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theowlinside's review against another edition
4.0
While I wasn't a huge fan of Nux and the Imortan's stories I really enjoyed the Wives' with Furiosa, and Max's stories. Those stories fill in some of the holes left over from the film, such as how Max got his new car and also explain the little girl from his nightmares.
Easily the most memorable story is that of the Wives. When you're watching such an action-packed film, it can be hard to remember the subtle reality of what their lives were like - this illustrates their pain of being treated as objects. Afterall, what does one do when they think of something as an object but to do anything and everything they want to it.
Easily the most memorable story is that of the Wives. When you're watching such an action-packed film, it can be hard to remember the subtle reality of what their lives were like - this illustrates their pain of being treated as objects. Afterall, what does one do when they think of something as an object but to do anything and everything they want to it.
merixcil's review against another edition
3.0
The Furiosa section is absolutely standout. Otherwise a fun read for anyone who enjoyed the film
woowottreads's review
4.0
Not usually into Western comics. But the art in this one is decent. And I loved this bloody movie--it is marvelous. The tales are short, but they are so good, especially the Furiosa one. And, oddly, the one about the origins of the War Rig.
ragingcardboard's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, so this was disappointing. If you read the note at the beginning, these short stories are the information that was presented to the actors as their characters back story in the movie, which is really cool and interesting. Unfortunately, there just isn't a lot of story here. I was hoping for so much more. I do really like finally knowing who that damn little girl was that followed Max around in the movie, but beyond that, this didn't add too much to the plot.
It was well written and I think would be a fun read if you knew nothing about Mad Max and just wanted a graphic novel to read or were looking to get into it. I REALLY love the art in this. I do hope that someone picks up the Mad Max story and makes a proper graphic novel series out of it one day as the world really lends itself to this type of book.
It was well written and I think would be a fun read if you knew nothing about Mad Max and just wanted a graphic novel to read or were looking to get into it. I REALLY love the art in this. I do hope that someone picks up the Mad Max story and makes a proper graphic novel series out of it one day as the world really lends itself to this type of book.
noblereads's review against another edition
4.0
Mad Max Fury Road is one of my favourite films of 2015, this series of short stories act as a prologue to the film and definitely adds to the vast world that George Miller created! It was great to get some backstory on some of the main characters and I'd love if they released more comic books set in this world
fergster's review against another edition
4.0
Much better than expected, with at least an attempt to fit in with the existing Mad Max timeline.
jsjammersmith's review against another edition
4.0
Not a bad collection at all. Makes me wish someone had continued with this universe and made more comics. Still, this was a fun read and gave me a lot more of characters that I loved, hated, and/or were curious about.
lisa_setepenre's review against another edition
2.0
I should probably start with a disclaimer. Mad Max: Fury Road is the first proper comic book I've ever read. I'm not familiar with the genre, I don't know what's standard practice and what's not, and so my review and comments come from that place.
This is an anthology of four previously published instalments that act as prequels, providing back story for four of the most important characters in the 2015 film, Mad Max: Fury Road – Immortan Joe, Nux, Furiosa and Max himself. Along the way, we also get to find out new information about other characters, such as the Five Wives, Miss Giddy, Rictus and Glory the Child. A separate comic (perhaps unique to this anthology) also provides an origins story for the War Rig, explaining where various parts of the vehicle came from.
I would have preferred that these comics were longer, whether that involves expanding the 40 page limit or using a different format that allowed for more length and/or detail per page. Save the War Rig origins story, I felt that nearly all the stories begged for expansion. They felt rushed and sometimes confusing, with vital plot details obscured. I found myself with questions that the text couldn't answer or that I could only gleam from rereading.
As an example, the story of Nux is covered in less than 10 pages (the remaining 30 pages of that volume are dedicated to Immortan Joe's back-story) and, to be fair, it's not exactly complex. But there were a number of questions I had: what happened to Nux's mother, what work was his father doing, why did he think his father was "up there", why was he depicted as blond or ginger when the actor is dark-haired and was dark-haired as a child (he was the boy in About A Boy, how hard can it be research), why exactly did he start laughing at his impending death and why did that laughter earn him safety? Also, would it have killed the writers to give us something about Nux's lancer, Slit? He's not even amongst the random War Boys you see in the comics!
