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jeff_silverblum's Reviews (38)
this is peak star wars im afraid. Camuncoli continues to put out the most stunning artwork youve ever seen and Soule continue to write epic action and badass Vader
what a brilliant run, ‘nuff said
Vader is just the best
Vader is just the best
this is my first fantasy book. or, technically second after The Hobbit. I should say, first fantasy book after i started reading seriously, because im sure that as a kid i read plenty
maybe its because its my first fantasy book that i loved this so much, i had nothing to compare it to, unlike others im not used to “regular” pacing and “regular” writing techniques
it crafts such a beautiful world, expanding on the already solid worldbuilding of the Hobbit, but because LOTR was not made with kids in mind Tolkien could go wild. His appreciation for nature shines through because every lake, river and valley is described in no less than a full complex sentence
I’ll admit i am trying to read these fast, because i want to watch the movies too before the year ends, but this book is definitely meant to take some time out of your day, it is a book that, sitting down in a comfortable chair, and knowing you wont be bothered for at least a chapter, is of utmost importance, for opening it up is like entering a portal into a new world, and it would be a shame to be taken in and out of it constantly, like one would with any other book
It is ridiculously verbose, however, and the story has no fear of being too long, characters, on their journey, make long stops, and one would be inclined to think “how much longer? when are they gonna get to mount Doom?” and thats is a completely valid thought to have, but once one sheds that mindset and realizes that every stop has some meaning, one will find even greater enjoyment because every detour, every pitstop is yet another glimpse into the vast world of Middle Earth, and i believe that is something to be appreciated
maybe its because its my first fantasy book that i loved this so much, i had nothing to compare it to, unlike others im not used to “regular” pacing and “regular” writing techniques
it crafts such a beautiful world, expanding on the already solid worldbuilding of the Hobbit, but because LOTR was not made with kids in mind Tolkien could go wild. His appreciation for nature shines through because every lake, river and valley is described in no less than a full complex sentence
I’ll admit i am trying to read these fast, because i want to watch the movies too before the year ends, but this book is definitely meant to take some time out of your day, it is a book that, sitting down in a comfortable chair, and knowing you wont be bothered for at least a chapter, is of utmost importance, for opening it up is like entering a portal into a new world, and it would be a shame to be taken in and out of it constantly, like one would with any other book
It is ridiculously verbose, however, and the story has no fear of being too long, characters, on their journey, make long stops, and one would be inclined to think “how much longer? when are they gonna get to mount Doom?” and thats is a completely valid thought to have, but once one sheds that mindset and realizes that every stop has some meaning, one will find even greater enjoyment because every detour, every pitstop is yet another glimpse into the vast world of Middle Earth, and i believe that is something to be appreciated
maybe its because Batman has lately been flanderized as an emotionless, ruthless vigilante focused on “punishing the guilty not saving the innocent” (which a lot of people quote even though its said by one of his villains, so its obviously meant to be taken with a grain of salt) but there is something so so so great about this
its not a deep character work or something exploring complex themes ala Year one, Arkham Asylum and TLH, but its just a whole lot of fun and a glimpse into the Batman we dont get to see all that often, Batman as a human with relationships, emotions other than anger and sadness, smiles, interests and humour, of course it doesnt abandon the fact that he is a fundamentally dark character, he’s obviously not Spider-Man, but Bendis delivers on this, probably releasing a lot of kept up quips he didnt use on USM, and luckily he’s got Nightwing, Oliver and Hal to deliver those so its not him writing Batman as Spider-Man, which i was afraid of
and its all completes with Nick Deringtons absolutely STUNNING artwork, full of expression and action; the bold and tapered lines and the flat colours with 2D shading just pop right in my face, seriously some of the most underrated art
