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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
Polar: Came From The Cold jumps right into the action and doesn't let up until the very end. In an unusual form factor for a graphic novel, the stark images leap off the page. It's a visceral and satisfying read.
An older man and a woman are in a snowbound cabin as assassins creep up on him. We learn that he is a former agent known as Black Kaiser. We also learn pretty early on that he is not easy to kill. But his former employers at the Damocles Agency are determined and relentless. Black Kaiser is kidnapped and tortured at one point. If he gets away is for you to find out.
The art by Victor Santos is striking. It's reminiscent of Frank Miller's Sin City work. Blocky, abstract, minimal color. Some of the full page works are genius. The story is not new, but serves as a vehicle here to deliver great art. That's not a bad tradeoff in my opinion.
I was given a copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to read this striking and artistic graphic novel.
An older man and a woman are in a snowbound cabin as assassins creep up on him. We learn that he is a former agent known as Black Kaiser. We also learn pretty early on that he is not easy to kill. But his former employers at the Damocles Agency are determined and relentless. Black Kaiser is kidnapped and tortured at one point. If he gets away is for you to find out.
The art by Victor Santos is striking. It's reminiscent of Frank Miller's Sin City work. Blocky, abstract, minimal color. Some of the full page works are genius. The story is not new, but serves as a vehicle here to deliver great art. That's not a bad tradeoff in my opinion.
I was given a copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to read this striking and artistic graphic novel.
shadybanana's review against another edition
2.0
I watched the movie and something about it appealed to me. I didn’t really like the movie a lot but I felt like there was some potential.
So when I learned that it was based on a graphic novel, I immediately found it and got to reading it.
Meh. I didn’t find anything interesting. Rip me.
The black, white, orange colouring seems ingenious in the start but annoying by the end. Maybe I’m just not aesthetic enough
So when I learned that it was based on a graphic novel, I immediately found it and got to reading it.
Meh. I didn’t find anything interesting. Rip me.
The black, white, orange colouring seems ingenious in the start but annoying by the end. Maybe I’m just not aesthetic enough
lordenglishssbm's review against another edition
3.0
Very generic story, but my God the art does a great job conveying the action.
elturko64's review against another edition
4.0
This book is a love child of Jim Steranko and Frank Miller. The story is sort of a trope, old grizzled spy veteran comes out of retirement to kill a bunch of bad guys. That's pretty much it. I would've given this three stars if it wasn't for the gorgeous art. The art is well...incredible. It's abstract with numerous angles and shades among the detailed drawings. Not only that but the color red is used for a purpose in this book. blood, violence, emotions, sounds, they all have a reason to be colored in red. Definitely a re-read for the art itself a real page turner.
magis1105's review against another edition
3.0
It jumps right into the action.
The story describes a man who is a huge tough badass assassin that no one can beat no matter the odds. It is a bit too convenient, the way everything always seems to work out in his favor, but oh well. The colors scheme of having everything black and white with only the red for addressing blood, mm ok.
It is not the best of plotlines, some parts were confusing because of the lack of dialog and some scenes confused me because was unsure what the hell was supposed to be happening... but still it is the type of stories you can pick up for a nice quick read if you like a lot of blood and violence.
Not a masterpiece exactly but it still something to pick up, it definitely is not too time-consuming so a very good choice in that regard.
The story describes a man who is a huge tough badass assassin that no one can beat no matter the odds. It is a bit too convenient, the way everything always seems to work out in his favor, but oh well. The colors scheme of having everything black and white with only the red for addressing blood, mm ok.
It is not the best of plotlines, some parts were confusing because of the lack of dialog and some scenes confused me because was unsure what the hell was supposed to be happening... but still it is the type of stories you can pick up for a nice quick read if you like a lot of blood and violence.
Not a masterpiece exactly but it still something to pick up, it definitely is not too time-consuming so a very good choice in that regard.
foxwrapped's review against another edition
3.0
Sooooo much better than the movie, but the movie is SHIT. Just cut out everything except Mads, and it would have been decent. But everything that wasn't Mads? SHIT. Absolute shit.
magis1105's review
3.0
It jumps right into the action.
The story describes a man who is a huge tough badass assassin that no one can beat no matter the odds. It is a bit too convenient, the way everything always seems to work out in his favor, but oh well. The colors scheme of having everything black and white with only the red for addressing blood, mm ok.
It is not the best of plotlines, some parts were confusing because of the lack of dialog and some scenes confused me because was unsure what the hell was supposed to be happening... but still it is the type of stories you can pick up for a nice quick read if you like a lot of blood and violence.
Not a masterpiece exactly but it still something to pick up, it definitely is not too time-consuming so a very good choice in that regard.
The story describes a man who is a huge tough badass assassin that no one can beat no matter the odds. It is a bit too convenient, the way everything always seems to work out in his favor, but oh well. The colors scheme of having everything black and white with only the red for addressing blood, mm ok.
It is not the best of plotlines, some parts were confusing because of the lack of dialog and some scenes confused me because was unsure what the hell was supposed to be happening... but still it is the type of stories you can pick up for a nice quick read if you like a lot of blood and violence.
Not a masterpiece exactly but it still something to pick up, it definitely is not too time-consuming so a very good choice in that regard.
lisaroystoj's review
3.0
The artwork really saved this one for me. It was a pretty average, basic spy/assassin story, so not too much to be excited about. My husband swears the movie adds and flushes outs plot points and is worth watching even if the comic fell short for me.
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