I had other questions, from plot-specific to character-specific, across all four comics. I'd start listing them, but there are simply too many to go into.
The artwork was unimpressive, often ugly and at times just plain confusing. In the Furiosa chapter, I had repeated difficulty telling the wives apart, which was not an issue I had in the films. There were also a number of panels that were undeniably gratuitous in their depictions of molestation and rape, which the films stayed well away from. I think it's worthwhile reading this review of the 'Furiosa' comic. I don't agree with all of it – I don't think it's anti-feminist for women to have disagreements, especially in the traumatic and difficult situations these women are trapped in – and some of it is, in my opinion, hyperbolic, but it is worth the read.
I was glad to find out more about a film I adored, allowing the comics to enhance my understanding of the world and characters. However, the execution of this expansion was not to my liking and proved a letdown.
This is an anthology of four previously published instalments that act as prequels, providing back story for four of the most important characters in the 2015 film, Mad Max: Fury Road – Immortan Joe, Nux, Furiosa and Max himself. Along the way, we also get to find out new information about other characters, such as the Five Wives, Miss Giddy, Rictus and Glory the Child. A separate comic (perhaps unique to this anthology) also provides an origins story for the War Rig, explaining where various parts of the vehicle came from.
I would have preferred that these comics were longer, whether that involves expanding the 40 page limit or using a different format that allowed for more length and/or detail per page. Save the War Rig origins story, I felt that nearly all the stories begged for expansion. They felt rushed and sometimes confusing, with vital plot details obscured. I found myself with questions that the text couldn't answer or that I could only gleam from rereading.
As an example, the story of Nux is covered in less than 10 pages (the remaining 30 pages of that volume are dedicated to Immortan Joe's back-story) and, to be fair, it's not exactly complex. But there were a number of questions I had: what happened to Nux's mother, what work was his father doing, why did he think his father was "up there", why was he depicted as blond or ginger when the actor is dark-haired and was dark-haired as a child (he was the boy in About A Boy, how hard can it be research), why exactly did he start laughing at his impending death and why did that laughter earn him safety? Also, would it have killed the writers to give us something about Nux's lancer, Slit? He's not even amongst the random War Boys you see in the comics!
I had other questions, from plot-specific to character-specific, across all four comics. I'd start listing them, but there are simply too many to go into.
The artwork was unimpressive, often ugly and at times just plain confusing. In the Furiosa chapter, I had repeated difficulty telling the wives apart, which was not an issue I had in the films. There were also a number of panels that were undeniably gratuitous in their depictions of molestation and rape, which the films stayed well away from. I think it's worthwhile reading this review of the 'Furiosa' comic. I don't agree with all of it – I don't think it's anti-feminist for women to have disagreements, especially in the traumatic and difficult situations these women are trapped in – and some of it is, in my opinion, hyperbolic, but it is worth the read.
I was glad to find out more about a film I adored, allowing the comics to enhance my understanding of the world and characters. However, the execution of this expansion was not to my liking and proved a letdown.
ankurbhatia's review against another edition
3.0
The best story of the lot is the story of Max. It only delves into the sequence of events that happened immediately before Fury Road and does not go deep into Max’s entire past. At least it fills in some gaps around who the child was that Max kept seeing and how did Max get captured.
Read the full review here http://filmyfool.com/mad-max-fury-road-prequel-comic-review/
Read the full review here http://filmyfool.com/mad-max-fury-road-prequel-comic-review/
iblamewizards's review against another edition
2.0
Well that was shit...
I was hoping for some character back story. There wasn't any. The art wasn't even especially good. Disappointing.
I was hoping for some character back story. There wasn't any. The art wasn't even especially good. Disappointing.