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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
I'm always slightly let down by the last volume in a long going series. Frankly, a lot of times I don't even completely understand what's going on, what the point was, why that's the end. This is sort of one of those cases. I love these characters so much, I love the smaller story lines and interactions, but the big overall picture left me a little in the dark. Sad to be done with this series.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
And we come to the end in a mostly satisfying albeit frustrating and haphazard manner. The underlying 'big story' is finally played out with an exciting build up and some stunning turn of events. Until Hundred just stops it with barely any effort involved. It's almost a non event, though given everything else at play here it's understandable.
Trying to thrown in a last minute political hot topic (abortion) at this late stage is either ballsy or stupid and I can't figure out which. Did we really need this and did it contribute anything? Not really but it's been the pattern for most of this run.
The final issue is confounding, genius and moving all at the same time yet didn't really do it for me. I felt many of the many cast acted so far out of established character (even taking into account the time jumps) that it just felt off. The only one I liked was Kremlin's coda, bringing to a head his obsession and frankly stupid motivation for his vague behind the scenes machinations (really, what did he actually achieve?).
Still, as Lord Acton quoted, 'absolute power...etc' and I felt this was probably the most realistic (albeit upsetting aspect of the ending). For the greater good, no matter who gets hurt. Powerful stuff.
So, yeah. Reading this back to back was definitely worthwhile and it has had some impressive highs. The political aspect felt pretty unique even if it did become rote and seems a little dated now, the artwork was not bad for the most part (issues with posturing aside) and it feels different to everything else out there. Sure, it's not perfect but I think its worth it.
I think I'll move onto Saga now though I'm tempted to pick up Y which again, has been on my watch list for far too long.
Trying to thrown in a last minute political hot topic (abortion) at this late stage is either ballsy or stupid and I can't figure out which. Did we really need this and did it contribute anything? Not really but it's been the pattern for most of this run.
The final issue is confounding, genius and moving all at the same time yet didn't really do it for me. I felt many of the many cast acted so far out of established character (even taking into account the time jumps) that it just felt off. The only one I liked was Kremlin's coda, bringing to a head his obsession and frankly stupid motivation for his vague behind the scenes machinations (really, what did he actually achieve?).
Still, as Lord Acton quoted, 'absolute power...etc' and I felt this was probably the most realistic (albeit upsetting aspect of the ending). For the greater good, no matter who gets hurt. Powerful stuff.
So, yeah. Reading this back to back was definitely worthwhile and it has had some impressive highs. The political aspect felt pretty unique even if it did become rote and seems a little dated now, the artwork was not bad for the most part (issues with posturing aside) and it feels different to everything else out there. Sure, it's not perfect but I think its worth it.
I think I'll move onto Saga now though I'm tempted to pick up Y which again, has been on my watch list for far too long.
I started complaining that things weren't moving fast enough in this around book 4, but then the end seemed almost too quick and I'm still not sure I understood what was going on. Still, as with most of Vaughan's stuff, it was a great ride, with often hilarious, sometimes insightful dialogue, and real characters. I loved that politics were involved, but he didn't just cater to one party or the other. I was kind of sad that after introducing himself as a character, he didn't follow up more on that side story.
I would definitely recommend this series, but think it would have been better for me at about 30-40 issues, rather than the 50 it ran.
I would definitely recommend this series, but think it would have been better for me at about 30-40 issues, rather than the 50 it ran.
Surprise ending. Didn't love the surprise but still good.
A culmination to a series about a super hero who becomes a politician. We see see a final explanation of where his super powers came from, and see that there really isn't an end to the story.
Good ending to the story.
Good ending to the story.
Not a happy ending, not a clean ending, but a very strong ending. Ending is that the last two volumes really crammed in all of the superhero stuff at the cost of the political side of the book. It almost seems like an abrupt ending which is strange to say about a book with 54 issues and 10 trades. Still even if it was a relative Rush job bkv put in the work and really delivered a great conclusion
This is my second series by Brian K. Vaughan (also read Y years ago) and now I wonder if he always finishes his books with giant epilogues into the far off future. Without giving anything away, I thought Ex Machina has a better ending than Y. Getting there (in either series) was magic with great characters, thrilling plots and insightful dialogue.
A good 'gateway' comic series to lure more plain text readers.
A good 'gateway' comic series to lure more plain text readers.
El final en el último número es realmente sorprendente. Creo que nadie podía esperar que acabara así.