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coolnameguy's review against another edition
3.0
I'm very torn about this. At times it's really witty and clever, other times you see a joke coming from a mile away. The setup is surprisingly interesting, but it plays out rather predictably. In summation, there's a lot of great ideas and some great moments, but overall it left me with a "meh" feeling and I likely won't read more of the series soon.
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
3.0
This book is over 20 years old. Something y'all gotta understand about comics, when they're "edgy," they won't be in 20 years. And what's edgy 20 years ago will go one of two ways:
1. It's now offensive.
2. It's now tame.
The edge that edgy comics live on, think about it like a beachfront viewed from overhead. Over a couple decades, some parts erode and are covered over and over (become tame), and in some places, the water moves out and away and are exposed (these things are offensive).
A thing is fixed in a medium, and the world changes around it.
We can argue semantics about things "becoming" offensive or always being inherently offensive, or maybe that some things are always offensive but it's only now that some of us realize it. I think when something is intentionally offensive, like Battle Pope, it's a fairly silly argument. If a reader "discovers" that Battle Pope is offensive, they haven't discovered anything. It's like discovering that a ghost pepper is spicy in a way we didn't fully catalog before. Does it matter? The things are hot as hell all the time. They're called "Ghost" peppers because they're so damn hot they revive the dead (I just made this up).
If you're offended by stuff that was edgy and maybe a little juvenile in 2000, skip this book. You won't enjoy it.
If you like stuff like that? Give it a whirl.
1. It's now offensive.
2. It's now tame.
The edge that edgy comics live on, think about it like a beachfront viewed from overhead. Over a couple decades, some parts erode and are covered over and over (become tame), and in some places, the water moves out and away and are exposed (these things are offensive).
A thing is fixed in a medium, and the world changes around it.
We can argue semantics about things "becoming" offensive or always being inherently offensive, or maybe that some things are always offensive but it's only now that some of us realize it. I think when something is intentionally offensive, like Battle Pope, it's a fairly silly argument. If a reader "discovers" that Battle Pope is offensive, they haven't discovered anything. It's like discovering that a ghost pepper is spicy in a way we didn't fully catalog before. Does it matter? The things are hot as hell all the time. They're called "Ghost" peppers because they're so damn hot they revive the dead (I just made this up).
If you're offended by stuff that was edgy and maybe a little juvenile in 2000, skip this book. You won't enjoy it.
If you like stuff like that? Give it a whirl.
jcschildbach's review against another edition
3.0
This was amusing-ish. But all the jokes amounted to 'the Pope likes sex', 'the Pope likes to fight', 'the Pope likes vulgar language'. Also, when you're making jokes about religious topics, it helps if you don't spell certain key words incorrectly...it's descent (not decent), altar (not alter), etc...
acrisalves's review against another edition
3.0
https://osrascunhos.com/2018/08/03/battle-pope-kirkman-moore-e-staples/
Herege, idiota e divertido – nesta banda desenhada a influência de Deus na Terra parece ter desaparecido e os demónios sentem-se livres para andar pelo Mundo, impondo as suas vontades nos humanos. Não contam com a existência de um Papa guerreiro, treinado em artes marciais e muito pouco puro no que diz respeito a práticas.
O livro começa com o enfrentar de demónios para salvar uma donzela e depressa evolui para uma missão concedida por Deus para salvar um arcanjo. Acompanhado por um Jesus ridículo e fraco (quase cómico) o Papa (agora com maiores músculos) dirige-se ao Inferno para enfrentar tudo e todos, tendo como objectivo atingir o Paraíso!
E não se pense que o Paraíso é um local aborrecido, pois nem só os puros chegam ao céu. Outrora o anjo que guarda as portas do Paraíso aceitava favores sexuais em troca da entrada, pelo que podem-se encontrar várias pessoas interessantes no céu.
Em Battle Pope corrompem-se todas as personagens principais da Igreja Católica, desde os anjos ao Papa, passando por freiras e por Jesus Cristo, como forma de construir uma paródia movimentada e pouco profunda. Battle Pope é uma leitura inconsequente mas divertida que poderá não agradar a todos os leitores, principalmente aos que sejam religiosos.
Herege, idiota e divertido – nesta banda desenhada a influência de Deus na Terra parece ter desaparecido e os demónios sentem-se livres para andar pelo Mundo, impondo as suas vontades nos humanos. Não contam com a existência de um Papa guerreiro, treinado em artes marciais e muito pouco puro no que diz respeito a práticas.
O livro começa com o enfrentar de demónios para salvar uma donzela e depressa evolui para uma missão concedida por Deus para salvar um arcanjo. Acompanhado por um Jesus ridículo e fraco (quase cómico) o Papa (agora com maiores músculos) dirige-se ao Inferno para enfrentar tudo e todos, tendo como objectivo atingir o Paraíso!
E não se pense que o Paraíso é um local aborrecido, pois nem só os puros chegam ao céu. Outrora o anjo que guarda as portas do Paraíso aceitava favores sexuais em troca da entrada, pelo que podem-se encontrar várias pessoas interessantes no céu.
Em Battle Pope corrompem-se todas as personagens principais da Igreja Católica, desde os anjos ao Papa, passando por freiras e por Jesus Cristo, como forma de construir uma paródia movimentada e pouco profunda. Battle Pope é uma leitura inconsequente mas divertida que poderá não agradar a todos os leitores, principalmente aos que sejam religiosos.
elturko64's review against another edition
2.0
When I first read this nearly a decade ago, I thought this was the funniest thing ever. Now after rereading I wondered what the hell I was thinking. This is beyond juvenile and offensive. It's way too immature to be funny and comes off more like it's trying to be edgy. It writes like someone lashing out at their catholic parents. Then I remember Robert Kirkman wrote this and it fuels my thoughts as to why I'm not a fan of this man's work. I'm going to try the next volume and see it gets better but I don't have high hopes.
robyotter's review against another edition
1.0
The art is fine and the coloring is well-done, but the plot is trite and the dialog is absolutely atrocious. I felt like reading the whole thing made me slightly dumber.
Note: I was curious about this title because of course Kirkman and Moore went on to do the Walking Dead, but I only read it to determine if we should keep the library's copy, which was falling apart after one read.
Note: I was curious about this title because of course Kirkman and Moore went on to do the Walking Dead, but I only read it to determine if we should keep the library's copy, which was falling apart after one read.
theartolater's review against another edition
2.0
I've become a Walking Dead addict, and this premise seemed to be completely off the wall and up my alley. Instead, it ended up feeling like shock for shock's sake, and wasn't nearly as funny or witty as I anticipated it to be. This may be the most disappointing rating of all time for me. Unfortunate.
katetownsend's review
2.0
I love reading wild, crazy, irreverant graphic novels. But this one didn't manage to hit that sweet spot. While some scenes were funny, I found more eyerolling than anything else. This isn't a series I'm going to be continuing with.