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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Kingdom Come is an excellent work. Alex Ross' watercolors are amazing as always. The story is deeper than the usual superhero fare, and attempts to examine superheroism in the light of the growing anti-hero popularity of the time.
The first two parts were eh. Then things started to pick up and I was totally on board. Maybe this Superman fella ain't so bad after all.
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm starting to think that I don't like overly serious comic books. Or at least I haven't found one that tickles my fancy.
Maybe I would have liked this story more if I was a bigger DC fan, or if I had read it when it first came out. As it is I found this story to be stuffy and almost pretentious. I predicted most of the so-called twists before they happened, and the few that I didn't were mostly due to a lack of DC lore knowledge, like not knowing Captain Marvel/Shazam is apparently strong enough to go toe to toe with Superman. The whole Norman and Spectre thing felt cheesy, contrived, and unnecessary. And maybe they didn't have enough pages or time, but they did too much telling and not enough showing to really build its core dilemma to something other than just an intellectual/philosophical exercise.
Maybe I would have liked this story more if I was a bigger DC fan, or if I had read it when it first came out. As it is I found this story to be stuffy and almost pretentious. I predicted most of the so-called twists before they happened, and the few that I didn't were mostly due to a lack of DC lore knowledge, like not knowing Captain Marvel/Shazam is apparently strong enough to go toe to toe with Superman. The whole Norman and Spectre thing felt cheesy, contrived, and unnecessary. And maybe they didn't have enough pages or time, but they did too much telling and not enough showing to really build its core dilemma to something other than just an intellectual/philosophical exercise.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes