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bowienerd_82's review
3.0
I hadn't heard that Marvel had done anything with the CrossGen comics that Disney owns, but I stumbled across this one at my library, and was really pleased, because I'd loved Ruse, and had been crushed when it ended so abruptly.
This one felt a bit rusty.
This one felt a bit rusty.
beccabecsbec's review
1.0
Such a downgrade from the original series. Moving the setting to Earth and removing Emma's powers were disastrous decisions; the story turned into a piece of imperialist turd. The characters were very recognizable as themselves, but even Simon and Emma's relationship didn't escape the meddling.
bookwyrmknits's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
I read some of the CrossGen comics when they were new, so I was interested to see what Marvel did with the CrossGen titles they acquired. (I know I read Scion and Ruse, plus others, but can't remember all of the titles I read.)
I enjoyed this re-boot of the Ruse comics. My biggest complaint with the originals was that they didn't have enough volumes in the series, and that there was no satisfying conclusion to them. This fixes that. While I would still be happy to read more in this series, at least the four volumes that Marvel released have a satisfying ending.
The art is enjoyable, though—since it deals with murder mysteries—it can get bloody at times. In general, the story and the art were both what I was hoping for based on my memory of the original Ruse series. These are a lot of fun, and I'm glad I found them.
I enjoyed this re-boot of the Ruse comics. My biggest complaint with the originals was that they didn't have enough volumes in the series, and that there was no satisfying conclusion to them. This fixes that. While I would still be happy to read more in this series, at least the four volumes that Marvel released have a satisfying ending.
The art is enjoyable, though—since it deals with murder mysteries—it can get bloody at times. In general, the story and the art were both what I was hoping for based on my memory of the original Ruse series. These are a lot of fun, and I'm glad I found them.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, and Suicide
justabean_reads's review
3.0
I haven't read any of the old Crossgen stuff, but I like Waid, so I gave it a go. It was fine, I guess. The art was nice, and the plot was moderately good, but in the end I didn't really care much about the characters. There's nothing in this that makes the Male Victorian Detective and his Female Partner/Assistant/Handler plot feel at all fresh. It just kind of plodded along, hitting all the notes, I guess, but not really moving me.
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