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Frontlines: Requiem: The Graphic Novel by Marko Kloos, Ivan Brandon, Gary Erskine, Yel Zamor
hywar's review
2.0
I won a copy of this from a Goodreads Giveaway.
First, let me say the artwork in this graphic novel is pretty good. The line work is clear and the colors are vibrant. The faces seemed a little boring to me - it was hard to read emotion on any of their faces, and it wound up looking like the same drawing pasted onto multiple pages.
The story passed by very quick - I read in it one half hour sitting. It's full of the cliche space travel ideas, which is okay, but not interesting enough to get me hooked into caring about any of the characters or their plight. I know this graphic novel is based off the Frontlines book series, which I unfortunately have never read nor have any knowledge of. This doesn't seem like something you can easily go into blind - I have no idea the backstory of any of the characters or what they're going through, and they aren't addressed enough where I even knew their names. Ultimately, I suppose this would be more enjoyable to someone who has more experience with the series. If this is going to be your first Frontlines book, I would hold off.
First, let me say the artwork in this graphic novel is pretty good. The line work is clear and the colors are vibrant. The faces seemed a little boring to me - it was hard to read emotion on any of their faces, and it wound up looking like the same drawing pasted onto multiple pages.
The story passed by very quick - I read in it one half hour sitting. It's full of the cliche space travel ideas, which is okay, but not interesting enough to get me hooked into caring about any of the characters or their plight. I know this graphic novel is based off the Frontlines book series, which I unfortunately have never read nor have any knowledge of. This doesn't seem like something you can easily go into blind - I have no idea the backstory of any of the characters or what they're going through, and they aren't addressed enough where I even knew their names. Ultimately, I suppose this would be more enjoyable to someone who has more experience with the series. If this is going to be your first Frontlines book, I would hold off.
zoes_human's review
adventurous
3.0
First I would recommend reading the Frontlines series before this. I've only read the first book, Terms of Enlistment, so far, and I felt like I was missing out on quite a bit of background.
With that said, it was a breathtakingly fast and exciting adventure. The 124 pages flew past. I plan to finish the Frontlines series and then revisit this.
With that said, it was a breathtakingly fast and exciting adventure. The 124 pages flew past. I plan to finish the Frontlines series and then revisit this.
carroq's review
3.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via Goodreads Giveaways in exchange for an honest review.
This is a decent space military story. I felt like I was reading a book inspired by Battlestar Galactica or something similar. However, I feel like there was too much crammed into this book. At times the story jumped forward, not in a jarring way, but I felt like the creators could have expanded on some aspects of the story that might have been pruned back because of the medium used.
Markos Kloos has a series of novels in the same setting and I would consider picking one up because what is present here is interesting. The alien invaders, known as Lankies, seem well thought out. And Col. Yamin is a relatable protagonist. She is put in some very tough positions. Her decisions don't always work out, but that makes the story more interesting.
The art is fine. Nothing too exciting. There are a couple panels that felt like they were repurposed though. Sort of as if the way the story was written was changed and the panels were already done so they were changed to fit the new path. Not sure if that is what happened here, but it is the impression that I get. I like stories that fit into this genre and this one holds its own.
This is a decent space military story. I felt like I was reading a book inspired by Battlestar Galactica or something similar. However, I feel like there was too much crammed into this book. At times the story jumped forward, not in a jarring way, but I felt like the creators could have expanded on some aspects of the story that might have been pruned back because of the medium used.
Markos Kloos has a series of novels in the same setting and I would consider picking one up because what is present here is interesting. The alien invaders, known as Lankies, seem well thought out. And Col. Yamin is a relatable protagonist. She is put in some very tough positions. Her decisions don't always work out, but that makes the story more interesting.
The art is fine. Nothing too exciting. There are a couple panels that felt like they were repurposed though. Sort of as if the way the story was written was changed and the panels were already done so they were changed to fit the new path. Not sure if that is what happened here, but it is the impression that I get. I like stories that fit into this genre and this one holds its own.
oldwindways's review
4.0
I am a long time fan of [a:Marko Kloos|6606349|Marko Kloos|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1565448645p2/6606349.jpg] and have read the Frontlines novels and short stories up through [b:Chains of Command|25648897|Chains of Command (Frontlines, #4)|Marko Kloos|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1457383836l/25648897._SY75_.jpg|45468301], so when I saw this on sale and had some Amazon credit to burn, it was a no brainer.
Overall, the graphic novel was passable. I felt that the artist's style was not really my cup of tea, but was not too jarring, and the story was not the most enrapturing I have read. That said, having Jackson and the Lazarus Brigade make a cameo was a nice touch. The depiction of the Lankies was not at all what my mind's eye had put together (I envisioned something much more along the lines of towering slugs), and the lines/aesthetic of the NAC ships and armor just didn't strike me as quite right. I was prepared to give it a 3-star rating, but in the final chapter, the plot got more emotionally loaded (or at least spoke to me more directly) and kicked things up a notch. It was a quick read, and entertaining, but I don't know that it added much to the Frontlines universe for me.
Overall, the graphic novel was passable. I felt that the artist's style was not really my cup of tea, but was not too jarring, and the story was not the most enrapturing I have read. That said, having Jackson and the Lazarus Brigade make a cameo was a nice touch. The depiction of the Lankies was not at all what my mind's eye had put together (I envisioned something much more along the lines of towering slugs), and the lines/aesthetic of the NAC ships and armor just didn't strike me as quite right. I was prepared to give it a 3-star rating, but in the final chapter, the plot got more emotionally loaded (or at least spoke to me more directly) and kicked things up a notch. It was a quick read, and entertaining, but I don't know that it added much to the Frontlines universe for me.
razedgoot's review
3.0
a good read if you are a fan of the other works in the frontlines series, but if used as a first exposure to the universe its too condensed. i understand it is a four issue limited run, so lots of plot points and character moments to put in, but the action jumps too much at times from event to event with no real connective tissue (be it written or visual).
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