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A review by staciesbooks
Bloodshot Reborn, Volume 1: Colorado by Mico Suayan, David Baron, Jeff Lemire, Raul Allen
4.0
The typical superhero comic aesthetic isn't usually my favorite, but the story was gripping enough for me to get over my aversion to this type of artwork. I think I prefer things to look a bit more stylized, though that's not knocking the obvious talent that the artist has here. For this genre, the art is pretty solid.
For the story itself, we have a man who was part of a government experiment. He was essentially turned into a weapon, with high-tech nanites fused into his bloodstream. Our main character eventually gets his powers taken from him, leaving him to be the normal man he used to be. Queue the beginning of this volume, and we meet our main character grappling with the violence he committed when the nanites were in control. The story then progresses to him trying to get his powers back through some less than savory means.
It was surprisingly compelling. I had a rather decent time reading through this one. Plenty of internal struggle, discussions of morality, and soul-searching is had by the main character. Watching his thought process, his spiraling addictions in attempt to cope with his past demons, and seeing him try to pull himself out of a cycle of depression was interesting to witness. I think if you like the superhero genre of comics, this one is worth checking out.
For the story itself, we have a man who was part of a government experiment. He was essentially turned into a weapon, with high-tech nanites fused into his bloodstream. Our main character eventually gets his powers taken from him, leaving him to be the normal man he used to be. Queue the beginning of this volume, and we meet our main character grappling with the violence he committed when the nanites were in control. The story then progresses to him trying to get his powers back through some less than savory means.
It was surprisingly compelling. I had a rather decent time reading through this one. Plenty of internal struggle, discussions of morality, and soul-searching is had by the main character. Watching his thought process, his spiraling addictions in attempt to cope with his past demons, and seeing him try to pull himself out of a cycle of depression was interesting to witness. I think if you like the superhero genre of comics, this one is worth checking out.