent and not that likeable/relatable as a character. A good concept (I think...) but poorly executed. Dialogue is pretty cliche and flat.
But I think the thing that bothered me most was the heavy presence and constant repetition of how the world has gone to crap and everyone is miserable. Every other page features a news segment about starving children, wars, famine, etc. It gives the characters reasons to want to fix things, which seems like the main motivation behind the entire plot, but it is just so heavily smacked into you that it feels overwhelming and overdone, like we get it. It made the story feel more like a political piece than a story, like the story was an excuse to write an essay on how things suck and we need to change. Well done stories can get the same point across on a much more subtle and engaging level.
But I think the thing that bothered me most was the heavy presence and constant repetition of how the world has gone to crap and everyone is miserable. Every other page features a news segment about starving children, wars, famine, etc. It gives the characters reasons to want to fix things, which seems like the main motivation behind the entire plot, but it is just so heavily smacked into you that it feels overwhelming and overdone, like we get it. It made the story feel more like a political piece than a story, like the story was an excuse to write an essay on how things suck and we need to change. Well done stories can get the same point across on a much more subtle and engaging level.
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