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A review by moonbites
Deadly Class Volume 1: Reagan Youth by Rick Remender
4.0
So this is the first volume of Deadly Class...I read it out of order, so I read this volume after the second volume. Therefore, much of my confusion has been settled, and I feel like I have I much better grasp on the story line and feel a little more connected to the characters.
However, this still doesn't change my not-so-great rating for the second volume, just to be clear. I do feel this volume was very good, not in the sense pure. I would say this story is dark, gory, and melancholy. In this volume you get introduced to Marcus.
Now, even though I got to see a little deeper into Marcus' life, I must still admit I am not very fond of him. I prefer the crazy supporting characters, over our main character. Marcus, has a past...a gloomy past sure, but I can't seem to feel empathetic towards him or even relate. Marcus is one of those narrators you put up with because the story is completely engrossing. I mean look at how bad ass everyone looks!
While the second volume made me want to throw up half the time, the first volume was nice for me because it had more story vs violence. And while with a title like Deadly Class, about a group of kids training to be assassins you would expect violence, you don't know violence till you have read these books. I hope to read the third one soon. I am really unsure if there is any light at the end of the tunnel for these guys, but in my heart I am hoping there is in the foreseeable future. Because it is just so easy to love many of these characters, and kinda feel bad for them too.
So if you want something different, different from those Spiderman and Superman comics (WHICH ARE NOT BAD BTW) pick up this volume. Get sucked into the mayhem and debauchery that is Deadly Class. The person who is so absorbed with Deadly Class well, "this is who I am now,".
However, this still doesn't change my not-so-great rating for the second volume, just to be clear. I do feel this volume was very good, not in the sense pure. I would say this story is dark, gory, and melancholy. In this volume you get introduced to Marcus.
Now, even though I got to see a little deeper into Marcus' life, I must still admit I am not very fond of him. I prefer the crazy supporting characters, over our main character. Marcus, has a past...a gloomy past sure, but I can't seem to feel empathetic towards him or even relate. Marcus is one of those narrators you put up with because the story is completely engrossing. I mean look at how bad ass everyone looks!
While the second volume made me want to throw up half the time, the first volume was nice for me because it had more story vs violence. And while with a title like Deadly Class, about a group of kids training to be assassins you would expect violence, you don't know violence till you have read these books. I hope to read the third one soon. I am really unsure if there is any light at the end of the tunnel for these guys, but in my heart I am hoping there is in the foreseeable future. Because it is just so easy to love many of these characters, and kinda feel bad for them too.
So if you want something different, different from those Spiderman and Superman comics (WHICH ARE NOT BAD BTW) pick up this volume. Get sucked into the mayhem and debauchery that is Deadly Class. The person who is so absorbed with Deadly Class well, "this is who I am now,".