Reviews

Phonogram, Vol. 2: The Singles Club by Kieron Gillen

balletbookworm's review against another edition

5.0

Really gorgeous "short stories" (one per issue) set during one evening during an Indie night at a music club. David, Emily, and Kid-With-Knife appear and we're introduced to Penny, Laura, Marc, and Lloyd.

I think my favorite was the issue with the DJs Seth and the Silent Girl. Also, I got my wish for color :). And the track list they use for the club night is excellent.

angeliki6's review against another edition

4.0

This was so much better than Vol. 1. Thank fuck.

P.S. I am once again letting you know I'd die for Emily Aster.

moddey_dhoo's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sara_beth_11's review against another edition

5.0

This series really hit its stride with this second story arc. I enjoyed it as a music fan, a comics fan, and a fan of awesome storytelling. This is a magical realism series with a novel take on magic, and very believable realism.

I would for more of this series to exist. Will it ever happen? Probably not, but a girl can dream.

offbalance80's review against another edition

3.0

A collection of stories of different phonomancers during one night at a club that I'd be a regular at (if it only existed), Singles Club doesn't come close to Rue Brittania. Still, I enjoyed it, and would really like it if Kieron Gillen could get his act together and produce some new stories in this series.

literaryliaisons's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

crookedtreehouse's review against another edition

2.0

When the movie Mystery Men came out on DVD, I had several friends recommend it to me, so I rented it, and fell asleep about twenty minutes in. A couple of years later, I had a roommate talking about how great the movie was, and, once again, I fell asleep completely unimpressed by the movie. When a third friend simply wouldn't let go of how I needed to like the movie, I begrudgingly sat down and laughed my ass off. I don't know if I was just exhausted or in bad moods the first two times, but I don't understand how I didn't instantly connect with the movie.

So even thought I hate volume one of Phonogram, and even though I hated this volume when it was coming out in issues, and also when reviewing it for the VeXed Men podcast, I decided to give it a third chance, and you know what? I still hate it.

Matthew Wilson's colors definitely help this volume look more appealing than volume one, but I just can't stand these characters.

I appreciate that, artistically, the creators took a number of risks in this book, such as an entire issue that takes place in a DJ booth where the camera is always set at the same angle. And I think these risks informed some of their later work, which I love, but it just wasn't enough for me to care about anyone in this book.

ria_mhrj's review against another edition

4.0

Clever, beautiful and weird, the precursor to WicDiv makes me wanna go dancing.

whatchareadingheather's review against another edition

4.0

So this volume definitely helped me understand a little bit more of what being a Phonomancer means regarding abilities and really enjoyed the fact that each issue is focused on a different character and their experiences with this ability (since it can either be positive or negative). Very much more into how music has different effects on people. However, Lloyd’s part literally makes me decrease the score by one star because it was so boring and unnecessary.

misssusan's review against another edition

3.0

This worked a lot better then the first volume. I liked the characters better and with short stories even if a character's not likeable it really doesn't matter as much. Also I searched up some of the chapters songs and was surprised to see that I've heard a lot more of them than I thought!

3 stars