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this_fishy_reads's review against another edition
3.0
I like the story. I like the science. I love the creepy little girl that just showed up. I haaaate the women. Apparently in a reality of infinite multiple worlds, the only women that exist spend all their time screwing the protagonist. That weakness drags the whole novel down.
matt4hire's review against another edition
5.0
Another fantastic volume. RASL's got a lot going for it, and the sense of history that gets imparted in this volume is a major part of that. RASL gets more depth himself, and there turns out to be a lot about Tesla here, enough to make him a character in his own right. Great, great stuff.
northern_mint's review against another edition
1.0
The hero-worship of Tesla is hard to take. It may have been easier back when this was first written, but even then it's not like this was an original idea. I get why it's done. Tesla was a cool guy but it's lazy. And the amount time spent on Tesla is just wasteful. The comic isn't long and this is a large exposition dump that only serves to explain that Tesla was a big deal. So, the real purpose for the inclusion of Tesla is to make the fanboys happy and not to elevate the story.
I should mention there's not much art theft in this one because I was right with my first review. Our protagonist is an art thief in the same way he's an alcoholic. Sure, he is that but it's hardly the most significant part of his character. He's a genius scientist who created technology to travel between parallel universes and is being hunted by a PMC. The art theft is inconsequential.
Now our protagonist is seeing the parallel version of both of his dead girlfriends. The prostitute doesn't really add much to the story. I assume the BFF's wife will eventually be significant. They both come across as props to show off how much of a ladies' man this pathetic loser of a main character is. Well, despite his inexplicable success with women, I still hate him. This volume only confirmed what the last volume seemed to suggest: this is an uninteresting story.
I should mention there's not much art theft in this one because I was right with my first review. Our protagonist is an art thief in the same way he's an alcoholic. Sure, he is that but it's hardly the most significant part of his character. He's a genius scientist who created technology to travel between parallel universes and is being hunted by a PMC. The art theft is inconsequential.
Now our protagonist is seeing the parallel version of both of his dead girlfriends. The prostitute doesn't really add much to the story. I assume the BFF's wife will eventually be significant. They both come across as props to show off how much of a ladies' man this pathetic loser of a main character is. Well, despite his inexplicable success with women, I still hate him. This volume only confirmed what the last volume seemed to suggest: this is an uninteresting story.
zorpblorp's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jakekilroy's review
4.0
This series is so good and so simple. This one gets a little more complex than Volume One, as it dives into more history, both of characters and Tesla. When someone like Jeff Smith can say so much with so little, you wonder if words are necessary sometimes. I love this thing.
quinnster's review
1.0
Just not my thing.
After reading the entire Bone series this was....disappointing. The art just wasn't as rich and detailed as Bone and it wasn't really all that exciting to look at. And I just wasn't into the subject matter. Maybe because Tesla played such a big part and there was SO MUCH EXPLAING I just couldn't get into it. Not that I don't think Tesla is cool, but Odd Apocalypse was all about Tesla too and I'm just a little burnt out at this point.
I'm not sure if I'll read the last one. I got these three at the same time from the library and they don't have the fourth so I'm probably not going to go out searching for it. Just....not my thing.
After reading the entire Bone series this was....disappointing. The art just wasn't as rich and detailed as Bone and it wasn't really all that exciting to look at. And I just wasn't into the subject matter. Maybe because Tesla played such a big part and there was SO MUCH EXPLAING I just couldn't get into it. Not that I don't think Tesla is cool, but Odd Apocalypse was all about Tesla too and I'm just a little burnt out at this point.
I'm not sure if I'll read the last one. I got these three at the same time from the library and they don't have the fourth so I'm probably not going to go out searching for it. Just....not my thing.
nigellicus's review
5.0
Rasl, scientist turned art-thief is being chased through dimensions as the authorities try to recover the technology he stole. Rough and ready though he might be, he's determined to keep them from getting their hands on potentially catastrophic equipment, and the lost journals of Nicholas Tesla. Such a tonal shift from Bone, but such masterful cartooning and storytelling.
davramlocke's review
3.0
I liked this volume more than the first, but the credit for that goes largely to the inclusion of a fair amount of Nikola Tesla history (which may or may not be true, I'm never quite sure when I read anything about Tesla). Though he is never mentioned in the first volume, at all, he has an important presence in Vol. 2, and it makes the story more interesting. I still don't care for Smith's style. I think his male characters all look ridiculous and his female characters over-sexualized. I appreciate the cleanliness of the lines and even the black and white is appreciable.
Still, I plan on reading the next one. I like the series, even if I don't love it.
Still, I plan on reading the next one. I like the series, even if I don't love it.
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