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brandonadaniels's review
3.0
The American Scream arc comes to and end after three trades. It’s crazy how much room comics used to get to tell a story. In this case, the tale has been a bit too repetitive, but Bachalo is coming into his wonderful, signature style.
quixotic's review
3.0
trulyyyyy hope they are actually done with the american scream as the main villain im kinda bored of it
dantastic's review
4.0
Shade's conflict with the American Scream and Wisor of Meta comes to a brutal conclusion. Also, Shade saves Christmas.
In the third volume of Shade the Changing Man, the American Scream's origin is revealed, Kathy deals with some things, and Shade brings the first arc of his series to a close. This volume was the best of the three so far. Chris Bachalo's art has improved in leaps and bounds since the first issue and all the seeds Peter Milligan planted in the first 18 or so issues bore fruit.
Shade was always overshadowed by other books like The Sandman and The Doom Patrol when it was being published but I'd say it's more original than either series. Milligan's weirdness is more purposeful than that of the Doom Patrol and I think his writing is on par with Gaiman's.
I love that this volume has a Western theme, part of it taking place in a bizarre version of the old west. Another thing that I thought was really cool was that this volume felt more connected to the Steve Ditko Shade the Changing Man series of the 1970's, with mentions of Meta, Shade's fiancee Mellu, and Shade's body floating in the Madness Zone, still wearing the M-Vest. Heck, Milligan even reveals the origin of the M-Vest.
That's about all I have to say. I'm hoping DC reprints the rest of Shade so that I may read it.
In the third volume of Shade the Changing Man, the American Scream's origin is revealed, Kathy deals with some things, and Shade brings the first arc of his series to a close. This volume was the best of the three so far. Chris Bachalo's art has improved in leaps and bounds since the first issue and all the seeds Peter Milligan planted in the first 18 or so issues bore fruit.
Shade was always overshadowed by other books like The Sandman and The Doom Patrol when it was being published but I'd say it's more original than either series. Milligan's weirdness is more purposeful than that of the Doom Patrol and I think his writing is on par with Gaiman's.
I love that this volume has a Western theme, part of it taking place in a bizarre version of the old west. Another thing that I thought was really cool was that this volume felt more connected to the Steve Ditko Shade the Changing Man series of the 1970's, with mentions of Meta, Shade's fiancee Mellu, and Shade's body floating in the Madness Zone, still wearing the M-Vest. Heck, Milligan even reveals the origin of the M-Vest.
That's about all I have to say. I'm hoping DC reprints the rest of Shade so that I may read it.
mschlat's review
4.0
Another good volume with almost all issues featuring the excellent and grotesque art of Chris Bachalo. As before, Milligan focuses a lot on the relationships, although there is quite a bit about Metan shenanigans. Finally, I need to give props for the coloring by Daniel Vozzo --- this book cries out for psychedelia, and Vozzo makes the pages look appropriately trippy while not obscuring the storytelling.
bums's review
4.0
Shade the Changing Man, Volume 3: Scream Time - 4/5
Yit another step up fae the previous volume, Scream Time raps up tha storyline wae the 'American Scream' as Shade gaes toe tae toe wae it in a western gun battle. Alangside tis, Kathy is aff tryin tae deal wae her alcoholism, supported be Lenny, n uncoverers sum mair issues inside hersel. Stirts n ends wae twa wan-awf issues tae boot.
Fir tis volume Milligan cuts doon awn the unneeded alliteration, adjectives and sae forth and settles intae a much mair readable leid. Chris Bachalo's art his alsae improved a fair number since issue #1, become mair defined and expressive, Bryan Talbot's art fir the furst issue in tis collection wis ah bit rough though wae sum weird leukin (even fir tis beuk) faces and wooden positonin.
The characters continua tae engage, wae Kathy's struggles especially really hookin me, alangside Shade's shite treatment awf her, even if maist a've tha is in his subconscious.
