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nate_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Finally some new material that I haven't read before for this series. There is a shift in focus to an earlier expedition which I wasn't really a fan of. It does explain some stuff and is linked to the Corps of Discovery but overall I found the story to be really dull because it crams a lot story in such a short number of pages in really should have been longer to flesh out this different cast of characters. There is a brutality to this one as we come to winter. Like all of the previous volumes we have new creatures in the Cyclops and man-eating grass among other unnamed creatures. I did like the moments where the story switches back to 1804 because those are the characters that I have a connection to. The Corps of Discovery is looking to hunker down for the winter. This book also shifts into the mystical with ghost, nightmares and a creature called Navath. There is a nice connection to the Narvaez Expedition under Cabeza de Yaca. Overall I didn't like this volume as much as the previous ones.
spiffysarahruby's review against another edition
4.0
Whooo! I forgot just how gross this series is, lol! Interesting though. Got volume 5 at home, ready to continue.
maiborn's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
trike's review against another edition
4.0
A little bit of a stumble for this installment, but Dingess et al working at slightly less than their best is still miles better than other people working at top form.
I was a bit confused at first due to the time jumps between 1801 and 1804 because for once there wasn't a clear delineation between the various groups of characters, but after I fixed my brain with who was who everything fell into place.
As always, the tale zigs when I think it's going to zag, so that kept me interested. I often rail against two-page spreads which interrupt the flow of the story, but fortunately here it was kept to a single instance that does sort of suit the story.
While this is not as great as the previous three volumes of this excellent series, it's still far and away one of the best books going and I eagerly await more. As someone who doesn't normally go for this type of story, that's saying something.
I was a bit confused at first due to the time jumps between 1801 and 1804 because for once there wasn't a clear delineation between the various groups of characters, but after I fixed my brain with who was who everything fell into place.
As always, the tale zigs when I think it's going to zag, so that kept me interested. I often rail against two-page spreads which interrupt the flow of the story, but fortunately here it was kept to a single instance that does sort of suit the story.
While this is not as great as the previous three volumes of this excellent series, it's still far and away one of the best books going and I eagerly await more. As someone who doesn't normally go for this type of story, that's saying something.
michhellongrace's review against another edition
4.0
This series continues to be entertaining and bloody interesting.
pollyno9's review against another edition
3.0
Adding layers to the mystery of what's really happening.
tabman678's review against another edition
4.0
Manifest Destiny is a fantastic title that I can whole heartedly recommend. This chapter has some of my favorite elements of the title in it and things are progressing nicely and I already can’t wait to get my hands on the next volume.
Lewis, Clark, and the gang have come upon the trail of the last man to crew to explore America and we see what happened to that crew which leads into the beginnings of Lewis and Clark’s journey.
They encounter another monster but this time they have more stuff going on besides the monster though I do really like the monster plot.
I think the title is very well written in that it’s kept interesting and doesn’t dispel entire backstories unless necessary. And it’s really good at foreshadowing and I’m eager to see where it goes.
I don’t have much bad to say about this title other than the first three issues are slow because they feel as through they are holding back a little so that it can be stretched into more issues. To summarize it feels like everything could have been done in one less issue.
Though I still had one hell of a time and the title stands out amongst what I’ve read this year.
4 stars
Lewis, Clark, and the gang have come upon the trail of the last man to crew to explore America and we see what happened to that crew which leads into the beginnings of Lewis and Clark’s journey.
They encounter another monster but this time they have more stuff going on besides the monster though I do really like the monster plot.
I think the title is very well written in that it’s kept interesting and doesn’t dispel entire backstories unless necessary. And it’s really good at foreshadowing and I’m eager to see where it goes.
I don’t have much bad to say about this title other than the first three issues are slow because they feel as through they are holding back a little so that it can be stretched into more issues. To summarize it feels like everything could have been done in one less issue.
Though I still had one hell of a time and the title stands out amongst what I’ve read this year.
4 stars
randyribay's review against another edition
4.0
Not bad. Interested to see where this storyline goes.
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