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arf88's review
4.0
Good ending to the main plot, where a lot of threads that had been running since the first issue got resolved, but not everything was so neatly tied up that it came off as cheap. The last few issues tacked on the end seemed out of place, and the last issue in particular seemed pointless, and just raised more questions that didn't need to be asked.
Some more art by Danijel Žeželj which is always a bonus.
Some more art by Danijel Žeželj which is always a bonus.
matt4hire's review
3.0
This one's harder to review. The triptych that opens the volume really only pulls together when you pay attention to dates, but there isn't, unfortunately, enough attention called to that fact.
The second story, the 6-part Blackwater Falls, is exhilarating, but simultaneously frustrating, due to the open nature of the ending.
Finally, the closing triptych is excellent, but, again, frustrating for the potential of where the story can go.
The second story, the 6-part Blackwater Falls, is exhilarating, but simultaneously frustrating, due to the open nature of the ending.
Finally, the closing triptych is excellent, but, again, frustrating for the potential of where the story can go.
ladydewinter's review
3.0
Well, this was the best volume of the three, because finally something is actually happening. The first two volumes built up to this, one final act of revenge, but I have to say it really left me cold. That may be my problem with this series - it's not bad, really, but I just couldn't bring myself to care. The exception was the first story collected in this volume, the one focusing on Colonel Redd. There you get a glimpse of a real person, as opposed to all the other characters in this book.
The thing is, it's not that I don't think that horrible and traumatic events can and will change people. It's also not that I don't think that Hobbes wasn't right when he said "homo homini lupus". But when I read something I need to be able to care what happens. And nothing in this book - apart from the chapter previously mentioned - made me care. In fact, that's something I noticed whenever I'm reading Azzarello - I don't think he's a bad writer, but he's just not doing it for me.
The art in this volume sadly was a far cry from the really great art in the first book. It seems like this is all of Loveless we're ever going to get. I can't say I'm disappointed. I'm giving this three stars rather than two because it was better than just okay, just not my thing.
The thing is, it's not that I don't think that horrible and traumatic events can and will change people. It's also not that I don't think that Hobbes wasn't right when he said "homo homini lupus". But when I read something I need to be able to care what happens. And nothing in this book - apart from the chapter previously mentioned - made me care. In fact, that's something I noticed whenever I'm reading Azzarello - I don't think he's a bad writer, but he's just not doing it for me.
The art in this volume sadly was a far cry from the really great art in the first book. It seems like this is all of Loveless we're ever going to get. I can't say I'm disappointed. I'm giving this three stars rather than two because it was better than just okay, just not my thing.
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