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A review by rakoerose
Martian Manhunter, Volume 1: The Epiphany by Eddy Barrows, Diogenes Neves, Eber Ferreira, Marc Deering, Gabe Eltaeb, Rob Williams, Tom Napolitano
3.0
An interesting new twist to the life and expectations of J’onn, definitely not what I’d initially view as an outcome for him!
”You are not unwanted. You are worth fighting for.”
This volume (and story) is really honing in on how J’onn feels so different to humans but has grown to love them (us? idk) over time. We are messy and complicated, but worthy of protection. Our lives hold value he does not want to betray, but he has a different purpose to what he personally desires. Interesting concepts to tackle!
The designs in this are really spectacular. So fun to look at! Mr. Biscuits is my favorite, I think, but I have a soft spot for tall, lanky, comedic characters. There’s also a lot of graphic scenes involving body horror and blood so definitely take that into consideration! Shit gets weird, especially when aliens are involved.
I’ll look into volume two, but unless I get super invested from then on, this may be a series I drop! For the big J’onn fans, you’d probably like it even more than I did.
”You are not unwanted. You are worth fighting for.”
This volume (and story) is really honing in on how J’onn feels so different to humans but has grown to love them (us? idk) over time. We are messy and complicated, but worthy of protection. Our lives hold value he does not want to betray, but he has a different purpose to what he personally desires. Interesting concepts to tackle!
The designs in this are really spectacular. So fun to look at! Mr. Biscuits is my favorite, I think, but I have a soft spot for tall, lanky, comedic characters. There’s also a lot of graphic scenes involving body horror and blood so definitely take that into consideration! Shit gets weird, especially when aliens are involved.
I’ll look into volume two, but unless I get super invested from then on, this may be a series I drop! For the big J’onn fans, you’d probably like it even more than I did.