rhymeswithshmo's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
corpsewitch's review
3.0
(this is for my review of issues #1-5 because they were pretty short and they all kinda blurred together so I don't have specific reviews for each one individually)
like a lot of people, I read the comics after watching the movie on netflix. I enjoyed the film, but I had some issues with it. I read the comics because I was hoping they would have done some things better. but the movie was actually a fairly accurate adaptation and a lot of the problems I had with the movie I had with the comics as well. if anything, I think the movie is easier to follow along and does a good job with expanding on things that comics don't get to. my biggest problem was with the characters and the found family aspect. in both the comics and the movie, a lot of the characters aren't well defined in my opinion, specifically joe and nicky in both the movie and the comics, and nile in the comics.
the comics don't have a lot of time to develop the characters and relationships, so they all overall feel very flat and forgettable. though I will admit comics are a very new medium to me, and I'm used to novels and tv shows that get a lot of time to develop characters, and I understand comics are a lot more limited with that kinda time.
I've been reading a lot of reviews for the comics, and the biggest complaint I see is about the art style. a lot of people really hate the way the faces are drawn, and I admit I'm not a huge fan of the faces either, and they took me a while to get used to. but I think there's actually some rly cool art in here. I rly like the way the artist uses a heavy amount of black in the darker panels. they look almost abstract, and rly eye-catching.
I'm torn between 2.5 stars and 3 stars. I found the overall story and characters to be underwhelming and forgettable, and there were elements that were very underused. I actually prefer the movie a little bit because nile had more characterization and some subplots in the comic weren't written very well in my opinion. but I did enjoy it: it was a fun change from what I normally read and I'm definitely going to be looking into the next miniseries. there wasn't too much I rly liked about these comics, but giving it less than 3 stars doesn't seem right to me. idk what else to say. objectively I wasn't a huge fan, but it was fun and quick and I'm glad I read it.
like a lot of people, I read the comics after watching the movie on netflix. I enjoyed the film, but I had some issues with it. I read the comics because I was hoping they would have done some things better. but the movie was actually a fairly accurate adaptation and a lot of the problems I had with the movie I had with the comics as well. if anything, I think the movie is easier to follow along and does a good job with expanding on things that comics don't get to. my biggest problem was with the characters and the found family aspect. in both the comics and the movie, a lot of the characters aren't well defined in my opinion, specifically joe and nicky in both the movie and the comics, and nile in the comics.
the comics don't have a lot of time to develop the characters and relationships, so they all overall feel very flat and forgettable. though I will admit comics are a very new medium to me, and I'm used to novels and tv shows that get a lot of time to develop characters, and I understand comics are a lot more limited with that kinda time.
I've been reading a lot of reviews for the comics, and the biggest complaint I see is about the art style. a lot of people really hate the way the faces are drawn, and I admit I'm not a huge fan of the faces either, and they took me a while to get used to. but I think there's actually some rly cool art in here. I rly like the way the artist uses a heavy amount of black in the darker panels. they look almost abstract, and rly eye-catching.
I'm torn between 2.5 stars and 3 stars. I found the overall story and characters to be underwhelming and forgettable, and there were elements that were very underused. I actually prefer the movie a little bit because nile had more characterization and some subplots in the comic weren't written very well in my opinion. but I did enjoy it: it was a fun change from what I normally read and I'm definitely going to be looking into the next miniseries. there wasn't too much I rly liked about these comics, but giving it less than 3 stars doesn't seem right to me. idk what else to say. objectively I wasn't a huge fan, but it was fun and quick and I'm glad I read it.
leopardseal's review
3.0
interesting what was changed from the comics to the movie and....................i like it. movie got some more juicy tension and angst i think. still, fun to read the comics, and i'll read the others
lakeh's review
4.0
Had to read the source material after watching the Netflix series. Enjoyed the differences and learning more about the characters. There’s enough that the film seems like a completely different story, which is neat!
The graphic novels had a great arc and I especially enjoyed the fast-paced story and the back-and-forth dialogue. Great art, as well.
The graphic novels had a great arc and I especially enjoyed the fast-paced story and the back-and-forth dialogue. Great art, as well.
obscurepages's review
5.0
(Guess who just decided to read all current issues of The Old Guard in one sitting? Oh yes, it's me)
I loved this! It's such a fantastic and satisfying finale. Action-packed and fast-paced. So different from the movie though! And I have to say, I feel like I love the movie's finale more.
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I loved this! It's such a fantastic and satisfying finale. Action-packed and fast-paced. So different from the movie though! And I have to say, I feel like I love the movie's finale more.
Find me elsewhere: Instagram | Twitter | Blog
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