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jekutree's review against another edition
1.0
I can’t believe what I just read. I’m not the biggest Mark Millar fan, the only thing I’ve enjoyed by him is Superman Red Son and that’s pretty much it. Old Man Logan and Civil War are both pretty meh (McNiven KILLS the art in those books though) and this is worse than meh.
Millar’s writing and dialogue in this book are downright atrocious. The dialogue took me out of the story multiple times because of how awful it is. There’s a scene where Nemesis takes out guards in a prison and a prisoner in the background says “Fuck AND shit!” Literally who talks like that? I had to put the book down and laugh after reading that and a few other speech bubbles.
A lot of the action set pieces are cool if you turn your brain off. But there are some ridiculous things in this book that made audibly say WTF. The whole part where Nemesis gets the chief to share 3 family secrets might’ve been the pinnacle of everything that’s wrong with this book.
The violence in the book never really bothered me mainly because McNiven is a talented artist. He does a decent job on this book but I found it to be the weakest I’ve seen his art. However, I think that’s because of the coloring which isn’t very good. McNiven’s pencils don’t like well with the flatter colors used for this book.
To be fair, this book made me laugh a good chunk of times and it was fun to read despite there being a significant lack of quality.
I’d give this book a 2/10
EDIT: I forgot about the ending. Actually horrendous ending, it takes away everything that made the book Nemesis. There’s an evil rich guy that ISNT nemesis orchestrating the whole event? What the fuck?
Millar’s writing and dialogue in this book are downright atrocious. The dialogue took me out of the story multiple times because of how awful it is. There’s a scene where Nemesis takes out guards in a prison and a prisoner in the background says “Fuck AND shit!” Literally who talks like that? I had to put the book down and laugh after reading that and a few other speech bubbles.
A lot of the action set pieces are cool if you turn your brain off. But there are some ridiculous things in this book that made audibly say WTF. The whole part where Nemesis gets the chief to share 3 family secrets might’ve been the pinnacle of everything that’s wrong with this book.
The violence in the book never really bothered me mainly because McNiven is a talented artist. He does a decent job on this book but I found it to be the weakest I’ve seen his art. However, I think that’s because of the coloring which isn’t very good. McNiven’s pencils don’t like well with the flatter colors used for this book.
To be fair, this book made me laugh a good chunk of times and it was fun to read despite there being a significant lack of quality.
I’d give this book a 2/10
EDIT: I forgot about the ending. Actually horrendous ending, it takes away everything that made the book Nemesis. There’s an evil rich guy that ISNT nemesis orchestrating the whole event? What the fuck?
deepfreezebatman's review against another edition
4.0
It’s nice to see that there are comic writers and artists that still have the balls to go against the grain, take major risks, and create original characters (and be super successful at it!).
gohawks's review against another edition
2.0
I really liked McNiven's art with this book. In fact, that is why I would rate it as high as I have. The problem is the same one I'm having with most Millar. Gratuitous, glorified violence. Some of these characters do despicable things to each other. And the reader is left with nothing, but a cheap twist ending that really isn't all that surprising or new. I was left with a horrible hollow feeling because of all that violence and nothing worthwhile said about it - no satisfying conclusion. I don't believe that was the writer's intent either. In the end, Millar is slapping us on the back saying, "Wasn't that cool?"
No.
No.
acrisalves's review against another edition
4.0
review com imagens em https://osrascunhos.com/2020/04/27/nemesis-millar-e-mcniven/
E se um milionário se transformasse num super vilão, de recursos infindáveis, malvadez ilimitada e planos tão bem delineados que qualquer manobra dos heróis é antecipada? Assim é Némesis! Um super vilão de identidade misteriosa que se torna conhecido por marcar o mundo do crime ao torrar, sucessivamente, chefes de polícia de várias cidades asiáticas!
Mas Némesis chega aos Estados Unidos com a intenção de eliminar uma personalidade com a qual tem uma quezília antiga! A sua chegada é acompanhada pela declaração do dia e da hora de morte do seu próximo alvo – um chefe de polícia inteligente e bom cristão, conhecido por capturar bandidos através da sua esperteza.
A partir desta premissa desenvolvem-se vários episódios de acção, onde se dá destaque à capacidade de tecer planos de Némesis. Parece que qualquer plano que possa ser definido pelos bons da fita é antecipado pelo vilão! Tal faz com que a narrativa seja composta por uma sucessão de reviravoltas e revelações, cada vez mais escuras de ambos os lados do confronto vilão / herói.
Némesis é uma banda desenhada carregada de acção, mais focada nas reviravoltas do que na construção de personagens. Os confrontos são violentos e não existe pudor ao mostrar corpos decepados, banhos de sangue ou atropelamentos por comboio.
As reviravoltas narrativas cortam a sucessão de violência, tornando a leitura mais interessante! Por tudo isto, Némesis é uma boa leitura para passar o tempo, sobretudo para os que tenham o estômago menos sensível!
Némesis foi publicado em Portugal pela G Floy.
E se um milionário se transformasse num super vilão, de recursos infindáveis, malvadez ilimitada e planos tão bem delineados que qualquer manobra dos heróis é antecipada? Assim é Némesis! Um super vilão de identidade misteriosa que se torna conhecido por marcar o mundo do crime ao torrar, sucessivamente, chefes de polícia de várias cidades asiáticas!
Mas Némesis chega aos Estados Unidos com a intenção de eliminar uma personalidade com a qual tem uma quezília antiga! A sua chegada é acompanhada pela declaração do dia e da hora de morte do seu próximo alvo – um chefe de polícia inteligente e bom cristão, conhecido por capturar bandidos através da sua esperteza.
A partir desta premissa desenvolvem-se vários episódios de acção, onde se dá destaque à capacidade de tecer planos de Némesis. Parece que qualquer plano que possa ser definido pelos bons da fita é antecipado pelo vilão! Tal faz com que a narrativa seja composta por uma sucessão de reviravoltas e revelações, cada vez mais escuras de ambos os lados do confronto vilão / herói.
Némesis é uma banda desenhada carregada de acção, mais focada nas reviravoltas do que na construção de personagens. Os confrontos são violentos e não existe pudor ao mostrar corpos decepados, banhos de sangue ou atropelamentos por comboio.
As reviravoltas narrativas cortam a sucessão de violência, tornando a leitura mais interessante! Por tudo isto, Némesis é uma boa leitura para passar o tempo, sobretudo para os que tenham o estômago menos sensível!
Némesis foi publicado em Portugal pela G Floy.
stilldirty's review against another edition
3.0
Kind of cool, great artwork, but the plot was a little too thin to care even a little bit about the characters.
★★★½
★★★½
sohanlon07's review against another edition
3.0
It was an interesting premise. But I think the character of nemesis would have worked better as a long term series rather than this short series. Too much happened in too short of a time.
aquantumofgravitas's review against another edition
1.0
A boring load of egostistical shit from Millar and McNiven. It's full of boring characters and holes and all together is little more than torture porn.
pages_and_reels's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting premise, though the ending seemed a bit rushed.
casperlindsey's review against another edition
4.0
A lean, gory, suspenseful little story with a kinda lame ending. For economy of storytelling it gets an A+, it just wasn't entirely satisfying, somehow.