Scan barcode
A review by madradian
Aleister & Adolf by Douglas Rushkoff, Michael Avon Oeming
3.0
Aleister and Adolf is an interesting take on what could have been happening behind the scenes of World War 2 Europe. It details a secret, occult war where Aleister Crowley creates a new weapon to combat Hitler's march towards victory. The story itself is very interesting, and has lots of little nuances that make you pause and think while reading.
As someone who has a macabre fascination with World War 2(it's what drew me to Mignola's: Hellboy) I really wanted to love this, and I can almost give it three stars. The art of is phenomenal, and the use of black and white makes the comic feel darker, but the pages feel busy. A lot of times I felt like I didn't know where to look on the page. Other than that, the story flies by. The suspense it builds is almost immediately broken because of the length of the comic.
Mainly I feel that the story works but has problems. Hitler plays almost no role in the story yet somehow generates most of the action. Rushkoff makes no effort to delve into Crowley's story. It feels as if he only took the time to skim his Wikipedia page. The story gets muddled and confused, and I found myself going back from time to time to sort out what had happened.
All in all it's a story I enjoyed but didn't get much out of. It's not something worth spending 20 dollars on.
As someone who has a macabre fascination with World War 2(it's what drew me to Mignola's: Hellboy) I really wanted to love this, and I can almost give it three stars. The art of is phenomenal, and the use of black and white makes the comic feel darker, but the pages feel busy. A lot of times I felt like I didn't know where to look on the page. Other than that, the story flies by. The suspense it builds is almost immediately broken because of the length of the comic.
Mainly I feel that the story works but has problems. Hitler plays almost no role in the story yet somehow generates most of the action. Rushkoff makes no effort to delve into Crowley's story. It feels as if he only took the time to skim his Wikipedia page. The story gets muddled and confused, and I found myself going back from time to time to sort out what had happened.
All in all it's a story I enjoyed but didn't get much out of. It's not something worth spending 20 dollars on.