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seawarrior's review
5.0
This was by far one the most interesting and unique comics I've ever read. Though I wasn't attached to any of the particular characters, the overall plot was exceedingly compelling.
Many of the events in these issues are all over the place, but in my opinion the chaos is welcome as it creates an engrossing energy able to drag readers into the narrative while experiencing the same mix of confusion and curiosity its players are.
The use of fabricated interviews, magazine articles and biographies to give further context into the lives of the featured fictional scientists was a brilliant idea. It allowed the writer to avoid awkward explanatory dialog and for the readers to become further absorbed into this world. Every detail in the construction of these pieces was well thought out, and I felt as if I was simply reading media from an alternate universe.
Altogether I thoroughly enjoyed both the science-fiction and mystery elements of the story and relieved I managed to understand them with only minimal puzzlement. This first arc did end with multiple loose ends, but that only adds to my excitement of seeing what happens next.
Many of the events in these issues are all over the place, but in my opinion the chaos is welcome as it creates an engrossing energy able to drag readers into the narrative while experiencing the same mix of confusion and curiosity its players are.
The use of fabricated interviews, magazine articles and biographies to give further context into the lives of the featured fictional scientists was a brilliant idea. It allowed the writer to avoid awkward explanatory dialog and for the readers to become further absorbed into this world. Every detail in the construction of these pieces was well thought out, and I felt as if I was simply reading media from an alternate universe.
Altogether I thoroughly enjoyed both the science-fiction and mystery elements of the story and relieved I managed to understand them with only minimal puzzlement. This first arc did end with multiple loose ends, but that only adds to my excitement of seeing what happens next.
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