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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
I re-read this novel for my Creative Writing module because I thought it was an interesting dip into what makes us human, what makes family tick, how secrets can ruin lives. It didn't disappoint.
Espectacular cómic.
Poco más que añadir que si no te lo has leído debes de hacerlo porque vas a encontrar una historia totalmente diferente a lo acostumbrados que estamos con los super héroes.
Dibujo perfecto, guión brutal e historia perfecta.
De lo mejor que he leído.
Poco más que añadir que si no te lo has leído debes de hacerlo porque vas a encontrar una historia totalmente diferente a lo acostumbrados que estamos con los super héroes.
Dibujo perfecto, guión brutal e historia perfecta.
De lo mejor que he leído.
One of the best, most moving stories I think I've ever read, in any format. Intricately structured and written by ex-C.I.A. analyst, Tom King, with art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta and inks by Jordie Bellaire that wonderfully suit the story--brightness contrasted with shadows--this team tackles one of the big questions--What does it mean to be human?--with all the complexity that question requires. To quote from Rainbow Rowell's introduction, "The Vision is full of endings, none of them happy....But the book delivers in a way that is better than happy--it gives you endings that live up to its beginnings." For those interested, this story provides half of the source material for the remarkable TV series, WandaVision. Excelsior, true believers. Excelsior.
I thought a story on Vision would be boring but it's the best comic I've read so far
I don't often enjoy traditional superhero comics, so it's a good thing this isn't a traditional superhero comic. I'm really glad I gave it a chance. It's the least trite "are robots real people?" book I've ever read.
So what can a book about a synthezoid tell us about being human? In this book? Plenty. The Vision of Avenger fame creates a family and moves to Alexandria, VA to take a job with the White House as a liaison between the WH and the Avengers. And therein lies the meat of the story. How do non-human beings attempt to pass as human beings? The same way we all do, I think: fake it till you make it. Or the best approximation of that which you can get.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
One of my favorite Marvel books (with Matt Fraction's Hawkeye run). The collected edition includes scripts and roughs, and some analysis about key pages, all of which was interesting and added to my appreciation for the story.
I had some trepidations about picking this up, largely because, outside of the MCU films, I fall pretty squarely and exclusively on the DC side of aisle. I trusted the reviews, and through his DC work I've come to really love Tom King's writing, but I just didn't have the same knowledge base of the characters and events and history of Marvel, and I was worried some nuance might be lost in transition.
If you fall into a similar spot or have similar questions, then you'll likely be pleased to find the book just as thoughtful and touching as claimed, using the Marvel universe and its characters largely just as a backdrop to tell an introspective story about family, fitting in, and looking for purpose in the daily struggles, whether they're relating to your neighbors or saving the world.
Where the story requires some knowledge about the characters or their pasts to understand their motivations, it tends to provide that info in a relatively deft, non-intrusive manner, having those scenes and moments pull double duty pushing the current story forward rather than just serving as little recaps that would otherwise break the narrative flow.
And Tom King is a man who likes his narrative flow. The story is full of his usual touches and flourishes, from a selection of narrative metaphors to a few well chosen phrases, each of which get revisited and turned over and ruminated on until they make the book nice and chewy and leave you with something to pick out of your teeth when you're done.
So if you like your superheroes with a nice slice of humanity, and you want some real world situations spiced up with enough superhero flair so as to make them interesting, but not so much as to obscure that basic kernel of truth that they carry, then give this one a shot.
If you fall into a similar spot or have similar questions, then you'll likely be pleased to find the book just as thoughtful and touching as claimed, using the Marvel universe and its characters largely just as a backdrop to tell an introspective story about family, fitting in, and looking for purpose in the daily struggles, whether they're relating to your neighbors or saving the world.
Where the story requires some knowledge about the characters or their pasts to understand their motivations, it tends to provide that info in a relatively deft, non-intrusive manner, having those scenes and moments pull double duty pushing the current story forward rather than just serving as little recaps that would otherwise break the narrative flow.
And Tom King is a man who likes his narrative flow. The story is full of his usual touches and flourishes, from a selection of narrative metaphors to a few well chosen phrases, each of which get revisited and turned over and ruminated on until they make the book nice and chewy and leave you with something to pick out of your teeth when you're done.
So if you like your superheroes with a nice slice of humanity, and you want some real world situations spiced up with enough superhero flair so as to make them interesting, but not so much as to obscure that basic kernel of truth that they carry, then give this one a shot.