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amonster's review
3.0
Not the worst superhero one shot Ive ever read. The world, a rich science/fantasy setting, was the best part of the whole experience. The fantastical elements were a joy to see and the art was evocative. I got more character from the art then I did from the writing.
The writing…it was ok. And that is just not good enough for me. The plots were held together by a thread. The characters were flat and lackluster. High enough stakes to get me through the book. But the main characters overarching storyline is one I think I’m gonna skip.
The writing…it was ok. And that is just not good enough for me. The plots were held together by a thread. The characters were flat and lackluster. High enough stakes to get me through the book. But the main characters overarching storyline is one I think I’m gonna skip.
philipf's review
4.0
I loved this mini-series and wish it had sold well enough to continue or at least see a collection of the original Xombi series from the 90s.
Wonderfully strange and inventive, full of fantastic ideas that may or may not be explained, this is one of my favorite comics from a mainstream publisher.
Wonderfully strange and inventive, full of fantastic ideas that may or may not be explained, this is one of my favorite comics from a mainstream publisher.
theartolater's review
3.0
This has been in my "to read" queue for some time, and it's not exactly what I expected. It's a weird, strange, science fiction tale that involves (as far as I can tell) nanotechnology, immortality, and a futuristic society handling all those issues. In that it can't really decide fully what story it's trying to tell, I confess to not enjoying it as much as I wanted. With that said, it is a pretty cool story of ideas and such combined with some good artwork to push it along.
Not great, not bad at all, though. If you're looking for something different, it might be worth a look.
Not great, not bad at all, though. If you're looking for something different, it might be worth a look.
dogunderwater's review
3.0
This was fresh and interesting adventure, probably better suited for DC's Vertigo line. I liked the characters, but it felt a little clunky trying to push all the backstory into this volume rather than organic. Art is kind of gorgeous.
coffeeandink's review
3.0
Extraordinary flights of imagination (the husk monsters made of the ghosts of wasps trapped inside windows alone, wow), but sometimes stiff narration and prose. A clunky tendency to explain David Kim's emotions instead of finding actions that will express them. Promising enough that I'll keep an eye out for Rozum's work.
Frazer Irving does amazing things with color.
Frazer Irving does amazing things with color.
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