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arf88's review against another edition
2.0
Wow, that was a disappointing ending. 90% of this was the characters "snarking" at each other, with only 10% actually spent on tying up the plot. The good guys break in to the secret base, they do... something, and then suddenly the world is back to normal.
About the only thing in this that lived up to previous volumes was the art, which was as beautiful as ever.
About the only thing in this that lived up to previous volumes was the art, which was as beautiful as ever.
darylnash's review against another edition
1.0
Moore's art, as always, is good, but the pseudo-science and literal Biblical tie-in finally got to me. Not to mention the handwavy finale where . Oh, and WTF, Strangers in Paradise cross-over--was that really necessary? In fact, this series was very reminiscent of the action/intrigue portions of SiP, which were my least favorite parts.
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everything goes boom and then is inexplicably better just because Julie/Annie is so awesomenarflet's review
3.0
A slightly unsatisfying ending. I'd have liked just a little bit more. Ivy and Julie are both suddenly back to normal (just a little bit rejuvenated and a little bit taller respectively) and how the apocalypse was avoided is a little wishy-washy. Ah well. Perhaps the most frustrating thing though is not finding out what was in Julie's box. It was made to sound like some kind of sex thing, but I don't see why Julie's husband would've though that she was perverted so it must be something a little out of the ordinary. I hope we learn something more about this box in Rachel Rising, although it seems likely that it's just the box that the same/similar; it seems unlikely that the contents would be the same.
The arctic fox at the start of this volume was adorable. The continuing comedy between Ivy and Julie was still entertaining. The tidbit about Cain's finger was very interesting, and ties in with the larger Terryverse that now includes witches and demons. I wonder if Terry was looking forward when he wrote this, whether the ideas were already forming.
I certainly enjoyed Echo, and it's certainly something I'd recommend people read, but I think I'm enjoying Rachel Rising just a little bit more. Now I just need to re-read the rest of Strangers in Paradise. For those that don't know (although I expect anyone reading this far does know), there's a fun little cameo appearance from a couple of SiP characters, with references that won't really make sense if you haven't read SiP.
The arctic fox at the start of this volume was adorable. The continuing comedy between Ivy and Julie was still entertaining. The tidbit about Cain's finger was very interesting, and ties in with the larger Terryverse that now includes witches and demons. I wonder if Terry was looking forward when he wrote this, whether the ideas were already forming.
I certainly enjoyed Echo, and it's certainly something I'd recommend people read, but I think I'm enjoying Rachel Rising just a little bit more. Now I just need to re-read the rest of Strangers in Paradise. For those that don't know (although I expect anyone reading this far does know), there's a fun little cameo appearance from a couple of SiP characters, with references that won't really make sense if you haven't read SiP.
theartolater's review
4.0
A solid conclusion to a comic series I've loved for some time and kind of hate to see over. We don't see as much resolution to the mysteries as one would hope, and I was okay with that, which says something to the strength of this one. Looking forward to what Terry Moore has to say next.
greymalkin's review
4.0
A good ending, even if it was a bit hard to follow and felt a little anticlimactic. Perhaps I need to reread it to get the subtleties of what was going on. But the characters were great and I really liked the interactions and epilogue.
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