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brandonadaniels's review
4.0
This was a weird one. The art is amazing. The Fiamura brothers are a great addition to the Mignolaverse, and, at the very least, this is an amazing showcase of their (and Stewart’s) talents. The writing/story is the thing I bumped on the most, and I’m still scrums head a little about it. It’s long and languid and a little repetitive. Abe spends the majority of the book wandering around different towns bumping into similar scenarios and similar groups of people. It’s not very different than many early Hellboy stories, which makes it even stranger that it did t fully work for me.
zare_i's review
4.0
In parallel to the Hellboy's self-exile to find out what his true purpose is, Abe Sapien also decides to leave BPRD and find out if it is true that his mutations are linked with eruption of literal hell on Earth. Since some members of BPRD openly suspect he is connected with the appearances of the frogs he needs to show them he is not what they think he is.
During his wanderings through Texas, Arizona and Mexico Abe comes across signs of eroding human society, various cults and appearances of monsters, healers, witches and warlocks - some with the noble intentions, some not and others totally undecipherable. After rescuing girl named Grace from rather bizarre imprisonment Abe decides to stay with her and see where will the road take him next.
And in yet another parallel path we follow third "pilgrim" in these troubling times - necromancer and warlock Gustav Strobl in his quest to regain his position among the daemons of the deep (hell is suddenly very silent and Strobl cannot use it as a source of power) and finally obtain the mysterious power that Abe might be very part of.
Interesting collection of stories with wonderful art. Entire collection is more introspective and lethargic - almost all humans Abe comes across are more or less OK with their fate and this fatalistic view of the world only shows how deep did the society fall when confronted with unimaginable horrors from the deep.
Recommended for fans of horror and Hellboy's universe.
During his wanderings through Texas, Arizona and Mexico Abe comes across signs of eroding human society, various cults and appearances of monsters, healers, witches and warlocks - some with the noble intentions, some not and others totally undecipherable. After rescuing girl named Grace from rather bizarre imprisonment Abe decides to stay with her and see where will the road take him next.
And in yet another parallel path we follow third "pilgrim" in these troubling times - necromancer and warlock Gustav Strobl in his quest to regain his position among the daemons of the deep (hell is suddenly very silent and Strobl cannot use it as a source of power) and finally obtain the mysterious power that Abe might be very part of.
Interesting collection of stories with wonderful art. Entire collection is more introspective and lethargic - almost all humans Abe comes across are more or less OK with their fate and this fatalistic view of the world only shows how deep did the society fall when confronted with unimaginable horrors from the deep.
Recommended for fans of horror and Hellboy's universe.
wouter_dhondt_old's review
2.0
First dud in the mignolaverse. Tempo is way off. Stories are uninteresting and I don’t care much for the art. Much prefer the more cartoony bprd art or mignola himself.
wouter_dhondt's review
2.0
First dud in the mignolaverse. Tempo is way off. Stories are uninteresting and I don’t care much for the art. Much prefer the more cartoony bprd art or mignola himself.
nbramanti's review
4.0
Things are really heating up for Abe! I think this series has a really cool angle for looking at what humanity is, how we deal with dark times, and where we can find hope. Always like when a comic takes on something a little more than good fights evil
zanish's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sucharita's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
redhairedashreads's review
4.0
Rating: 4 stars - It was really good
This review is for Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible volumes 1 and 2.
Abe Sapien has woken from a coma to find himself mutated and more inhuman than ever. He leaves the B.R.P.D. and travels across the U.S. which has been overrun by monsters. Abe is searching for the truth about himself and the fate of the human race.
These were very interesting stories. The world has been overrun with monsters and humans are slowly being wiped off the face of the earth. Abe is basically on a journey of self discovery. He wants answers but doesn’t know where to look for them, or even what all answers he is searching for. I enjoyed seeing the world through Abe’s point of view. Abe isn’t the confident warrior like Hellboy was, which I liked. He is more insecure about himself and his place in the world, especially since people keep pushing him away.
As with all of the Mignola comics I have read, I loved the artwork for this book. The Fiumara brothers have done an amazing job at illustrating this story. I loved the mixture of dark and color for the panels, especially with the monsters and battle scenes.
Overall, I really enjoyed Abe’s story even if it wasn’t what i was expecting. I do think I should have read B.R.P.D.: Plague of Frogs before reading this but I don’t think it has impacted my enjoyment of the story.
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
This review is for Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible volumes 1 and 2.
Abe Sapien has woken from a coma to find himself mutated and more inhuman than ever. He leaves the B.R.P.D. and travels across the U.S. which has been overrun by monsters. Abe is searching for the truth about himself and the fate of the human race.
These were very interesting stories. The world has been overrun with monsters and humans are slowly being wiped off the face of the earth. Abe is basically on a journey of self discovery. He wants answers but doesn’t know where to look for them, or even what all answers he is searching for. I enjoyed seeing the world through Abe’s point of view. Abe isn’t the confident warrior like Hellboy was, which I liked. He is more insecure about himself and his place in the world, especially since people keep pushing him away.
As with all of the Mignola comics I have read, I loved the artwork for this book. The Fiumara brothers have done an amazing job at illustrating this story. I loved the mixture of dark and color for the panels, especially with the monsters and battle scenes.
Overall, I really enjoyed Abe’s story even if it wasn’t what i was expecting. I do think I should have read B.R.P.D.: Plague of Frogs before reading this but I don’t think it has impacted my enjoyment of the story.
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
lukeisthename34's review
5.0
I already read all of these once, but boy is it fun to read them again in these giant collected volumes.