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duparker's review
4.0
In some ways I enjoyed the second volume more than the first. It has a more coherent story, even while still have a varied storytelling style. I like the course the character is taking and the ambivalence to itself.
sherpawhale's review
3.0
I really think Zero is one of those comics that would be best read in one sitting. Not by volumes, and probably not by single issues.
Ales Kot is an excellent writer, but I think here his reach exceeded his grasp. There was both not enough going on, and too much.
Ales Kot is an excellent writer, but I think here his reach exceeded his grasp. There was both not enough going on, and too much.
kyleofbooks's review
2.0
The same with Vol 1, I have no idea what the f*ck is going on. Only here, though, is that sense of vagueness more frustrating than intriguing. It seems the story is carrying on towards some future endgame (I mean, I can only guess at this point), where all the puzzle pieces will fall into place, but I don't honestly know if I'll continue with the story after this volume... Most of the time, I highly enjoy being ignorant of what is happening in a story, as long as what I'm left with is interesting enough to carry me along.
I don't need all the answers right away.
I don't need to be spoon-fed truths and facts.
All Ineed want is reassurance that there will be a payoff in the end.
I want a hint at an ultimate satisfaction in what I read, and I'm not getting any of that from 'Zero.'
To stress the point, not a lot happens in Vol 2. There are multiple full page illustrations with little-to-no dialogue, and with nothing taking place. And, once again, we're back with multiple illustrators for separate chapters of the story, which gets confusing when they each draw the same character differently. Much of the action in Chapter 6 is so schizophrenic; the art so muddied and gritty, it's hard to tell what is happening on the page.
I'll have to think real hard beforeif I get Vol 3. I don't know how many more chances I'm willing to give this series, or if I'm confident enough in its endgame to shell out more money for the remaining volumes.
I don't need all the answers right away.
I don't need to be spoon-fed truths and facts.
All I
I want a hint at an ultimate satisfaction in what I read, and I'm not getting any of that from 'Zero.'
To stress the point, not a lot happens in Vol 2. There are multiple full page illustrations with little-to-no dialogue, and with nothing taking place. And, once again, we're back with multiple illustrators for separate chapters of the story, which gets confusing when they each draw the same character differently. Much of the action in Chapter 6 is so schizophrenic; the art so muddied and gritty, it's hard to tell what is happening on the page.
I'll have to think real hard before
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