its not a deep character work or something exploring complex themes ala Year one, Arkham Asylum and TLH, but its just a whole lot of fun and a glimpse into the Batman we dont get to see all that often, Batman as a human with relationships, emotions other than anger and sadness, smiles, interests and humour, of course it doesnt abandon the fact that he is a fundamentally dark character, he’s obviously not Spider-Man, but Bendis delivers on this, probably releasing a lot of kept up quips he didnt use on USM, and luckily he’s got Nightwing, Oliver and Hal to deliver those so its not him writing Batman as Spider-Man, which i was afraid of
and its all completes with Nick Deringtons absolutely STUNNING artwork, full of expression and action; the bold and tapered lines and the flat colours with 2D shading just pop right in my face, seriously some of the most underrated art
Groots origin in tales to astonish was an unremarkable monster story, and the protagonist had a weird subplot about his wife berating his masculinity which was weird
Rockets was in a preview issue, in some impressive black and white and surprisingly good panel layout, the saga he was a part of seemed interesting but as far as i can tell it was discontinued
Rockets 4 issue miniseries was the only complete series in this, it has Mignola in his earlier days and it is unrecognizable, but the machinery and anthropomorphic animals were impressive, i probably enjoyed it more than most because it had pretty fun concepts but it did take me the longest to read
The annihilators and annihilators earthfall stuff arent the complete issues, only the relevant Groot and Rocket pages, and were easily the best part of this, with some fantastic artwork and colouring, and fun pulpy adventures (there was a subplot about Rockets life and his false perceptions of it, but other than that never ventured into deep character work)
not bad, not particularly remarkable either, but some fun stuff coming off rewatching the guardians trilogy (and playing the two in marvel rivals)
Rockets was in a preview issue, in some impressive black and white and surprisingly good panel layout, the saga he was a part of seemed interesting but as far as i can tell it was discontinued
Rockets 4 issue miniseries was the only complete series in this, it has Mignola in his earlier days and it is unrecognizable, but the machinery and anthropomorphic animals were impressive, i probably enjoyed it more than most because it had pretty fun concepts but it did take me the longest to read
The annihilators and annihilators earthfall stuff arent the complete issues, only the relevant Groot and Rocket pages, and were easily the best part of this, with some fantastic artwork and colouring, and fun pulpy adventures (there was a subplot about Rockets life and his false perceptions of it, but other than that never ventured into deep character work)
not bad, not particularly remarkable either, but some fun stuff coming off rewatching the guardians trilogy (and playing the two in marvel rivals)
i’ll be honest i never felt super scared like people say, but its not calling itself a horror story so doesnt matter
anyways this was awesome, and ridiculously imaginative for something from the 1800s, and while i never felt scared the dread and sort of loneliness was very well portrayed
what i especially liked was that it was from a perspective of a scared philosopher, not some hero who would be played by Tom Cruise (oops), just a scared little guy faced with terrible circumstances, in general i loved and was surprised at how engaging the human interactions were, there was maybe 3 major battle sequences and the rest was the struggle of regular cityfolk, nothing of the government or UN (there was no UN when this was written) figuring things out, i mean the longest chapter in this i think was just two guys talking
fantastic book, i did need to look up a lot of words so obviously a product of its time, but certainly holds up well
anyways this was awesome, and ridiculously imaginative for something from the 1800s, and while i never felt scared the dread and sort of loneliness was very well portrayed
what i especially liked was that it was from a perspective of a scared philosopher, not some hero who would be played by Tom Cruise (oops), just a scared little guy faced with terrible circumstances, in general i loved and was surprised at how engaging the human interactions were, there was maybe 3 major battle sequences and the rest was the struggle of regular cityfolk, nothing of the government or UN (there was no UN when this was written) figuring things out, i mean the longest chapter in this i think was just two guys talking
fantastic book, i did need to look up a lot of words so obviously a product of its time, but certainly holds up well
i wouldve preferred if it fully embraced the dumb fun over the top fighting, but it tried to intersperse more sentimental moments like Thor and Odins difficulties with each other and Bruce and Hulks, i did like Odin, but i wouldnt mind at all if it took itself a little less serious and was just some smashing