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tiedyedude's review
4.0
I still want to read the graphic novel, but the audio podcast adaptation was enjoyable. I like the way the mystery unfolded, even though the reveal of the truth was a bit underwhelming.
owenreads's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I enjoy these graphic novel to podcast adaptations. The acting is always top notch, and the time flies by.
officiallouise's review
4.0
i enjoyed this far more than i thought i would! i'd love to see a story in this style updated for the events in the mcu maybe - a random bystander experiencing the snap idk. the setting of the 40s and 50s made for an interesting story but that one random comparison of the little mutant girl to a holocaust survivor caught me off guard and rubbed me the wrong way??? i get the point of the x men and the mutants is to be an allegory for oppressed groups but still i thought it was very out of place. this was published in 1994 so maybe a different time i suppose.
rebus's review
1.5
It looks beautiful, but it's just empty posturing to retell the entire canonical story of the Marvel universe in a big, pretty, painted book. Oh so fucking boring.
After all, comics only started as fascist, pro-war propaganda, and they almost never deviated from that except in the short, brief, wonderful 80s, when creators actually stepped outside the dogma of their programming and tried to resist the State one final time (because without a war to fight, comics had become silly in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, and the Reagan era assured that the more subversive comics of the 80s would ultimately be suppressed, which gave way to the bland patriotism and conformity of the 90s, from which society and Art has never escaped). While I pined away for the work of Alan Moore, Dave Sim, and Grant Morrison, the entire industry was taken over by folks who loved the boring idiocy of Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, or after the 2000s the truly moronic Jonathan Hickman.
Alex Ross is not among the former list of creators and has never been. He's just a crypto-fascist establishment tool with no real talent.
After all, comics only started as fascist, pro-war propaganda, and they almost never deviated from that except in the short, brief, wonderful 80s, when creators actually stepped outside the dogma of their programming and tried to resist the State one final time (because without a war to fight, comics had become silly in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, and the Reagan era assured that the more subversive comics of the 80s would ultimately be suppressed, which gave way to the bland patriotism and conformity of the 90s, from which society and Art has never escaped). While I pined away for the work of Alan Moore, Dave Sim, and Grant Morrison, the entire industry was taken over by folks who loved the boring idiocy of Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, or after the 2000s the truly moronic Jonathan Hickman.
Alex Ross is not among the former list of creators and has never been. He's just a crypto-fascist establishment tool with no real talent.
catlin's review
3.0
Zaczynając ten komiks nawet nie wiedziałam czego się spodziewać (wybrałam go jedynie dla okładki bo pasowała do prompta z readathonu) ale zostałam całkiem przyjemnie zaskoczona
Ciekawe było doświadczyć znanych mi już historii z innej perspektywy. Miło było również móc sobie uporządkować pewne wydarzenia bardziej chronologicznie (jednak to są komiksy więc wiadomo co nieco się przesunie, co nieco się zmieni)
Całkiem przyjemna lektura na wieczór
Ciekawe było doświadczyć znanych mi już historii z innej perspektywy. Miło było również móc sobie uporządkować pewne wydarzenia bardziej chronologicznie (jednak to są komiksy więc wiadomo co nieco się przesunie, co nieco się zmieni)
Całkiem przyjemna lektura na wieczór
caitlinariana's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
dchybrid02's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dragonarmy's review
5.0
An incredibly fresh perspective on a somewhat stale genre.
We follow a normal, non-powered photojournalist named Phil Sheldon from the 1940s to the mid 70s, as both he and the world around him drastically change. Through his eyes and photography, we see the birth of superheroes, the arrival of mutants, and witness firsthand the ever-shifting feelings of humanity towards these heroic men, women, and aliens that are a bit different than the rest.
It was even more amazing to me to find out that we, along with Phil, we mere bystanders as these heroes cycles through various events recorded in dozens and dozens of comics throughout Marvel's history. This, as well as many other tactics in Marvels, humanized and made realistic the superheroes I've grown to know and love.
This has quickly and easily become one of my favorite superhero stories and one of my favorite graphic novels of all time.
We follow a normal, non-powered photojournalist named Phil Sheldon from the 1940s to the mid 70s, as both he and the world around him drastically change. Through his eyes and photography, we see the birth of superheroes, the arrival of mutants, and witness firsthand the ever-shifting feelings of humanity towards these heroic men, women, and aliens that are a bit different than the rest.
It was even more amazing to me to find out that we, along with Phil, we mere bystanders as these heroes cycles through various events recorded in dozens and dozens of comics throughout Marvel's history. This, as well as many other tactics in Marvels, humanized and made realistic the superheroes I've grown to know and love.
This has quickly and easily become one of my favorite superhero stories and one of my favorite graphic novels of all time.