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kriff08's review against another edition
4.0
I feel like if capes really did fly this could be real and that’s what I found terrifying. The concept really hit home for me. I feel like I completely know Eric this guy who for some reason wastes his life and seems to be constantly angry that others aren’t wasting theirs with him. I’m not sure if the accident made him that way or if he chose to be that way, but it’s scary to think about. It’s scary to think that people can see the world the way Eric did in our glimpse into his mind.... But then he lifted a bear into the sky and this story got a frown from me. For one he lifted it by its neck which seems not good and for another why? It seemed like one of those things the writer did just to do it and sadly it threw me off. But perhaps I needed that so this story wasn’t so real to me? Nah could have done without the bear.
samlo28's review against another edition
3.0
This was good, but if it would have been a longer series with time to flesh out the characters and their motivations, it would have been great.
showlola's review against another edition
3.0
Horror books are difficult to do in graphic novel format - this is very solidly done. Really unnerving and interesting read.
collegecate's review against another edition
3.0
Not your typical superhero tale. And (as far as I can tell) a complete story with no plans for sequels. One of the better stories nominated for the Hugos this year.
villyidol's review against another edition
1.0
Now that was just awful.
When Eric was a kid his mother made a cape for him out of his beat-up lucky blanket. For some reason the cape enables him to fly. But when as an 8-year-old he falls out of a tree and badly hurts his head, his mother puts the cape away.
Years later Eric is a complete loser who does nothing but sit on his lazy ass. When his long-time girlfriend finally has enough of his shit and breaks up with him he moves into his mother’s basement, where he finds the cape. And what does he do, now that he can fly again? Of course he’s just going to kill everybody that actually cares for him. Because it isn’t his fault that his life turned out so bad. Of course it is their fault. Yeah, right, asshole!
I think his brother says it best in the following panel:
I mean you just can’t root for the main character here. His mother’s only intention was to protect him. His girlfriend showed so much patience with him, even though he did nothing to earn it, before she finally and understandably had enough. And his brother also always tried to protect Eric, and his only fault seems to be that he is successful in life.
Long story short, the main character is the villain in this story. But he is not a scary villain. He is just a self-centered, sad-sack, mopey fucking cry-baby.
Awful!
1.5 stars, because of decent artwork and some nice action.
When Eric was a kid his mother made a cape for him out of his beat-up lucky blanket. For some reason the cape enables him to fly. But when as an 8-year-old he falls out of a tree and badly hurts his head, his mother puts the cape away.
Years later Eric is a complete loser who does nothing but sit on his lazy ass. When his long-time girlfriend finally has enough of his shit and breaks up with him he moves into his mother’s basement, where he finds the cape. And what does he do, now that he can fly again? Of course he’s just going to kill everybody that actually cares for him. Because it isn’t his fault that his life turned out so bad. Of course it is their fault. Yeah, right, asshole!
I think his brother says it best in the following panel:
I mean you just can’t root for the main character here. His mother’s only intention was to protect him. His girlfriend showed so much patience with him, even though he did nothing to earn it, before she finally and understandably had enough. And his brother also always tried to protect Eric, and his only fault seems to be that he is successful in life.
Long story short, the main character is the villain in this story. But he is not a scary villain. He is just a self-centered, sad-sack, mopey fucking cry-baby.
Awful!
1.5 stars, because of decent artwork and some nice action.
hugtherocks's review against another edition
4.0
Very dark. This perfectly illustrates why we can't have nice things like super powers.
arlfish's review against another edition
5.0
Hot damn that was a dark comic. But what was I to expect from Joe Hill? Super awesome read!
arkhamrazor's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this. Was like Superman but if Superman was a bitter dickhead.
tiffanyinkdrinker's review against another edition
4.0
Well that was disturbing! Great story though, probably would have been even better as a series so we could learn more about Eric's mental state. I wonder if there would have been a way to help him if things had gone differently.