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brandonadaniels's review
4.0
The second half of this series is more of the same, slow burn, melancholic wandering, but it’s still beautiful, and it does end with some big satisfying moments.
zare_i's review
4.0
Second volume continues where volume one stopped.
Again and again Abe is giving his best to help people around him but in situations where everyone seems to came to terms with inevitability of dying at the claws or maws of one or another mutated monster Abe very soon decides to continue his journey alone.
Soon he finds out the truth about himself and what his role is in what all witches and warlocks call coming of the new age.
Unfortunately for Abe, mad Gustav Strobl gets his hands on mysterious power of the old world and two enter the conflict.
Again this is slow story arc with very strong horror flavor. Art as always is beautiful.
Recommended for fans of horror and Hellboy's universe.
Again and again Abe is giving his best to help people around him but in situations where everyone seems to came to terms with inevitability of dying at the claws or maws of one or another mutated monster Abe very soon decides to continue his journey alone.
Soon he finds out the truth about himself and what his role is in what all witches and warlocks call coming of the new age.
Unfortunately for Abe, mad Gustav Strobl gets his hands on mysterious power of the old world and two enter the conflict
Spoiler
that ends rather anticlimactically and brings Abe back under the cover of BPRDAgain this is slow story arc with very strong horror flavor. Art as always is beautiful.
Recommended for fans of horror and Hellboy's universe.
clintoon's review
2.0
Dark and Terrible has Abe traveling across America, helping people out of supernatural jams. He does some soul searching and becomes really emo. He questions who he is and wonders how he should go about figuring that out. It drags on. An egotistical villian, meanwhile, stalks Abe and continually goes on about his past exploits that make him so great, it's really annoying. The whole story has an air of being try-hard and edgy. When we finally learn about Abe's origin, it happens in the last pages with no lead up, followed by an anti climactic battle. I was looking forward to this series but the writers do not know what to do with Abe at all. A particularly bad chapter is the one where Abe hangs out with Megan, staring at clouds and being really emo with each other.
There is so much build up in this series of Abe wondering who is, what his identity is now that he remembers a past life that he doesn't relate to anymore. But the continual flashbacks of his past iterations as a person get really tiresome. Grace accuses him of having something dark inside himself, but it's only because he's not in denial that literal hell on earth is happening. It doesn't make you dark if you point out there are giant demons destroying the world instead of pretending like everything is fine.
I haven't read this series before so I don't know what happens after this, but if SPOILER Strobl is actually dead from that short battle with Abe after having to listen to him talk about how great he is for the duration of the volume, then he went out like a chump. I'm glad, he was annoying, but still...
There is so much build up in this series of Abe wondering who is, what his identity is now that he remembers a past life that he doesn't relate to anymore. But the continual flashbacks of his past iterations as a person get really tiresome. Grace accuses him of having something dark inside himself, but it's only because he's not in denial that literal hell on earth is happening. It doesn't make you dark if you point out there are giant demons destroying the world instead of pretending like everything is fine.
I haven't read this series before so I don't know what happens after this, but if SPOILER Strobl is actually dead from that short battle with Abe after having to listen to him talk about how great he is for the duration of the volume, then he went out like a chump. I'm glad, he was annoying, but still...
zanish's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
redhairedashreads's review
4.0
Rating: 4 stars - It was really good
This review is for Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible volumes 1 and 2.
Abe Sapien has woken from a coma to find himself mutated and more inhuman than ever. He leaves the B.R.P.D. and travels across the U.S. which has been overrun by monsters. Abe is searching for the truth about himself and the fate of the human race.
These were very interesting stories. The world has been overrun with monsters and humans are slowly being wiped off the face of the earth. Abe is basically on a journey of self discovery. He wants answers but doesn’t know where to look for them, or even what all answers he is searching for. I enjoyed seeing the world through Abe’s point of view. Abe isn’t the confident warrior like Hellboy was, which I liked. He is more insecure about himself and his place in the world, especially since people keep pushing him away.
As with all of the Mignola comics I have read, I loved the artwork for this book. The Fiumara brothers have done an amazing job at illustrating this story. I loved the mixture of dark and color for the panels, especially with the monsters and battle scenes.
Overall, I really enjoyed Abe’s story even if it wasn’t what i was expecting. I do think I should have read B.R.P.D.: Plague of Frogs before reading this but I don’t think it has impacted my enjoyment of the story.
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
This review is for Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible volumes 1 and 2.
Abe Sapien has woken from a coma to find himself mutated and more inhuman than ever. He leaves the B.R.P.D. and travels across the U.S. which has been overrun by monsters. Abe is searching for the truth about himself and the fate of the human race.
These were very interesting stories. The world has been overrun with monsters and humans are slowly being wiped off the face of the earth. Abe is basically on a journey of self discovery. He wants answers but doesn’t know where to look for them, or even what all answers he is searching for. I enjoyed seeing the world through Abe’s point of view. Abe isn’t the confident warrior like Hellboy was, which I liked. He is more insecure about himself and his place in the world, especially since people keep pushing him away.
As with all of the Mignola comics I have read, I loved the artwork for this book. The Fiumara brothers have done an amazing job at illustrating this story. I loved the mixture of dark and color for the panels, especially with the monsters and battle scenes.
Overall, I really enjoyed Abe’s story even if it wasn’t what i was expecting. I do think I should have read B.R.P.D.: Plague of Frogs before reading this but I don’t think it has impacted my enjoyment of the story.
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
kaumlaut's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
alexxxxxxxxxx's review
4.0
So I finally finished the Abe Sapien comics, and while I've been saying that Abe's fate has seemed worse that Hellboys for awhile, I still don't know if I can confirm that.
This was a really good series, but I think I found it maybe a little too meandering? Don't get me wrong, I liked watching Abe's wanderings and his friends that he's made along the way, but even the Finale of this seemed like it was missing something, and I love monster fights!
I have a feeling this story won't be officially wrapped until I finish the BPRD, so I'll sit tight until then, but I was slightly let down with the culmination of Strobles story.
This was a really good series, but I think I found it maybe a little too meandering? Don't get me wrong, I liked watching Abe's wanderings and his friends that he's made along the way, but even the Finale of this seemed like it was missing something, and I love monster fights!
I have a feeling this story won't be officially wrapped until I finish the BPRD, so I'll sit tight until then, but I was slightly let down with the culmination of Strobles story.
dejected's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0