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dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
Echoes of Tomorrow collects Jack Staff #6-12.
As per usual, this volume has multiple storylines that converge. Jack Staff and the gang fight a Captain Nazi analog in the past, there's a demon, Q is up to something, The Claw has something going on, vampire hunters are after Betty Burdock, and lots of other crazy shit is going on. There are even analogs of Alan Moore and Elric in it.
Also as per usual, I loved every page. I can see why Paul Grist's stuff doesn't sell particularly well. He definitely thinks outside the box and does a lot of things that defy typical super hero conventions. It's a rewarding experience if that's your bag, though. There aren't a lot of super hero books with such a large cast and frequently shifting viewpoints. You definitely get your money's worth in a Paul Grist Jack Staff book.
Four out of five stars.
As per usual, this volume has multiple storylines that converge. Jack Staff and the gang fight a Captain Nazi analog in the past, there's a demon, Q is up to something, The Claw has something going on, vampire hunters are after Betty Burdock, and lots of other crazy shit is going on. There are even analogs of Alan Moore and Elric in it.
Also as per usual, I loved every page. I can see why Paul Grist's stuff doesn't sell particularly well. He definitely thinks outside the box and does a lot of things that defy typical super hero conventions. It's a rewarding experience if that's your bag, though. There aren't a lot of super hero books with such a large cast and frequently shifting viewpoints. You definitely get your money's worth in a Paul Grist Jack Staff book.
Four out of five stars.
eddyfate's review against another edition
3.0
This comic is BONKERS. Imagine an entire superhero universe created by some weird British fusion of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, and then told at 100 times the speed. It's so stuffed with ideas that it's constantly throwing at you a mile a minute. I enjoyed it, but I'm still not entirely sure what actually HAPPENED.
(Read as individual issues.)
(Read as individual issues.)
nigellicus's review
5.0
Having just finished One Hundred Years Of Solitude, it proved difficult to just go off and pick up another book, but Jack Staff proved to be an ideal palate cleanser. From the sublime to the sublimely ridiculous, Echoes Of Tomorrow is another delightful British superhero action adventure, twisting time and reality in a tangled narrative that jumps back to the second world war, then back tot he present day and into the land of dreams, with side-trips to a murder mystery and a jewelry shop robbery. Paul Grist's assured storytelling makes sure the reader is never lost, but is always guessing and more often that not taken by surprise. I love Grist's work with a passion, and never get tired of it. Brilliant.
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