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calfaile's review
3.0
It kept my attention during the whole run, but I'm not sorry it ended. It's worth reading mostly for the way it ties into the new 52 mythology
robotswithpersonality's review
Visually I had troubles with this because I really didn't enjoy the art style, and the nature of the main character (complex inner monologue/hyper intelligent thought processes, plus any dialogue happening between other characters) means a high concentration of text boxes fighting the art for space.
Plotwise it often went outrageous to ridiculous in scenarios and opponents, which had me vacillating between fully absorbed and rolling my eyes, but I really appreciate that it didn't shy away in terms of themes discussed, i.e.
Intersex/non-binary alien with tragically intolerant parents/society finding power through self-acceptance; woman establishing clear boundaries with a colleague over a business dinner, calling out sexual harrassment, shouldn't have to be part of professional interactions, but really glad to see positive example of such on the page.
As in Strange Adventures, I'm still not left with much sense of Holt/Terrific as a character, even with the addition of some key back story, but I'm still intrigued based on what I've seen. Here's hoping my library has other graphic novels by other artists with this character!
⚠️suicide attempt, mentions of slavery
Plotwise it often went outrageous to ridiculous in scenarios and opponents, which had me vacillating between fully absorbed and rolling my eyes, but I really appreciate that it didn't shy away in terms of themes discussed, i.e.
Intersex/non-binary alien with tragically intolerant parents/society finding power through self-acceptance; woman establishing clear boundaries with a colleague over a business dinner, calling out sexual harrassment, shouldn't have to be part of professional interactions, but really glad to see positive example of such on the page.
As in Strange Adventures, I'm still not left with much sense of Holt/Terrific as a character, even with the addition of some key back story, but I'm still intrigued based on what I've seen. Here's hoping my library has other graphic novels by other artists with this character!
⚠️suicide attempt, mentions of slavery
birdmanseven's review
1.0
That was uniquely and aggressively terrible. It was stupid in every way. The dialogue was awful and the characters were dull. Mister Terrific's powers are actually pretty interesting, but they sidelined the whole tech angle for big goofy aliens.
We discussed this series more in Comic Book Coffee Break:
https://youtu.be/bN7fqZdCoqc
We discussed this series more in Comic Book Coffee Break:
https://youtu.be/bN7fqZdCoqc
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