persephoneschains's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Love Borderlands so much, really enjoyed this and seeing more of the original Vault hunters!!
abbiem85's review
4.0
This is not *really* an origin story, nor is it *really* a story about how they got on the bus. It's basically just random stories about a vague past each character has, and that they eventually end up on the bus.
Did I enjoy? Yes. Did it live up to expectations? Definitely not, especially considering the blurb on the back: "exciting back stories".
Story: 3. Mediocre at best. Interesting, but not as advertised and gives more new questions than answers.
Art: 4. Nice take and style of the characters.
Did I enjoy? Yes. Did it live up to expectations? Definitely not, especially considering the blurb on the back: "exciting back stories".
Story: 3. Mediocre at best. Interesting, but not as advertised and gives more new questions than answers.
Art: 4. Nice take and style of the characters.
hali_n_lam's review
3.0
This gave me more questions than it did answers, and some of the art did not do the characters justice. What were they doing before they got on the bus? This book does not answer that question in an interesting way for me.
I probably liked Mordecai's story best because it actually answered the question of how he got on the bus in the most straight-forward, cohesive manner of them all. The other three all go back and open up more confusing questions about their distant pasts.
I opened this book hoping for answers and I closed it with a few more questions than I had before. Meh.korrigan's review
4.0
Fun little insights to how each Vault Hunter ended up on the bus, but still missing a lot of pieces to their stories that is hinted at in Borderlands 2.
wandering_not_lost's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
For a video game tie-in comic, this is surprisingly solid! The art and tone stays true to the game's style, and though I think anyone who didn't play the games wouldn't understand all the references here (I'm thinking about Brick and the dog), this does add some life to the sketched-out backgrounds in the game without just retreading them.
arielkirst's review
5.0
This differs somewhat from the backstory told in the games, but it was still a great read! Lovely art. Absolutely hilarious.
hessionsreadingworld's review
5.0
#5 for 2019 PopSugar Reading Challenge: A LitRPG book.
“Sup?”
That was cool. I obviously never played Borderlands 1, but this gave the origins of the four main characters in the first game in the franchise. I’m a HUGE fan of Borderlands 2 and always go back to that game. The art work, the world, the characters, the phrases (“explosions”), and the play style have been enjoyable to me for years and has been a shared leisure activity with my husband. Very grateful for this belated gift. Too bad I read it in 25 minutes 🤣
“Sup?”
That was cool. I obviously never played Borderlands 1, but this gave the origins of the four main characters in the first game in the franchise. I’m a HUGE fan of Borderlands 2 and always go back to that game. The art work, the world, the characters, the phrases (“explosions”), and the play style have been enjoyable to me for years and has been a shared leisure activity with my husband. Very grateful for this belated gift. Too bad I read it in 25 minutes 🤣
adubrow's review
1.0
The artwork was fine, but the stories aren't very long and none of them had a great deal of substance. I would just stick to the video games.
inlibrisveritas's review
3.0
Being a fan of the game, Borderlands I immediately scooped this one up when IDW placed it on Netgalley. The game is a ton of fun and really witty, but you don’t get a lot of back story about the characters you can play as, so I was anxious to see exactly how our Vault Hunters came to be on Marcus’ crappy bus to begin with. I wasn’t disappointed but at the same time I wanted more.
We get to see how each Vault Hunter is perceived by others and we get some good glimpses about their personalities as well…you know other than the one liners we get when were’ blasting skags sky high (“It’s like Christmas!”). I personally think that Roland and Brick get the really good stories in this one, we get to see the exact reason Roland left the Crimson Lance and Brick’s real colors are shown. Lilth’s story was good as well and as my preferred character I wanted to see more of her (*hint* I would be willing to buy graphic novels about their individual adventures before or after the game). We get a bit more info on what a Siren is and just how lonely it is to be a part of something that only allows 6 at one time. I think Mordecai’s story was the one that fell a bit flat for me, it didn’t really tell me what he was doing on Pandora before the event that leads to him getting on the bus. Well I guess it did tell me but I kind of wanted to see a bit of it for myself.
The art is surprisingly not cell shaded like the game, and I think I”m actually a bit thank for that…I’m not sure it would have worked. It’s consistent and I think that Agustin Padilla did a pretty good job with it.
I think it’s a great companion piece for those who really loved the game and the characters, and if IDW decides to put out more like this I would certainly seek them out.
I received this in exchange for an honest review.
We get to see how each Vault Hunter is perceived by others and we get some good glimpses about their personalities as well…you know other than the one liners we get when were’ blasting skags sky high (“It’s like Christmas!”). I personally think that Roland and Brick get the really good stories in this one, we get to see the exact reason Roland left the Crimson Lance and Brick’s real colors are shown. Lilth’s story was good as well and as my preferred character I wanted to see more of her (*hint* I would be willing to buy graphic novels about their individual adventures before or after the game). We get a bit more info on what a Siren is and just how lonely it is to be a part of something that only allows 6 at one time. I think Mordecai’s story was the one that fell a bit flat for me, it didn’t really tell me what he was doing on Pandora before the event that leads to him getting on the bus. Well I guess it did tell me but I kind of wanted to see a bit of it for myself.
The art is surprisingly not cell shaded like the game, and I think I”m actually a bit thank for that…I’m not sure it would have worked. It’s consistent and I think that Agustin Padilla did a pretty good job with it.
I think it’s a great companion piece for those who really loved the game and the characters, and if IDW decides to put out more like this I would certainly seek them out.
I received this in exchange for an honest review.
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