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Re*pro*duct Volume 1: Reproduct by Logan Faerber, Seth T. Hahne, Austin Wilson, Sabrina Scott
geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Re*pro*duct Volume 1" by Austin Wilson with art by Logan Faerber is a minimalist color graphic novel that takes place in a future where robots walk among us.
Robots do walk among us, and they may have an edge over us, but the sometimes act just as dumb as humans. We meet a group of robots out on the town for the night. They act a bit like drunken frat boys until one of them, Reflex Carbon, decides to head home. From here the main story follows him. With a phone in his head, he makes annoying out loud phone calls everywhere, and ignores them from friends. He is going to school and finds out one of his fellow robots is in trouble, but, at least in this volume, this isn't resolved. He is interested in a human girl, and they end up going out.
It has a free-form style with the art and lettering that I'm not sure if I ended up liking. The thread of conversation seems to start at the speakers mouths and twist and wind out from there. It took a few pages to catch on to how it was being done and I did kind of like it. The art felt a bit too close to sketch work for me. I would have liked a more finished look to the art, but I did like the way they only used two or three colors to tell the story. It's not a bad world and seems to have things to say about ours, but I felt like the story, like the art, wasn't quite finished.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Magnetic Press, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Robots do walk among us, and they may have an edge over us, but the sometimes act just as dumb as humans. We meet a group of robots out on the town for the night. They act a bit like drunken frat boys until one of them, Reflex Carbon, decides to head home. From here the main story follows him. With a phone in his head, he makes annoying out loud phone calls everywhere, and ignores them from friends. He is going to school and finds out one of his fellow robots is in trouble, but, at least in this volume, this isn't resolved. He is interested in a human girl, and they end up going out.
It has a free-form style with the art and lettering that I'm not sure if I ended up liking. The thread of conversation seems to start at the speakers mouths and twist and wind out from there. It took a few pages to catch on to how it was being done and I did kind of like it. The art felt a bit too close to sketch work for me. I would have liked a more finished look to the art, but I did like the way they only used two or three colors to tell the story. It's not a bad world and seems to have things to say about ours, but I felt like the story, like the art, wasn't quite finished.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Magnetic Press, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
patchworkbunny's review against another edition
2.0
Was a bit of a non-starter for me, I didn’t mind so much the simple drawing style but the robot characters we’re introduced to are jerks. I guess maybe it’s saying these robots are just like humans, not just the good elements. They have been given rights as living human beings and can go to university and learn. They are not allowed to just download the data. I thought there was an interesting idea in here but it struggled to become fully fledged.
cat_thecatlady's review against another edition
4.0
although I understood nothing of the first part, I found the rest (and the little short stories at the end) very interesting! the art is just gorgeous and I love how the colours change from each part to the next
full review here: https://catshelf.wordpress.com/2016/08/16/graphic-novelmanga-review-39-reproduct-by-austin-wilson-logan-faerber-and-david-c-hopkins/
full review here: https://catshelf.wordpress.com/2016/08/16/graphic-novelmanga-review-39-reproduct-by-austin-wilson-logan-faerber-and-david-c-hopkins/
mcbeezie's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the idea of this book, an exploration of a world where robots learn like humans. I found it difficult to follow the speech bubbles at times. The story is intriguing and I will read the next one as it peaked my interest. The monochromatic color scheme was an interesting choice as well. I received this from NetGalley for my honest opinion.
daynpitseleh's review against another edition
3.0
I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is an interesting comic that deals with sentient robots and how they deals with each other and humans. It presents some interesting ideas about learning and memory as well as how people of different cultures get along with one another. It's definitely got a lot of potential, and I'm interested to see where it goes from here.
This is an interesting comic that deals with sentient robots and how they deals with each other and humans. It presents some interesting ideas about learning and memory as well as how people of different cultures get along with one another. It's definitely got a lot of potential, and I'm interested to see where it goes from here.
urlphantomhive's review against another edition
2.0
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This was not at all what I was expecting. In a world where robots have been granted the right to live and for example attend universities, I'd expected something more interesting than just a contemporary story line. While the artwork was nice, it wasn't really my style, and sometimes things were not really clear.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
This was not at all what I was expecting. In a world where robots have been granted the right to live and for example attend universities, I'd expected something more interesting than just a contemporary story line. While the artwork was nice, it wasn't really my style, and sometimes things were not really clear.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
fenny_42's review against another edition
I loved the idea of this book--that robots will eventually be alive enough to have thoughts, feelings, and the ability to learn. However, the images and text seemed thrown together, which lent the book a shaky feeling.
If the premise of this book were fleshed out into a full graphic novel (a few hundred pages, at least), I would definitely read it.
Wilson has some serious potential with the story--it just needs to be more fleshed out visually.
If the premise of this book were fleshed out into a full graphic novel (a few hundred pages, at least), I would definitely read it.
Wilson has some serious potential with the story--it just needs to be more fleshed out visually.
apolasky's review against another edition
2.0
I received an e-version of this graphic novel from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This graphic novel had an interesting premise that was not properly executed because there was no character or story development, it seemed like the characters were doing the same all the time and the aspect of robots living among humans was not properly developed.
Besides, it being almost monochromatic I found it hard telling some robot characters from others, and the illustrations were not the best -particularly the human depictions.
Too bad this was so disappointing, because this was a great idea for a graphic novel.
This graphic novel had an interesting premise that was not properly executed because there was no character or story development, it seemed like the characters were doing the same all the time and the aspect of robots living among humans was not properly developed.
Besides, it being almost monochromatic I found it hard telling some robot characters from others, and the illustrations were not the best -particularly the human depictions.
Too bad this was so disappointing, because this was a great idea for a graphic novel.
happentobeshort's review against another edition
3.0
I love robots. I especially love reading about them when they get FEELINGSSSS. Because it makes me have feelings too. I just want robots and androids and cyborgs to be HAPPY!!!! Anyway, this was an interesting look into that concept, of robots having the right to live as real beings. It was funny and at times heartfelt, and mostly I just really liked the world that they lived in. I'd like to see it explored a bit more!! Certainly worth a read if you enjoy this kind of thing, robots assimilating into human life or trying to anyway.
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bookpairings's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the concept of this graphic novel, but thought the execution was lacking. The story is about robots who have been legally granted the right to life. They seem to have personalities and are sentient from what we can tell in the story. We do discover that robots can attend university and “learn” the same way people do, but if they upload data that is considered cheating and will get expelled. That sounds kind of interesting right? Well, that is only a small portion of the story.
The overall plot seemed fairly aimless and felt like a contemporary work that just replaced people with robots to make it seem more interesting. I didn’t find it very interesting and had a hard time actually reading it. The color palette of the illustrations made it hard to distinguish what was happening and the dialogue bubbles were placed in a way that made it difficult to follow the conversations.
Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy from NetGalley for an honest review.
The overall plot seemed fairly aimless and felt like a contemporary work that just replaced people with robots to make it seem more interesting. I didn’t find it very interesting and had a hard time actually reading it. The color palette of the illustrations made it hard to distinguish what was happening and the dialogue bubbles were placed in a way that made it difficult to follow the conversations.
Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy from NetGalley for an honest review.