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geekwayne's review
5.0
'Black Science, Vol. 3: Vanishing Pattern' brings us more of the dimension hopping Anarchist League of Scientists. Rick Remender's script is anguishing and Matteo Scalera's art is as good as ever.
This time around our group is stuck on a world trying to find their way home, just like in previous issues. Also, like in previous issues, the solutions seem to compound the problems. There are alternate dimensions of characters. There is a rampant disease on the planet they are on probably caused by our wayward travelers. Should they keep bashing their way along and try to get home or should they fix things here and try to first do no harm from here on out?
I love the characters in this series. No one is altruistic and pure except maybe the poor hapless kids stuck on this journey. And there are honest tensions these people have with each other. Add to it this crazy adventure where they see versions of themselves dying, and you have a comic that seems to be full of endless guilt and remorse for some of the characters. It's great SF fun with flawed characters making the kinds of mistakes that real world people might in the same situation. I enjoy the heck out of reading this series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
This time around our group is stuck on a world trying to find their way home, just like in previous issues. Also, like in previous issues, the solutions seem to compound the problems. There are alternate dimensions of characters. There is a rampant disease on the planet they are on probably caused by our wayward travelers. Should they keep bashing their way along and try to get home or should they fix things here and try to first do no harm from here on out?
I love the characters in this series. No one is altruistic and pure except maybe the poor hapless kids stuck on this journey. And there are honest tensions these people have with each other. Add to it this crazy adventure where they see versions of themselves dying, and you have a comic that seems to be full of endless guilt and remorse for some of the characters. It's great SF fun with flawed characters making the kinds of mistakes that real world people might in the same situation. I enjoy the heck out of reading this series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
stopnodont's review
3.0
It's not *bad*, but it has become clear that this series is all action with a conspicuous lack of satisfaction. Each volume is roughly the same set of circumstances with different faces and settings. It was mindless fun at first, but has transitioned into a bit of a slog with this book. Not exactly clamoring to read the next one, despite them only being a ~30 minute commitment.
as_in_crazy's review
5.0
What can I say? I love this book. But I've been on a Remender bender lately.
zare_i's review
4.0
Volume 3 is centered around the paradoxes of the inter-dimensional travel. After encountering various versions of themselves from other dimensions at the end of volume 2 we follow our team as they try to make sense of what exactly is going on. But as the time goes on it seems that initial inter-dimensional pillar activation is cause for a whole lots of mayhem across various worlds and dimensions. What seems to be random jumps might not be so random after all but jumps through the already made holes in the fabric of the universe.
As story progresses it gets more and more hard to like any of the characters involved. They are all so self-righteous and only think of them and their goals it is incredible. Unfortunately considering the modern society and general narcissism that is prevalent in it these characters are maybe more real than expected (although some of the conclusions and decisions made are somewhat juvenile for serious mature people - although, again, people do tend to (over)dramatize).
Good book, maybe a little more story-filler than story-development issue but nevertheless good. Art as always is just pure joy for the eyes.
Recommended for SF fans.
As story progresses it gets more and more hard to like any of the characters involved. They are all so self-righteous and only think of them and their goals it is incredible. Unfortunately considering the modern society and general narcissism that is prevalent in it these characters are maybe more real than expected (although some of the conclusions and decisions made are somewhat juvenile for serious mature people - although, again, people do tend to (over)dramatize).
Good book, maybe a little more story-filler than story-development issue but nevertheless good. Art as always is just pure joy for the eyes.
Recommended for SF fans.
ppetropoulakis's review
5.0
Now this series is getting much better! The stakes are higher and the lighthearted dimensional skipping comes to a stop. The team is stranded in a world where dramatic events are rapidly maturing the series.
shane_tiernan's review
4.0
I love the art in this book. I love the concept. I love the writing. The guilt-flashbacks are getting a little heavy-handed by issue 16 but I get it. I don't like multiple timestreams/alternatives, I have never been a fan of time travel, but there's not as much paradox going on in this collection as the last one. This really came to a head and left us hanging so I can't wait to see where Mr. Remender takes us from here.
jimmypat's review
2.0
I’m starting to lose interest in this series. I could barely figure out what was happening at the end of this volume: McKay somehow comes up with a device to get rid of the plague? What? And what’s up with the upside down cross tattoo on his neck? Did I miss that before? What does that mean... he’s a satanist?
I flipped through the next volume and it doesn’t really look any better, so I'm giving up on it.
I flipped through the next volume and it doesn’t really look any better, so I'm giving up on it.
tamnhauser's review
3.0
Still more frenetic pace, and still delivers! 3.5 as it isn't groundbreaking but certainly kept me hooked (most of the time anyway).
chayote's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0