Reviews

Planetary, Vol. 2: The Fourth Man by Warren Ellis

nkives's review against another edition

4.0

Finally getting back to the book club reading.

It took me 12 issues to finally get into this series. The first 11 just seemed like random stories, and for the most part they were until issues 12 tied them all together.

akrajkow87's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

inferiorwit's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

sobolevnrm's review

4.0

This was much better than vol. 1 -- great characters and plot while still maintaining that over-the-top tone of the series. Also had the fun references to older comics and inside jokes.

erissa_lestrange's review

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

hngisreading's review

3.0

Volume 2 is more of the same, with further plot twists & surprises thrown in to keep it interesting. I hope the overarching plot kicks into gear in the next volume instead of jumping from story to story. I get that this is part of the narrative, but it can sometimes feel a bit disjointed. Ellis clearly has a whole treasure trove of scifi ideas in his head, but I want depth instead of breadth. You know?

crowyhead's review

5.0

Oh man, this is getting really good! I love Elijah Snow, and the part where John Constantine (in a slightly different guise) shows up is kind of brilliant. John Cassaday's art is really well done, too -- he tells the story without distracting the reader with silly stylized stuff.

bloopbloopwilson's review against another edition

5.0

Woooo

theartolater's review

5.0

This really picked up much better compared to the first book. Now that the "problem of the week" stuff is gone and the real digging into the mythology is occurring, I find myself enjoying this a lot more.

The book ends with a great place to send this toward the conclusion of the story, and I'm looking forward to diving in as soon as possible. Really great.

kfan's review

4.0

It's just shy of hilarious, how fast & loose they play it with the "science" going on in the background, as they casually toss out one really fascinating idea after another. It's a really fun book. Will proceed to read Vol 3.