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tmpowers's review
2.0
I didn't really like any of the characters and wasn't crazy about the story. Kinda funny really, the heroes were just as rotten as the villains. Both heroes and villains would slaughter the unarmed, slaves, and children in pursuit of gold, glory, or simply because they were insulted a few times.
I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but I actually got more entertainment out of the bad movie version than I did from the trade. The movie was also thin but it added a hook. This hook,, was the main reason I went looking for the source material, only to find that the hook wasn't in the comic. The characters in the movie also had a few redeeming characteristics that made them somewhat more likable. They all tended to have a basic principle set that they followed.
It took me three days to finally get all the way through this one. It is just five comics in trade form, not exactly war and peace. I should be able to read it in less than an hour, but I couldn't seem to care about the book at all and kept setting it aside. Maybe I was just in the wrong mood for it or something. I figure I'll go ahead and give the other one of these a go in a week or two and, perhaps, have a different view on it.
I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but I actually got more entertainment out of the bad movie version than I did from the trade. The movie was also thin but it added a hook. This hook,
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the con aspect of the storyIt took me three days to finally get all the way through this one. It is just five comics in trade form, not exactly war and peace. I should be able to read it in less than an hour, but I couldn't seem to care about the book at all and kept setting it aside. Maybe I was just in the wrong mood for it or something. I figure I'll go ahead and give the other one of these a go in a week or two and, perhaps, have a different view on it.
aoutramafalda's review
4.0
If I hadn't seen the year of publication I would say (by the covers) that these issues of Hercules The Thracian Wars was quite older. But when you open it, you can see it's something contemporary.
I was drawn to attention of this comic book a few weeks ago, not just because of the coming film but also an interview with (another comic book writer) Alan Moore, where he talked about the film adaptation and other serious issues (if you know all about read it here http://bit.ly/1oQsRjx)
I really like the art of this comic book, it's detailed and you can have a very cinematographic feel of the era, and also of the action. From what I know about Hercules life and Greek Mythology I can tell that everything seems quite accurate and and loyal to what's known.
This is not a comic book for all audiences, it's gloomy, bloody and gory. If what you like is fluffy characters and cute comics, this might be out of your alley.
I was drawn to attention of this comic book a few weeks ago, not just because of the coming film but also an interview with (another comic book writer) Alan Moore, where he talked about the film adaptation and other serious issues (if you know all about read it here http://bit.ly/1oQsRjx)
I really like the art of this comic book, it's detailed and you can have a very cinematographic feel of the era, and also of the action. From what I know about Hercules life and Greek Mythology I can tell that everything seems quite accurate and and loyal to what's known.
This is not a comic book for all audiences, it's gloomy, bloody and gory. If what you like is fluffy characters and cute comics, this might be out of your alley.
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