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onceandfuturelaura's review against another edition
4.0
Good fun. Didn't think I could like Stacker Pentecost more, AND YET.
A whole lot of heroism. Made me tear up several times. Great enhancement to a great movie.
A whole lot of heroism. Made me tear up several times. Great enhancement to a great movie.
bookbrig's review against another edition
4.0
If you enjoyed the movie, I think you'd like this as well. I loved the short vignettes that offer background on many of the characters, the action scenes, and the art style. Really fun read.
knivesandblossoms's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ricksilva's review against another edition
4.0
This is a prequel to the film Pacific Rim. It does a great job of expanding on the backgrounds of the characters, particularly focusing on Marshal Stacker Pentecost.
We get to meet Pentecost's sister, a RAF fighter pilot on training in the US on K-Day, the date of the first kaiju attack on San Francisco. And we get to meet her wingmate, Tamsin Sevier, who goes on to become Pentecost's jaeger co-pilot.
The book covers Tendo Choi's experiences in San Francisco on K-Day, and introduces the woman who developed the two-pilot drift system and went on to become co-pilot of the first jaeger to see combat.
For fans of the film, this is a treasure trove of background, and it's got some great character development and a lot of tragedy and triumph. It is deeply sad in places, and the right kind of fun in others.
I also loved the diversity of the cast of characters. Many writers would have felt like they had gender diversity covered with one female pilot (Pentecost's sister, Luna). It was awesome to see Tamsin introduced as well, and then given a powerful role in the story.
There were a couple of inconsistencies with the story presented in the film, most notably the fact that nuclear weapons were used on kaiju in the early years, which appears to be a contradiction with the background as presented in the film. This may have been an issue of final editing to the film.
I do feel like you need to have seen the film to get the most out of this, but for fans of Pacific Rim, this is a great collection of backstory that adds dimension to several key characters.
We get to meet Pentecost's sister, a RAF fighter pilot on training in the US on K-Day, the date of the first kaiju attack on San Francisco. And we get to meet her wingmate, Tamsin Sevier, who goes on to become Pentecost's jaeger co-pilot.
The book covers Tendo Choi's experiences in San Francisco on K-Day, and introduces the woman who developed the two-pilot drift system and went on to become co-pilot of the first jaeger to see combat.
For fans of the film, this is a treasure trove of background, and it's got some great character development and a lot of tragedy and triumph. It is deeply sad in places, and the right kind of fun in others.
I also loved the diversity of the cast of characters. Many writers would have felt like they had gender diversity covered with one female pilot (Pentecost's sister, Luna). It was awesome to see Tamsin introduced as well, and then given a powerful role in the story.
There were a couple of inconsistencies with the story presented in the film, most notably the fact that nuclear weapons were used on kaiju in the early years, which appears to be a contradiction with the background as presented in the film. This may have been an issue of final editing to the film.
I do feel like you need to have seen the film to get the most out of this, but for fans of Pacific Rim, this is a great collection of backstory that adds dimension to several key characters.
jessica_lam's review against another edition
3.0
Is there really anything I love more than back story? Well, probably, but TYZ does a great job of making me care even more about the characters on the big screen, understand their motivations, and get a clearer sense of the world after "K-Day" and the development of the Jaeger Program.
It also, however, emphasizes not only the absurdity, but also the cruelty of "the wall" that they were trying to build.
It also, however, emphasizes not only the absurdity, but also the cruelty of "the wall" that they were trying to build.
sarahxesc's review against another edition
4.0
I love Pacific Rim with all my heart and this made me tear up a bit.
elevetha's review against another edition
2.0
It was nice to get some backstory on how the Jaeger project came to be, as well as how they realized two pilots were needed. The only qualm I really had, other than that I pretty much hate all graphic novels and their illustrations and that Ralaigh and Yancey looked NOTHING like they do in the movie, was that, apparently *eye roll*,
Adored what we got on Tam and Stacker and Luna, who was amaaaaaaaazing. And, of course, Mako. Raleigh and Yancy's smalllame backstory was okay. I guess. No, actually, it was stupid. Whatever.
If you liked Pacific Rim, then it's worth a page-through, if only to see Tam and Luna and Stacker, but otherwise, give it a pass.
Spoiler
Drifting is portrayed by those people Drifting as being naked together in the Drift. All very convenient when it's Sergio and Caitlin, not Raleigh and Yancy, or Stacker and Tam. But really? Because in the movie, it's a connection. It's memories. It's "a neural handshake". And since previously, Caitlin and Sergio weren't together, you can't write it off as memories. Badly done.Adored what we got on Tam and Stacker and Luna, who was amaaaaaaaazing. And, of course, Mako. Raleigh and Yancy's small
If you liked Pacific Rim, then it's worth a page-through, if only to see Tam and Luna and Stacker, but otherwise, give it a pass.
felyn's review against another edition
4.0
The stories held up quite well and were nicely woven together.
Art was a mixed bag, leaning mostly toward good.
All in all? Worth picking up if you enjoyed the movie, especially if you want a little more plot. ;)
Art was a mixed bag, leaning mostly toward good.
All in all? Worth picking up if you enjoyed the movie, especially if you want a little more plot. ;)