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zorpblorp's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
sobolevnrm's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this series -- it has some of the "same old" comic elements but there were unique aspects to it that made it very entertaining. However, the story was very rushed with too many characters -- the result was that neither the characters nor the plot was developed as well as it could have been.
norrin2's review against another edition
3.0
Five stars for John Casaday's art, one for Warren Ellis's wordy, emotionless writing averages out to a three.
erissa_lestrange's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
3.75
leelah's review against another edition
4.0
Brain-candy.
Totally epic, but in the context of whole arc- on its own, this Vol. is not bad, but it's not up to rest. ;)
kaqueershi's review against another edition
5.0
I'm honestly shocked at how much I fucking loved this
villyidol's review against another edition
4.0
That's been a whole lotta awesome. But hell if I know what's going on.
It's almost like one of those TV shows where the clock is set to zero with every new episode and there's very little continuity.
Well, it‘s almost like that. Because there were just enough recurring themes to at least make me wonder if I had missed something.
Maybe it’s just that whole multiverse thing that made it sometimes a little confusing.
Or it’s me being stupid. Though that’s unlikely. Amiright?!
Am I right? *silence ensues*
Anyway, most of the issues, which is to say (almost) independent storylines, were great though. Only two were a little underwhelming.
Our kinda sorta superhero protagonists investigate paranormal phenomena and try to preserve balance and order in the multiverse. And it was fun to watch.
I especially liked the different settings
and the banter between the characters.
But there's just no feeling of closure in the end.
Very entertaining nevertheless. 3.5 stars. I bought the second volume already.
Well, just mayyybee a little tweak here and there and this could be really great.
It's almost like one of those TV shows where the clock is set to zero with every new episode and there's very little continuity.
Well, it‘s almost like that. Because there were just enough recurring themes to at least make me wonder if I had missed something.
Maybe it’s just that whole multiverse thing that made it sometimes a little confusing.
Or it’s me being stupid. Though that’s unlikely. Amiright?!
Am I right? *silence ensues*
Anyway, most of the issues, which is to say (almost) independent storylines, were great though. Only two were a little underwhelming.
Our kinda sorta superhero protagonists investigate paranormal phenomena and try to preserve balance and order in the multiverse. And it was fun to watch.
I especially liked the different settings
and the banter between the characters.
But there's just no feeling of closure in the end.
Very entertaining nevertheless. 3.5 stars. I bought the second volume already.
Well, just mayyybee a little tweak here and there and this could be really great.
hngisreading's review against another edition
3.0
Planetary field agents — Jakita Wagner (a bored super-woman), Elijah Snow (super [hot] old guy who can control cold and looks good in all white) and tech controlling weirdo, The Drummer — are Mystery Archeologists. They map “the secret history of the twentieth century” and… keep it a secret?
The first few issues are loosely connected stories of such mysteries: a snowflake that contains the multiverse, guarded by a 100-year-old super-human; a monster island; a ghost cop looking for vengeance; etc etc.
Our trio hunts these mysteries down to catalogue them and keep the secret. The origins of Planetary are shadowy; the people in charger even shadowy-ier. Elijah Snow is not cool with this.
This was mostly fun and interesting. A couple issues fell flat. I felt Elijah’s annoyance—we show up *after* the action most of the time & observe/obscure what’s leftover. But the end started to ramp up, a bit. The more Elijah digs, conspiracy theories abound.
I have a feeling I’m going to be quite confused in future volumes but that’s part of the allure of the multiverse: half of the intrigue is that I don’t know WTF is going on!
The first few issues are loosely connected stories of such mysteries: a snowflake that contains the multiverse, guarded by a 100-year-old super-human; a monster island; a ghost cop looking for vengeance; etc etc.
Our trio hunts these mysteries down to catalogue them and keep the secret. The origins of Planetary are shadowy; the people in charger even shadowy-ier. Elijah Snow is not cool with this.
This was mostly fun and interesting. A couple issues fell flat. I felt Elijah’s annoyance—we show up *after* the action most of the time & observe/obscure what’s leftover. But the end started to ramp up, a bit. The more Elijah digs, conspiracy theories abound.
I have a feeling I’m going to be quite confused in future volumes but that’s part of the allure of the multiverse: half of the intrigue is that I don’t know WTF is going on!