Tha volume alsa wrapped up weel, considerin tis is the last collection avaliable've Shade, whilst still elavaetin plenty fir the future stories tae jump awf av fae, jest hopin tha DC gits thegither n finally collects the rest've tis series or else all hiv tae resort tae mair... illegal means tae read the rest've it.
O'eraw, Milligan n Bachalo r really beginin tae hit their stride wae tis volume n it leuks lik ah guid run awaits, if they ever decide tae collect it.
Yit another step up fae the previous volume, Scream Time raps up tha storyline wae the 'American Scream' as Shade gaes toe tae toe wae it in a western gun battle. Alangside tis, Kathy is aff tryin tae deal wae her alcoholism, supported be Lenny, n uncoverers sum mair issues inside hersel. Stirts n ends wae twa wan-awf issues tae boot.
Fir tis volume Milligan cuts doon awn the unneeded alliteration, adjectives and sae forth and settles intae a much mair readable leid. Chris Bachalo's art his alsae improved a fair number since issue #1, become mair defined and expressive, Bryan Talbot's art fir the furst issue in tis collection wis ah bit rough though wae sum weird leukin (even fir tis beuk) faces and wooden positonin.
The characters continua tae engage, wae Kathy's struggles especially really hookin me, alangside Shade's shite treatment awf her, even if maist a've tha is in his subconscious.
Tha volume alsa wrapped up weel, considerin tis is the last collection avaliable've Shade, whilst still elavaetin plenty fir the future stories tae jump awf av fae, jest hopin tha DC gits thegither n finally collects the rest've tis series or else all hiv tae resort tae mair... illegal means tae read the rest've it.
O'eraw, Milligan n Bachalo r really beginin tae hit their stride wae tis volume n it leuks lik ah guid run awaits, if they ever decide tae collect it.
sans's review
4.0
Not sure why I liked this volume more than the previous two. The volume ends on a good breaking point, no cliffhangers, which is nice. All in all, this was a trip mindfuck of a series and not for the faint of heart.
jgkeely's review
5.0
Inescapably one of the finest comics I've ever read, but unfortunately, only the beginning of the series is available, and it is the weakest part. It will be a crime if the lack of success of these early bits forestalls the entire series becoming available, because it stands up as the equal of any other Vertigo title. Milligan is still trying to find his voice in these early stories, which are more standard fare, but soon he catches his stride and reaches levels of thoughtfully absurd wit to rival Moore's 'Swamp Thing', Gaiman's 'Sandman' or the better arcs of 'Hellblazer'.
Good as they can be, it's a shame Morrison and Gaiman get the lion's share of the attention for the Britwave movement, because Milligan wrote a much more innovative book. The art is solid, if not always remarkable. Bachalo is a bit weak at the beginning but he does some of the best work of his career around the middle. The illustrators who replace him for the closing of the series are competent, but don't have the same strikingly idiomatic visions.
The real star here is the writing, and Milligan is a talent who deserves to be better known and widely respected. His 'Enigma' is as unusual and insightful as Watchmen, his Extremist and Skin are darker and more transgressive than anything else put out by a major publisher. Yet Shade is his most imaginative and wide-ranging book, an amazing feat of constant reinvention with a smart, literary sensibility unrivaled in comics.
When people ask what my favorite comic is, I still say 'Shade', and I'm always sad at the lack of recognition when I say it.
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Good as they can be, it's a shame Morrison and Gaiman get the lion's share of the attention for the Britwave movement, because Milligan wrote a much more innovative book. The art is solid, if not always remarkable. Bachalo is a bit weak at the beginning but he does some of the best work of his career around the middle. The illustrators who replace him for the closing of the series are competent, but don't have the same strikingly idiomatic visions.
The real star here is the writing, and Milligan is a talent who deserves to be better known and widely respected. His 'Enigma' is as unusual and insightful as Watchmen, his Extremist and Skin are darker and more transgressive than anything else put out by a major publisher. Yet Shade is his most imaginative and wide-ranging book, an amazing feat of constant reinvention with a smart, literary sensibility unrivaled in comics.
When people ask what my favorite comic is, I still say 'Shade', and I'm always sad at the lack of recognition when I say it.
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