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mruddock27's review
4.0
Got this as a recommendation off r/comicbooks and I liked it well enough to buy the second volume. It's been awhile since I've read it, so my review isn't in depth as I'd like it to be.
But if you're a fan of crime, noir and comics, pick this up. You won't be disappointed.
But if you're a fan of crime, noir and comics, pick this up. You won't be disappointed.
kylemfox's review against another edition
4.0
Really interesting, different storylines. Enjoyed this book
intorilex's review
4.0
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There's alot of issues and manipulations that occur, when people turn to and recruit broken people. This comic is very entertaining because there are constantly new characters and change in perspective. As the series goes on, you learn about the minute men and some underlying larger goal which may be behind Mr. Graves.
The characters are often attempting to carry on normal lives after being betrayed, filled with guilt and despair. I think this helps to make the whole killing people who have wronged you, realistic. But it also has alot of genuine emotion and uses the medium well to convey the. For example this scene of father and son reuniting after years and years of the fathers absence.
The action and art is phenomenal. Morphing from long talks to quick violent kills, this is definitely worth a read. I'm looking forward to continuing the series, and since its finished, I know I have much more to look forward too. The seedy characters and story line puts you in a chasm between right and wrong, and makes the wrong choices seem like the only reasonable one. It gets uncomfortable at times while going through the issues, because you start to enjoy the violence.
Dizzy Cordova is my favorite character and I plan to cosplay her at New York Comic Con in October. Dizzy is a strong willed women who kicks ass while barely clothed.This is a must read if you have any interest in comics, and want to mix things up in your reading life. I guarantee that you will take a liking to at least one of the characters and be hooked just like me.
let_the_wookie_read's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
rikki's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
mistled's review
4.0
The Deluxe edition includes Volumes 1-3, which is Issues 1-19.
The trouble with 100 Bullets is that Volume 1 (issues 1-5) doesn't expose you to enough of the overarching plot to make you want to read more. Readers aren't even introduced to even the concept of the Minutemen until Volume 2 (issues 6-14), during which you start getting the sense of how some of these smaller stories tie together. The two short stories in Volume 1 serve to introduce you to two characters, only one of which you see again by the end of Volume 3 (issues 15-19). They're important stories, just not ones that drive people to keep reading.
What I am getting at if that is you plan to read 100 Bullets (and you should), you owe it to yourself to read the first two volumes before really deciding if the series is for you. If you aren't intrigued by the Minutemen, and the Trust, and Shepard, and whatever XIII stands for by then... then I can understand if you walk away. Just don't give up after Volume 1. The series is so much more than those five issues.
The trouble with 100 Bullets is that Volume 1 (issues 1-5) doesn't expose you to enough of the overarching plot to make you want to read more. Readers aren't even introduced to even the concept of the Minutemen until Volume 2 (issues 6-14), during which you start getting the sense of how some of these smaller stories tie together. The two short stories in Volume 1 serve to introduce you to two characters, only one of which you see again by the end of Volume 3 (issues 15-19). They're important stories, just not ones that drive people to keep reading.
What I am getting at if that is you plan to read 100 Bullets (and you should), you owe it to yourself to read the first two volumes before really deciding if the series is for you. If you aren't intrigued by the Minutemen, and the Trust, and Shepard, and whatever XIII stands for by then... then I can understand if you walk away. Just don't give up after Volume 1. The series is so much more than those five issues.
cjordahl's review
3.0
Sometimes the art is cartoonish, and the urban slang dialog is so dated that it seems like a parody. But the book improved in all aspects as it progressed, enough that I'm interested in reading the next one.
tarabyt3's review
4.0
Very good, very dark. It's not quite my thing so I don't think I'll seek out the other books in the series, but it's a worthwhile read if you like psychological crime fiction.