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brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
1.0
I really hated this. It was a struggle to finish. I didn't like anything about it.
starcrossedstacks's review against another edition
2.0
I think this could be a better hit with other readers, I personally just had a hard time connecting with the story and characters.
awwcripes's review against another edition
4.0
wow. new favorite....read in one sitting. dark. science is bad. oppenheimer is a cannibal. AWESOME. immediately going out to buy vol 2.
serru's review against another edition
3.0
Very interesting concept, the narrative bounces back and forth and is a little confusing but compelling enough for me to read the next volume.
arf88's review against another edition
5.0
Love, love, love the art and colouring in this. The red/blue flashbacks were beautiful, and the line art was wonderfully grotesque
I'm a fan of alternate history sci-fi, so I was predisposed to like this anyway, but it was just such an wacky and evil take on reality that I couldn't help falling in love.
I'm a fan of alternate history sci-fi, so I was predisposed to like this anyway, but it was just such an wacky and evil take on reality that I couldn't help falling in love.
fishgirl182's review against another edition
3.0
Too hard to really explain what this comic is about. It's strange and interesting and I need to read Vol. 2.
christajls's review against another edition
4.0
This review originally posted at The Improbable Chuck: Canucks on Comics
This is one of those comics that I feel like everyone is reading and yet I knew almost nothing about the story (except for the line above) before I cracked open Volume One. I actually thought it was about aliens. Like Area 51 inside the Manhattan Projects.
And there are sort of aliens. But there is much much more to this comic than that. Jonathan Hickman is incredibly good at making me believe the incredible. The Manhattan Projects centres around real people, but he takes some major liberties with their biographies. For example, Robert Oppenheimer. In the context of this story Oppenheimer is a twin, and his twin brother, Joseph, is also quite brilliant. However Joseph’s brilliance is more along the lines of Dr. Moreau or Dr Jekyll and he’s goes more than a little mad. The way this is written was so realistic I actually had to google it to make sure there wasn’t actually a Joseph Oppenheimer. I think that’s what makes this series so compelling. It may be filled with over the top science fiction but it is twisted up with real life people and facts and it makes you want to believe (like the X-Files).
The art is also quite unique. It has a way of throwing you off balance, and making you feel a tad uncomfortable. In this way it adds to the bizarre nature of the story. The end of this volume will leave you desperate for more. You’ll need to know what else this group of mad scientists were getting up to behind closed doors.
This is one of those comics that I feel like everyone is reading and yet I knew almost nothing about the story (except for the line above) before I cracked open Volume One. I actually thought it was about aliens. Like Area 51 inside the Manhattan Projects.
And there are sort of aliens. But there is much much more to this comic than that. Jonathan Hickman is incredibly good at making me believe the incredible. The Manhattan Projects centres around real people, but he takes some major liberties with their biographies. For example, Robert Oppenheimer. In the context of this story Oppenheimer is a twin, and his twin brother, Joseph, is also quite brilliant. However Joseph’s brilliance is more along the lines of Dr. Moreau or Dr Jekyll and he’s goes more than a little mad. The way this is written was so realistic I actually had to google it to make sure there wasn’t actually a Joseph Oppenheimer. I think that’s what makes this series so compelling. It may be filled with over the top science fiction but it is twisted up with real life people and facts and it makes you want to believe (like the X-Files).
The art is also quite unique. It has a way of throwing you off balance, and making you feel a tad uncomfortable. In this way it adds to the bizarre nature of the story. The end of this volume will leave you desperate for more. You’ll need to know what else this group of mad scientists were getting up to behind closed doors.
tmwebb3's review against another edition
4.0
Weird and creepy yet delightful. Creepy art matches the tone of the writing. A real wild ride.