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ellelainey's review
3.0
I had high hopes of getting answers, when I began this one, but I feel like we're sort of spinning in circles, a little.
Where the story *could* have taken off and given us a totally unique take on things, it spun a lot of webs that had already been half-spun. It rehashed a lot of plot from part 1 and offered unnecessary glimmers into the future (such as showing random panels from Nov 9th interspersed between the panels of Nov 8th events) and basically led us back to where we started. Only, now, the Detective is fully aware of what's going on behind the scenes, the players have moved on the board, and we've lost our greatest source of information.
While, as before, the illustrations are perfection, I feel like the story is just spinning its wheels and going nowhere. I didn't particularly like the ending, either, with the Detective proving predictable.
However, I'm rating it for the good parts, the illustrations, and the intrigue. But I'm not sure if I'll be reading a Vol. 3 whenever that might appear.
Where the story *could* have taken off and given us a totally unique take on things, it spun a lot of webs that had already been half-spun. It rehashed a lot of plot from part 1 and offered unnecessary glimmers into the future (such as showing random panels from Nov 9th interspersed between the panels of Nov 8th events) and basically led us back to where we started. Only, now, the Detective is fully aware of what's going on behind the scenes, the players have moved on the board, and we've lost our greatest source of information.
While, as before, the illustrations are perfection, I feel like the story is just spinning its wheels and going nowhere. I didn't particularly like the ending, either, with the Detective proving predictable.
However, I'm rating it for the good parts, the illustrations, and the intrigue. But I'm not sure if I'll be reading a Vol. 3 whenever that might appear.
magnetgrrl's review
5.0
GAH. The second volume is just as good as the first. And it doesn't wrap things up, but it's been ages since it came out so... IS THERE MORE? I DEMAND MORE!
What is the deal with the hot weird pale immortal demon lady? I am here for this relationship with her and the, er, evil protagonist. <3
What is the deal with the hot weird pale immortal demon lady? I am here for this relationship with her and the, er, evil protagonist. <3
mildhonestbonsai's review
4.0
Man, it's a good thing I didn't have to wait 2 years and 7 months for the final issues to be published. Hopefully, I don't have to wait too long for the rest of this story.
sfletcher26's review
5.0
Oh this is good. This is very good.
Sometimes second volumes feel a little flabby and short on substance but not this. This is a belter and definitely has legs. long my it keep running.
Sometimes second volumes feel a little flabby and short on substance but not this. This is a belter and definitely has legs. long my it keep running.
ostrava's review
5.0
This story is fucking nuts. It's somebody who read the words "money is a manifestation of power in our world" and decided to take it as literally as possible, and the results are Lovecraft the Comrade.
Seriously don't understand the complaints, this is awesome lol. But is this thing finished or not? I would assume it's not and that its last arch was abandoned but I'm strangely satisfied with this point of the story. Maybe I'll go back and check it out to see if it's done in the future, and I'll most likely come back for the author.
Seriously don't understand the complaints, this is awesome lol. But is this thing finished or not? I would assume it's not and that its last arch was abandoned but I'm strangely satisfied with this point of the story. Maybe I'll go back and check it out to see if it's done in the future, and I'll most likely come back for the author.
sizrobe's review
5.0
More drama around the satanic capital elite. There's an encounter with The Fed that's the creepiest thing I've read in a good while.
misterfix's review
3.0
Volume One was fantastic, fulfilling so many of my dream comic qualities including an intriguing story that involves politics, economics, supernatural, horror, crime with gorgeous and unique artwork (reminds me of Alex Maleev) and a distinct and appropriate color scheme and lettering style, YET the ending! What the...?!
I don't mind when comics leave things open ended with the intention of continuing the story so long as there is some closure to the tale they have endeavored to tell BUT when there is a false resolution then I get angry. For example, recently I completed Secret Weapons and this is an example where the ending clearly established that there would be opportunities to return to this world for more stories, however I was satisfied as the questions the series raised had been answered. That is not the case with The Black Monday Murders. I do not want to include spoilers but suffice to say the ending felt like the end of any other issue of the series.
I am not aware of any plans for when/if Kirkman will continue and this makes the series all the more infuriating. My suggestion is hold off on reading this series until the next one is complete and you have reviewed to see how that one leaves things.
Grrrrrrrr.
I don't mind when comics leave things open ended with the intention of continuing the story so long as there is some closure to the tale they have endeavored to tell BUT when there is a false resolution then I get angry. For example, recently I completed Secret Weapons and this is an example where the ending clearly established that there would be opportunities to return to this world for more stories, however I was satisfied as the questions the series raised had been answered. That is not the case with The Black Monday Murders. I do not want to include spoilers but suffice to say the ending felt like the end of any other issue of the series.
I am not aware of any plans for when/if Kirkman will continue and this makes the series all the more infuriating. My suggestion is hold off on reading this series until the next one is complete and you have reviewed to see how that one leaves things.
Grrrrrrrr.
lookhome's review
3.0
The Black Monday Murders is a graphic novel brimming with ideas, filled with vast concepts and large, far flung conspiracies.
While the world the reader was introduced to in the first volume continues to grow and expand, so does the filler (5 consecutive pages of single line e-mails, really???)
There's a definite growing concern that this may be an overly stylized take on the ancient tale of Mammon. Greed is not a new topic of discussion.
Gordon Gecko and Patrick Bateman were both absorbed into our culture hive minds over 20 years ago, needless to say the many religions and folk tales (faust included) that decry Greed and the fate of those human beings that whose lives revolve around the accumulation of wealth.
There's still lots of potential here but it needs some tightening.
For some reason I do feel comparisons could be made to the beginning of Donna Tartt's Secret History. However, why that is escapes me at the moment ....
While the world the reader was introduced to in the first volume continues to grow and expand, so does the filler (5 consecutive pages of single line e-mails, really???)
There's a definite growing concern that this may be an overly stylized take on the ancient tale of Mammon. Greed is not a new topic of discussion.
Gordon Gecko and Patrick Bateman were both absorbed into our culture hive minds over 20 years ago, needless to say the many religions and folk tales (faust included) that decry Greed and the fate of those human beings that whose lives revolve around the accumulation of wealth.
There's still lots of potential here but it needs some tightening.
For some reason I do feel comparisons could be made to the beginning of Donna Tartt's Secret History. However, why that is escapes me at the moment ....
mdez's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
3.5
Moved along a lot faster than volume 1 while being a whole lot easier to understand.