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radicalespresso's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
frasersimons's review
2.0
Great art; wildly male gaze, tone deaf, bad dialogue story. Any time a woman is wearing an outfit where lines are around her private parts though, I suppose it’s a shout out.
celestialreader's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.25
billyjepma's review
3.0
Like most of Millar's work, Reborn is thematically and conceptually spectacular, but his writing is unfortunately shallow. The world and concepts he plays with are wonderful and uniquely refreshing, but he doesn't do much with them outside of a cursory exploration, which is disappointing because there's so much potential. I'm sure he will delve into it further with subsequent volumes––which he is already working on, apparently––but still, to have so much of the main narrative and characterization be blatant exposition with stakes that don't feel remotely tangible, Reborn lacks the edge it needs to be impacting.
However, Greg Capullo's artwork is nothing short of magnificent, and he turns in some of his most dynamic and diverse work yet with this book. He's pages are gritty, violent, and grotesque, but also beautiful and compelling. The way he is able to portray a ruthless war scene on one page, and then a subtle, quiet character moment on the next is just exceptional, and his artwork gives Millar's character's a depth they otherwise would not have.
While ultimately disappointing in that it fails to live up to its premise, Reborn is still an enjoyable roller coaster ride with enough good ideas––and art that's worth the price of admission alone––that it's worth checking out.
However, Greg Capullo's artwork is nothing short of magnificent, and he turns in some of his most dynamic and diverse work yet with this book. He's pages are gritty, violent, and grotesque, but also beautiful and compelling. The way he is able to portray a ruthless war scene on one page, and then a subtle, quiet character moment on the next is just exceptional, and his artwork gives Millar's character's a depth they otherwise would not have.
While ultimately disappointing in that it fails to live up to its premise, Reborn is still an enjoyable roller coaster ride with enough good ideas––and art that's worth the price of admission alone––that it's worth checking out.
shmarol's review
2.0
The premise of this graphic novel is fantastic, but everything about it is clunky and forced. I was needing better world building and much more explanation. At times it felt like whole issues might be missing from the book, but that was not the case.
mariakureads's review
2.0
Hands down I enjoyed the illustrative loo of the comic which is something that I look forward comics because sometimes a panel will work better than any words can so that along with the colorist really did an amazing job in this volume.
But no matter how much I loved the art and use of color, there some things I liked about the overall writing but just never fell in love with. The concept, while not new, of what happens after death is always an interesting subject and I'm always intrigued by the different takes of different people but i can't point out what it was in this comic that just didn't work for me...
Was it the meh dialogue? Maybe
The simple approach of Good vs Evil? Maybe
Was it the cat that was pissed about being neutered so became evil after death? This was just like really? the neutered cat....I remember him because it's just so weird but I can't name him to save my life.
Actually aside from Bonnie I can't really remember the name of any other character and I finished reading this earlier today. Overall I'm sticking with it's ok.
But no matter how much I loved the art and use of color, there some things I liked about the overall writing but just never fell in love with. The concept, while not new, of what happens after death is always an interesting subject and I'm always intrigued by the different takes of different people but i can't point out what it was in this comic that just didn't work for me...
Was it the meh dialogue? Maybe
The simple approach of Good vs Evil? Maybe
Was it the cat that was pissed about being neutered so became evil after death? This was just like really? the neutered cat....I remember him because it's just so weird but I can't name him to save my life.
Actually aside from Bonnie I can't really remember the name of any other character and I finished reading this earlier today. Overall I'm sticking with it's ok.