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iffer's review
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this. It's a little bit of The Matrix crossed with What Dreams May Come, and includes sarcastic humor, Ernest Hemingway, and a dog. While it's not the most awesome sauce comic out there, and I don't absolutely love the art, the ideas are interesting, and it's just the right mix to tickle my personal fancy.
WARNING: Not for those who would be offended by the fact that The Life After is kind of a fractured fairy tale about the Son of God and various planes of the afterlife (Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, and Limbo).
WARNING: Not for those who would be offended by the fact that The Life After is kind of a fractured fairy tale about the Son of God and various planes of the afterlife (Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, and Limbo).
daynpitseleh's review
3.0
I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is an interesting concept regarding the afterlife and religion that is a bit bizarre and can be a little campy at times (Ernest Hemingway is a major character, God is a blob, etc..). Overall, it's interesting but it didn't totally blow me away.
This is an interesting concept regarding the afterlife and religion that is a bit bizarre and can be a little campy at times (Ernest Hemingway is a major character, God is a blob, etc..). Overall, it's interesting but it didn't totally blow me away.
ljrinaldi's review
4.0
This is a collection of a very interesting graphic novel series, about Jude, who is living a boring life, unaware, as that he is not really living, that he has been placed in this world, and when he breaks out, with Ernest Hemingway, and others, he tries to fight the powers that be, including the supreme being.
It is sometimes funny, sometimes sad. It is very strange, and if you are very religious, you might find it offensive. But, if you don't get offended, it can be a rocking ride.
Do they win? Do they over come? Who is Jude really, and why is he important, or is he important? Or is it Hemingway who is important.
Highly recommend this, but be aware that this is only the first volume, and there is more to come.
Thanks to NetGalley for making this book available for an honest review.
It is sometimes funny, sometimes sad. It is very strange, and if you are very religious, you might find it offensive. But, if you don't get offended, it can be a rocking ride.
Do they win? Do they over come? Who is Jude really, and why is he important, or is he important? Or is it Hemingway who is important.
Highly recommend this, but be aware that this is only the first volume, and there is more to come.
Thanks to NetGalley for making this book available for an honest review.
jhstack's review
4.0
The Matrix gone insane with a heaven-hell twist, rather than a war with machines.
madelinesedai's review
3.0
This story is very good but I wish we had a spot where we could have trigger warnings cause now I have to read cheerful comics for a while
thecommonswings's review
4.0
Great fun - it’s exactly what I want from a first volume of things like this: an idea that seems like it’s going to weave in one direction and instead heads somewhere very different and continues to resist attempts to pigeonhole it as it goes on. It’s a big, big concept - rather like a slightly more thoughtful and mad variation on Preacher - but it never stops entertaining and surprising. I particularly enjoyed the art which is very much in the Nick Pitarra (who contributes here) and Ulises Fariñas vein
beanreading26's review
5.0
Strange and delightful. This is a really interesting concept and vision of the afterlife and I enjoyed it immensely. I'll definitely be picking up the next volume to find out what becomes of Jude, Hemingway, and Nettie.
lovelybookshelf's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Violence