Scan barcode
rltinha's review against another edition
3.0
Por aqui aprecia-se grandemente a exploração de oportunidades narrativas wtf sem perder o fio condutor da história originária.
Este Vol. 4 é quase só isso.
E bem.
Este Vol. 4 é quase só isso.
E bem.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
3.0
It's tough to write comics or TV shows based on dreams, where the audience is guessing what's real and what isn't. This dream-based story becomes relatively straight-forward after a couple of issues. It's logical, it helps move the overall story forward after the Harbinger Wars, but the fake universe/dream portion of the story just drains my interest in the characters ever-so-slightly.
This volume is the first of the Harbinger books that feels like it's spinning its wheels, waiting for something else in the Valiant Universe to happen. Yes, it has consequences, possibly massive consequences for the Valiant Universe going forward, but while it's unfolding, the plot was tepid. The only interesting thing being the possible ascendence of Anamalia as a key character, but that's brushed aside as the story swings back to being about Peter.
While this is still a strong and interesting superhero team book, it's not up to the standards of the first three volumes. Still, I'm curious to see what the next evolution of this story is.
This volume is the first of the Harbinger books that feels like it's spinning its wheels, waiting for something else in the Valiant Universe to happen. Yes, it has consequences, possibly massive consequences for the Valiant Universe going forward, but while it's unfolding, the plot was tepid. The only interesting thing being the possible ascendence of Anamalia as a key character, but that's brushed aside as the story swings back to being about Peter.
While this is still a strong and interesting superhero team book, it's not up to the standards of the first three volumes. Still, I'm curious to see what the next evolution of this story is.
kavinay's review against another edition
5.0
There's a lot going on here. At times an homage to X-men, Animal Man and Farscape, Dysart mixes it up in a delightful way to keep the characters fresh and the plot moving along. Animalia and Samurai Sue are just pure genius.
A lot of creative teams would take on something as ambitious as head-fake within a head-fake of Perfect Day's central conceit and struggle to bring it to fruition. This was pure genius though and I really hope we see way more of Animalia and more PoC characters in the book going forward.
A lot of creative teams would take on something as ambitious as head-fake within a head-fake of Perfect Day's central conceit and struggle to bring it to fruition. This was pure genius though and I really hope we see way more of Animalia and more PoC characters in the book going forward.
carroq's review against another edition
4.0
This book is a great follow-up to Harbinger Wars. After getting their butts handed to them, the Renegades get a chance to relax and be kids. Given the nature of these books, it can be easy to forget that these are young people that haven't had a chance to figure out their place in the world. A lot of the events in this story capitalize on the fact that they are struggling with finding themselves.
Here are some of the things I particularly enjoyed about this book. Kris Hathaway. Her part of the story is great. We get to see more of Pete Stanchek and Toyo Harada. These characters are perfect foils for each other. Animalia and her cartoon animal projections are quite fun. Torquehalla. Despite the excessive machismo, it actually made me appreciate Torque as a character much more. He is portrayed as a bit of a dumb brute and this book tries to show some more depth to him.
Overall I liked the art. The things that stick with me were really great, specifically the cartoon animals, Torquehalla, and some of the stuff at the end of the first chapter. I feel like this book would be better appreciated on a second reading because of how it is set up.
Here are some of the things I particularly enjoyed about this book. Kris Hathaway. Her part of the story is great. We get to see more of Pete Stanchek and Toyo Harada. These characters are perfect foils for each other. Animalia and her cartoon animal projections are quite fun. Torquehalla. Despite the excessive machismo, it actually made me appreciate Torque as a character much more. He is portrayed as a bit of a dumb brute and this book tries to show some more depth to him.
Overall I liked the art. The things that stick with me were really great, specifically the cartoon animals, Torquehalla, and some of the stuff at the end of the first chapter. I feel like this book would be better appreciated on a second reading because of how it is set up.
anna_hepworth's review against another edition
4.0
Here, the story line starts to question what is real, and what isn't. There is so much bait and switch happening, right from the beginning, with realities overlaid and truths hidden.
I loved the development of the Monica Jim character, and how it is impossible to tell how much of the help she receives is just her manifesting what is required, and how much of it is actual independent entities that she has created.
The Renegades are both having no luck whatsoever, and quite a bit of an effect - we see this with the meltdown that Harada has towards the end, with the kind of ending that makes one wonder whether or not there will be anywhere for the story to go from here (although there is always more in the way that one can torture ones characters).
I loved the development of the Monica Jim character, and how it is impossible to tell how much of the help she receives is just her manifesting what is required, and how much of it is actual independent entities that she has created.
The Renegades are both having no luck whatsoever, and quite a bit of an effect - we see this with the meltdown that Harada has towards the end, with the kind of ending that makes one wonder whether or not there will be anywhere for the story to go from here (although there is always more in the way that one can torture ones characters).
More...