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rltinha's review against another edition
4.0
A Faith é um must, com a breca!
Também esta trade foi lida pela ordem cronológica, interligada com Bloodshot e Harbinger Wars. E sim, os filmes com os quais pretendem adaptar tudo isto ao cinema são bem capazes de sair ruins até aos quarks. Será triste e embaraçoso ver tão boa narrativa, servida por arte tão impecavelmente fiel, manchada por uma deprimência que nem filme de TV deveria ser.
A trade é uma boa trade, não havia necessidade.
Viva a Valiant.
Também esta trade foi lida pela ordem cronológica, interligada com Bloodshot e Harbinger Wars. E sim, os filmes com os quais pretendem adaptar tudo isto ao cinema são bem capazes de sair ruins até aos quarks. Será triste e embaraçoso ver tão boa narrativa, servida por arte tão impecavelmente fiel, manchada por uma deprimência que nem filme de TV deveria ser.
A trade é uma boa trade, não havia necessidade.
Viva a Valiant.
crookedtreehouse's review
4.0
Having read the Bloodshot portion of The Harbinger Wars first, I was worried that this was going to be an underwhelming collection. Instead, this was a well-told, well-paced story that made the Bloodshot book irrelevant. The best parts of the Bloodshot book were contained here, and they flowed better.
This book is told from the perspective of Operation Rising Spirit (perhaps the antagonists of the Valiant Universe, or perhaps not competent enough to be the antagonists in the Valiant Universe), who are being investigated by the government for their role in The Harbinger Wars. The flashback formula works well for the story, not diminishing any of the action or spoiling any of the plot.
While reading this volume is certainly enhanced by reading the first two volumes of Harbinger and Bloodshot, they aren't necessary to understand the plot here. This could easily be an entry point into The Valiant Universe for new readers.
It's not as much of an Event as you'd imagine from the title Harbinger Wars, as it's really more of a Psiot Skirmish, but it's a solid story, and a great first crossover for this universe.
This book is told from the perspective of Operation Rising Spirit (perhaps the antagonists of the Valiant Universe, or perhaps not competent enough to be the antagonists in the Valiant Universe), who are being investigated by the government for their role in The Harbinger Wars. The flashback formula works well for the story, not diminishing any of the action or spoiling any of the plot.
While reading this volume is certainly enhanced by reading the first two volumes of Harbinger and Bloodshot, they aren't necessary to understand the plot here. This could easily be an entry point into The Valiant Universe for new readers.
It's not as much of an Event as you'd imagine from the title Harbinger Wars, as it's really more of a Psiot Skirmish, but it's a solid story, and a great first crossover for this universe.
thecolourblue's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Note: Collects Harbinger Wars #1-4, runs concurently with Harbingers (2012) c. issues #11-14, crossover with Bloodshot Book 3. But not really needed to read that story.
A short cross-over-ish event where Bloodshot breaks a bunch of psiot kids (later to be Gen Zero members) from a Project Rising Spirit military base. Both Harada and Peter Stancheck's renegades try to recruit them, leading to a three-way stand-off and shake-y alliancesbeing made. Interactions between the kids with both each other and Bloodshoot are really nicely done.
A short cross-over-ish event where Bloodshot breaks a bunch of psiot kids (later to be Gen Zero members) from a Project Rising Spirit military base. Both Harada and Peter Stancheck's renegades try to recruit them, leading to a three-way stand-off and shake-y alliancesbeing made. Interactions between the kids with both each other and Bloodshoot are really nicely done.
expatamber's review
2.0
This felt like a mulligan, and I disliked it even more than Harbinger: Harbinger Wars. Honestly, I really tried to like it. Frankly, I'm bummed by the fact that they might have lost me as a reader with this issue. If I risk reading more, it will only be in the hope of finding more Faith!
expatamber's review against another edition
3.0
This was my least favorite so far but still worth a read for the sake of understanding the storyline transition. Overall, it read like a skipping record - I know it's good music but the sound became annoying. Inconsistency of the artwork flow was also a huge distraction.
kavinay's review against another edition
5.0
What makes Harbinger so unique is that Harada is such an interesting figure for everything to revolve around. He's both Prof X. and Magneto in one and a lot more on top of that. What drives this book is as much Harada's combination of empathy and ruthlessness as anything the Renegades do.
carroq's review
4.0
This is the fourth book from the Comic Bento June 2016 box. Harbinger Wars is a crossover event from Valiant and it is packed. I haven't read the tie in books, of which there are only two. This one holds up pretty well on its own though.
It can be a bit complex though. There is an organization that was keeping children with powers, a rival group recruits a mercenary to break them out, the mercenary wants to protect the children, and a team of powered heroes gets involved. Each of these stories tied together pretty well, but there are a ton of characters and they can be difficult to keep track of. I think it helped that I've read some other books featuring these characters so I have an idea of how they fit together. A new reader might feel lost though.
The story is presented in a frame, where a character from one of the groups is being debriefed by the US government. His narration gives an overview of the events and then the book shifts into the past to get into the meat of the story. Sometimes this type of storytelling can bug me, but I liked it for this book. One thing that helped is the use of different art styles depending on whether it is the present or the past. And the art is good. It can be pretty gruesome at times, but the images bring the story to life.
It can be a bit complex though. There is an organization that was keeping children with powers, a rival group recruits a mercenary to break them out, the mercenary wants to protect the children, and a team of powered heroes gets involved. Each of these stories tied together pretty well, but there are a ton of characters and they can be difficult to keep track of. I think it helped that I've read some other books featuring these characters so I have an idea of how they fit together. A new reader might feel lost though.
The story is presented in a frame, where a character from one of the groups is being debriefed by the US government. His narration gives an overview of the events and then the book shifts into the past to get into the meat of the story. Sometimes this type of storytelling can bug me, but I liked it for this book. One thing that helped is the use of different art styles depending on whether it is the present or the past. And the art is good. It can be pretty gruesome at times, but the images bring the story to life.
carroq's review against another edition
3.0
This volume ties into the Harbinger Wars crossover event. The event itself is quite good, but this volume felt a little disjointed. It shifts between the past and present. The past focuses on the early days of the Harbinger Foundation and Toyo Harada's struggle against the group that would become Project Rising Spirit. This complements the Harbinger Wars event nicely by filling in some gaps about the history of these organizations. The present portion of the story details the Renegades' part of the Harbinger Wars story. If I wasn't familiar with the overall event, I think I might have felt a little lost during this part of the story.
The art is great. It helps give a sense of the time when Harada was starting out and shows what these characters are capable of. I love that there are some very character driven illustrations amidst these significant events that could have been all about the action. It gives a nice balance to the arc. While this one felt a little less cohesive than the previous arcs, I still enjoyed it and will definitely continue reading this story.
The art is great. It helps give a sense of the time when Harada was starting out and shows what these characters are capable of. I love that there are some very character driven illustrations amidst these significant events that could have been all about the action. It gives a nice balance to the arc. While this one felt a little less cohesive than the previous arcs, I still enjoyed it and will definitely continue reading this story.