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madmooney's review
5.0
*A SPOILER FREE REVIEW THAT IGNORES THE HIATUS*
Hells bells!
I came into this series solely as a fan of King, but stayed and became a fan of Snyder. I am not a fan of westerns, so on paper - I would not have otherwise picked this series up.
I was worried when this series went onto hiatus. Not 100% certain, but I believe it was due to Snyder's DC run occupying all of his time. The worry was two fold: a) the series was cancelled and would never be completed b) if it was completed, it would be done in a very after-the-fact matter (think Winds of Winter). It would be inellegantly rushed, and completed for the sake of being completed.
But this was one of Snyder's 1st storties, and I was happy to see him give it the gravitas that a conclusion deserves.
"It was fundamentally about Pearl and Skinner - a look at American History through the lese of these two different vantage points: one character who is the best of us and one character who's the worst of us. One who wants to be part of something bigger than herself and espouses all of these great American principals and ideals, even if she does not realize it, and one who represents all of our darkest impulses o be big and selfish and greedy - to have your name in lights and make everything about you and create a reality around yourself." (Scott Snyder on the original pitch)
There is also a great deal of history in the series and its finale, both:
a) in how the story is overlain against american events, politics, and its ever changing zeitgeist
b) in how the pasts of our characters is still being peeled back - even in the final issue, to properly render out judgements on them
Snyder is definetly closing up shop in v1976. There is so much circling back to the elements of the earlier stories (expect a lot of "*SEE AMERICAN VAMPIRE - VOLUME XYZ"-editor blocks) There are no wasted plotlines here in this bombastic finale, Snyder is using it all to get us all back on the path he started back in 2010 (or 1880).
Hells bells indeed!
Hells bells!
I came into this series solely as a fan of King, but stayed and became a fan of Snyder. I am not a fan of westerns, so on paper - I would not have otherwise picked this series up.
I was worried when this series went onto hiatus. Not 100% certain, but I believe it was due to Snyder's DC run occupying all of his time. The worry was two fold: a) the series was cancelled and would never be completed b) if it was completed, it would be done in a very after-the-fact matter (think Winds of Winter). It would be inellegantly rushed, and completed for the sake of being completed.
But this was one of Snyder's 1st storties, and I was happy to see him give it the gravitas that a conclusion deserves.
"It was fundamentally about Pearl and Skinner - a look at American History through the lese of these two different vantage points: one character who is the best of us and one character who's the worst of us. One who wants to be part of something bigger than herself and espouses all of these great American principals and ideals, even if she does not realize it, and one who represents all of our darkest impulses o be big and selfish and greedy - to have your name in lights and make everything about you and create a reality around yourself." (Scott Snyder on the original pitch)
There is also a great deal of history in the series and its finale, both:
a) in how the story is overlain against american events, politics, and its ever changing zeitgeist
b) in how the pasts of our characters is still being peeled back - even in the final issue, to properly render out judgements on them
Snyder is definetly closing up shop in v1976. There is so much circling back to the elements of the earlier stories (expect a lot of "*SEE AMERICAN VAMPIRE - VOLUME XYZ"-editor blocks) There are no wasted plotlines here in this bombastic finale, Snyder is using it all to get us all back on the path he started back in 2010 (or 1880).
Hells bells indeed!
smtvash's review
5.0
4.5/5 - This ending to a decade long story arc is a massive, epic one.
Characters, plot points, and themes from across two series, one shots, and several mini-series make their way in a quickly paced epic showdown between those who wish to do good and the ultimate evil.
American Vampire 1976 tells in 10 issues a story that back in the first series would have taken 30. But it’s still fun, it’s still effective, and it’s gloriously massive in scope.
Characters, plot points, and themes from across two series, one shots, and several mini-series make their way in a quickly paced epic showdown between those who wish to do good and the ultimate evil.
American Vampire 1976 tells in 10 issues a story that back in the first series would have taken 30. But it’s still fun, it’s still effective, and it’s gloriously massive in scope.
ogreart's review
4.0
This volume was an appropriate end to the series. Loose ends were tied up. Characterizations were deepened. The story felt resolved to me at the end. It was action packed and fun. If there ever is another volume in this series, I would definitely read it.
modkuraika's review
4.0
A Lovecraftian near-apocalypse that ends with a kaiju battle? C'mon. I only have so many boxes left to tick. Plus, I'm reading this after doing a full read of the series and I didn't have to wait through the issue delays like the rest of you chumps. So I can say with everything prior fresh in my mind that everything ties together pretty damn nicely. But, I think was kind of unnecessary. If they had built up to this better and had it be a thing like a volume or two beforehand it'd probably feel more organic, but it feels like a last-minute addition to the finale.
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Jim Book's returnstevequinn's review
2.0
What a mess. I was hoping, after the morass that was all things Metal, that Snyder would write a simple story. A good story. But nope. This was like Death Metal injected into American Vampire. It’s making me wonder if the original actually WAS as good as I remember? This was annoying, with giant set piece stacked on set piece and characters popping up from nowhere, and doing Important Things that had no impact cause I couldn’t remember the characters and because they all kept changing sides.
Snyder used to be able to write? Didn’t he? Or was I on something all those years I enjoyed his early stuff?
Snyder used to be able to write? Didn’t he? Or was I on something all those years I enjoyed his early stuff?
gayledayle's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
5.0
My friend recommended this to me and HOLY SHIT IT WAS SO GOOD. I knew the ending and it STILL hit like a truck.
almostlikequake's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
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
4.0