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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This series never fails. I appreciated the ambition of the storyline this time around, but my favorite parts may have been just back at the swamp. It's such a great little world and I can't wait to go back in the next volume.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Por fin leí American Gothic y no fue tan espectacular como pensé, mis arcos argumentales favoritos de esta etapa siguen siendo: 'Lecciones de Anatomía', 'Amor y Muerte' y la bonita 'Ritos de Primavera'. No obstante es genial ver como se ocupan todos esos héroes (y no tanto) de segunda linea de DC que tienen más cercanía a la magia como a cosas místicas digamos Dr. Fate, Deadman, 'Constantine' o 'The Spectre'.
Mención aparte para La Brujería, y el uso - con visión anglosajona- de los mitos de Chiloé para plantear al adversario del arco. Le daría 3,5 pero no se puede.
Mención aparte para La Brujería, y el uso - con visión anglosajona- de los mitos de Chiloé para plantear al adversario del arco. Le daría 3,5 pero no se puede.
Re-read June 2015.
Seriously epic happenings, plus Moore completes laying the groundwork for the John Constantine we know and love. Great stuff.
Seriously epic happenings, plus Moore completes laying the groundwork for the John Constantine we know and love. Great stuff.
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book contains some of my favorite issues of SotST so far in the cave with ST, Constantine and friends. Horrific, tragic stuff with a mythological feel; the perfect time to see Constantine shaken for once.
That said, the big bads who cause that excellent sequence - the ones Constantine has been hinting at while stringing ST along to fight vampires and werewolves and ghosts - lack cohesion with that beautiful build-up. At worst, they feel a racially insensitive (an unfortunate contrast to the standalone issue touching on American slavery). They're not even on the same continent.
Another thing you have to accept to enjoy Book 4 is that Moore needed to work in the Crisis of Infinite Earths. The cameos are well-characterised enough to convert me to an Etrigan fan and even the endless parade of secretive men with undefined abilities invoke some empathy. The only female cameo being accompanied by her father and kissing Constantine is a reminder of when these stories were written but seeing her is worth the passing sigh.
Biggest complaint is I expected more from the finalé - some philosophic revelation. The way the enemy asked the heroes what it was seemed to be setting up for all sorts of fascinating resolutions and we were close with ST's contribution but ultimately... well I'm not sure what actually happened. The story seemed to want to make a big change, yet preserve the status quo - to have its cake and eat it.
That said, the big bads who cause that excellent sequence - the ones Constantine has been hinting at while stringing ST along to fight vampires and werewolves and ghosts - lack cohesion with that beautiful build-up. At worst, they feel a racially insensitive (an unfortunate contrast to the standalone issue touching on American slavery). They're not even on the same continent.
Another thing you have to accept to enjoy Book 4 is that Moore needed to work in the Crisis of Infinite Earths. The cameos are well-characterised enough to convert me to an Etrigan fan and even the endless parade of secretive men with undefined abilities invoke some empathy. The only female cameo being accompanied by her father and kissing Constantine is a reminder of when these stories were written but seeing her is worth the passing sigh.
Biggest complaint is I expected more from the finalé - some philosophic revelation. The way the enemy asked the heroes what it was seemed to be setting up for all sorts of fascinating resolutions and we were close with ST's contribution but ultimately... well I'm not sure what actually happened. The story seemed to want to make a big change, yet preserve the status quo - to have its cake and eat it.
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
Bažináč potká zvláštního cizince jménem John Constantine. Ten mu slíbí důležité informace o něm samém, když se s ním sejde na předem určeném místě. Jenže když Bažináč přijde, zjistí, že je na místě divného zla a Constantine mu žádné informace nedá, i tak ho Bažinač následuje a sám zjistí pár podstatných věcí. Až nakonec při poslední schůzce jsou svědky něčeho hrozného. Zrození ohavného zla, které rozpoutá válku světů….
Amazing. Finally, fully crossing over with Crisis On Infinite Earths, this series has peaked, with some major, philosophical debates ands ideas.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes