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geekwayne's review against another edition
2.0
'Infinite Seven: Volume 1' by Dave Dwonch, Arturo Mesa, and Geraldo Filho is kind of a mess both in writing and in art style. It's an interesting concept that gets sidelined by constantly leaning on pop culture and stereotypes.
There is a secret team of assassins called the Infinite Seven. They are infinite because when one team member gets killed, the person who killed them takes their place. That is what happens here. When eyepatch wearing Smash Brannigan is killed somehow by a young nerd, that inexperienced nerd gets to take his place. That involves danger room type training, harassment from fellow agents and being sent on dangerous missions. Rather than rely on new team members, this team seems to send them out to die.
The team has had many members over the years, and they have taken out many bad guys. The drawings of these will show lots of familiar looking faces like the Terminator and Sherlock to Chuckie and Jason. The team itself is a collection of stereotypes. An Asian guy in a yellow jumpsuit who is good at martial arts. A scantily clad female lucador. A gay British detective.
There are plot holes aplenty here, and things that just feel like they are thrown at the reader. I spent time being pulled out of the comic to look at the drawings of past members, but it didn't really matter for the story. The big reveal at the end felt pretty obvious to me from the start. The art style is cartoonish and caricatured and messy, but so is the story. I hoped I would like it more than I did. It was disappointing.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
There is a secret team of assassins called the Infinite Seven. They are infinite because when one team member gets killed, the person who killed them takes their place. That is what happens here. When eyepatch wearing Smash Brannigan is killed somehow by a young nerd, that inexperienced nerd gets to take his place. That involves danger room type training, harassment from fellow agents and being sent on dangerous missions. Rather than rely on new team members, this team seems to send them out to die.
The team has had many members over the years, and they have taken out many bad guys. The drawings of these will show lots of familiar looking faces like the Terminator and Sherlock to Chuckie and Jason. The team itself is a collection of stereotypes. An Asian guy in a yellow jumpsuit who is good at martial arts. A scantily clad female lucador. A gay British detective.
There are plot holes aplenty here, and things that just feel like they are thrown at the reader. I spent time being pulled out of the comic to look at the drawings of past members, but it didn't really matter for the story. The big reveal at the end felt pretty obvious to me from the start. The art style is cartoonish and caricatured and messy, but so is the story. I hoped I would like it more than I did. It was disappointing.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
jilljemmett's review against another edition
4.0
Anthony plans on spending the summer playing video games while his parents are away on a business trip. He invites his friend from a coffee shop over to have a movie marathon. But his plans are ruined when Smash Brannagan storms into his house asking about Mavara. Anthony has no idea who she is and he gets his dad's gun in defense. When Smash doesn't back down, Anthony shoots and kills him. This immediately makes him a member of the Infinite Seven. Whoever kills a member takes their place and has to go by their name. Though Anthony killed Smash, he doesn't think he's powerful enough to be part of the Infinite Seven. But he is able to use his video game knowledge to work alongside them to find and defeat Mavara.
This graphic novel was very good. The group of "superheroes" reminded me of Marvel groups.
The way that Anthony figured out a way to use his computer skills to fight with everyone else was very clever. I think kids would be able to relate to this since video games are so popular today.
The ending of the story had a good twist. It really hooked me and made me want to read more. I'm going to have to look for the next volume.
This graphic novel was very good. The group of "superheroes" reminded me of Marvel groups.
The way that Anthony figured out a way to use his computer skills to fight with everyone else was very clever. I think kids would be able to relate to this since video games are so popular today.
The ending of the story had a good twist. It really hooked me and made me want to read more. I'm going to have to look for the next volume.
sionna's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
*I received this through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review*
This comic was definitely interesting and entertaining.
I was a bit curious how this volume would end, but they did kind of make it obvious for us. I really liked the concept, but the end product was pretty 'meh'.
There was a lot unexplained, I thought. BUT, I can leave some leeway, because it is a comic. What I can't? Things that happen and aren't talked about or explained which have consequences. I'm really talking about how Smash went to Anthony's house to kill Mavara without the team and she wasn't there, just a boy, a boy who killed him and replaces him-- YET NO ONE ON THE TEAM WANTS TO ASK ANTHONY ABOUT IT OR WONDERS WHY THEIR INTEL WAS WRONG. It is frustrating.
I also didn't think Anthony was given time to shine yet, although this might change since he will be changed in the next volume. There are parts of the story I am curious about-- not about the villians since we don't know what they want or how??-- but the side stuff like the girl Anthony left behind and Sherlock. That is interesting stuff right there!
I probably won't be reading the next issue, but if you like more mature comics with secret government heroes, then you should totally check this out.
*I received this through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review*
This comic was definitely interesting and entertaining.
I was a bit curious how this volume would end, but they did kind of make it obvious for us. I really liked the concept, but the end product was pretty 'meh'.
There was a lot unexplained, I thought. BUT, I can leave some leeway, because it is a comic. What I can't? Things that happen and aren't talked about or explained which have consequences. I'm really talking about how Smash went to Anthony's house to kill Mavara without the team and she wasn't there, just a boy, a boy who killed him and replaces him-- YET NO ONE ON THE TEAM WANTS TO ASK ANTHONY ABOUT IT OR WONDERS WHY THEIR INTEL WAS WRONG. It is frustrating.
I also didn't think Anthony was given time to shine yet, although this might change since he will be changed in the next volume. There are parts of the story I am curious about-- not about the villians since we don't know what they want or how??-- but the side stuff like the girl Anthony left behind and Sherlock. That is interesting stuff right there!
I probably won't be reading the next issue, but if you like more mature comics with secret government heroes, then you should totally check this out.
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