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trike's review
2.0
Terrific start. 5 stars. Then it completely fizzled and limped along for another 150 pages. 1 Star. Characters monologuing at each other, people doing things inconsistently, an inability to just “go there”... the dude is a living vampire, fer cry! Lean into that!
I can only imagine how much better this would’ve been in Al Ewing’s hands. His [b:Immortal Hulk|39818775|Immortal Hulk, Volume 1 Or is he Both?|Al Ewing|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1542102855l/39818775._SY75_.jpg|61577413] run does both body horror and existential angst right within the framework of the Marvel universe. Plus, the entire scheme is down to manipulating property values? Really? The ultimate evil is... gentrification? The hell?
I also don’t get why they keep talking about Brownsville like it’s some out-of-the-way place stuck on the ass-end of Cape Hatteras. (That’s in North Carolina, five hundred miles from NYC. I didn’t pick that place at random: Cape Hatteras is called “the graveyard of the Atlantic.” See? Vampires, graveyards. Themes, people!) No, this is set in Brownsville, which is in Brooklyn. My dad grew up in Brooklyn. I’ve been there a lot. Brownsville isn’t unreachable for NYC-based superheroes who travel throughout the galaxy: it’s between Captain America’s apartment and Spider-Man’s house. If Spidey can get from Queens to Manhattan in fifteen minutes, he can stop in Brownsville, ffs.
The art is all over the place at times, too. It mostly does the job, but it flinches away from the gore and makes the story feel even more disjointed than it is.
I can only imagine how much better this would’ve been in Al Ewing’s hands. His [b:Immortal Hulk|39818775|Immortal Hulk, Volume 1 Or is he Both?|Al Ewing|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1542102855l/39818775._SY75_.jpg|61577413] run does both body horror and existential angst right within the framework of the Marvel universe. Plus, the entire scheme is down to manipulating property values? Really? The ultimate evil is... gentrification? The hell?
I also don’t get why they keep talking about Brownsville like it’s some out-of-the-way place stuck on the ass-end of Cape Hatteras. (That’s in North Carolina, five hundred miles from NYC. I didn’t pick that place at random: Cape Hatteras is called “the graveyard of the Atlantic.” See? Vampires, graveyards. Themes, people!) No, this is set in Brownsville, which is in Brooklyn. My dad grew up in Brooklyn. I’ve been there a lot. Brownsville isn’t unreachable for NYC-based superheroes who travel throughout the galaxy: it’s between Captain America’s apartment and Spider-Man’s house. If Spidey can get from Queens to Manhattan in fifteen minutes, he can stop in Brownsville, ffs.
The art is all over the place at times, too. It mostly does the job, but it flinches away from the gore and makes the story feel even more disjointed than it is.
barb4ry1's review
2.0
Morbius thought he understood the depths of the hungering beast inside him. He was wrong.
The art is stunning. I love it. The story, though, relies too heavily on exposition and it makes it less impactful.
Also, the action scenes. Visually great. But the dialogue? Rather poor.
The art is stunning. I love it. The story, though, relies too heavily on exposition and it makes it less impactful.
Also, the action scenes. Visually great. But the dialogue? Rather poor.
pogue's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
readingrenbo's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
civreader's review
2.0
Can certainly see why it was cancelled. A pity, as there were some good ideas, but the way it was approached here it just wasn't sustainable.
lili_darknight's review
4.0
Videla som trailer na film a ten vyzeral zaujímavo. Potom niekto z ľudí, ktorých sledujem tu na GR, začal čítať tento komiks (nepamätám si, kto to bol, ale ak vás sledujem a tento komiks ste niekedy minulý týždeň čítali, hovorím asi o vás a ďakujem za inšpiráciu). Každopádne, Morbius je zaujímavá postava. Akoby vytrhnutá z celého univerza, teda až na tú epizódnu prítomnosť super-pavúka s neskutočne veľkým egom. Páčilo sa mi, ako sa snažili stvoriť postavu, ktorá nebola záporná, ale ktorá keď sa pokúsila urobiť niečo dobré, stala sa z toho katastrofa. Vo výsledku sa to podarilo, ale cítim, že z príbehu sa dalo vytrieskať viac.
ori2590's review
4.0
My first Morbius story. It was a good read- the story depicted him as an anti-hero in modern times. Looking forward to reading some more before the movie comes out.
velocitygirl14's review
5.0
It was just curiosity that had me reading this. I must say that I did enjoy it enough to look forward to the movie.