space_gaudet's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
4.0
ohboysidd's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
pinteeth's review
3.0
Not their best, imo, but I honestly think a lot of that has to do with the art style (apologies, Michael Avon Oeming, just not my vibe) rather than the story. I felt like it was missing the lyricism often present in his work, which works well for the story but was surprising to me. Now I know what I dig about their writing I guess- couldn't get myself to read the second installment lol 0.o
barrybj's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
vernip's review
4.0
Not bad for a revitalization of a pulp-era adventurer that also ties it in with the "superhero" universe it merged with.
chrisfarnsworth's review
5.0
I was reluctant to get into this, because I was expecting some postmodern, post-heroic middle-aged ennui. I should have had more faith in Gerard Way. This was incredible. An explorer and adventure forced to go back to the site of his greatest discovery and reconcile with his past. And blow a lot of stuff up, and stop an evil cult from raising a decaying Elder God from its prison. Oh, and Mad Dog is in it, too. Who could ask for anything more?
andreapoulain's review
3.0
Uh, Cave Carson has a cybernetic eye! Do I care? No. Does this shit is entretaining? Yeah. Camp sci-fi. I just wanna read Milk Wars, really.
miamollekin's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
3.25
thecommonswings's review
4.0
There are several ways to revive old comic characters the general population don’t really know: laborious and full of historical lore; the lighthearted version of that which takes the lore and turns it into knowing jokes for the cognoscenti; the po-faced and serious rewrite; the postmodern rewrite; the larky rewrite - all these tend to have at their centre some sort of reaction to or against the original character history which tends to bog the whole thing down and result in inevitable cancellation
Thankfully Gerard Way and Jon Rivera are fans of the *other* way, the Grant Morrison way. A way which has the history within the DNA but tends to not bother stopping to allow you to soak it up. Oh no. Far more important is the story itself - and this is a dizzying, strange and exciting story which just happens to be apparently seeped in history
Unfortunately this also means it’s sometimes incredibly hard to follow, but the art and the story and the pacing almost completely make up for that. I’d rather be momentarily confused as to where the central character’s beard has gone on one page and then forget that because the story is going off into loads of different directions than any other route. Good fun and, yes, I want to find out what happens next so job’s a good ‘un
Thankfully Gerard Way and Jon Rivera are fans of the *other* way, the Grant Morrison way. A way which has the history within the DNA but tends to not bother stopping to allow you to soak it up. Oh no. Far more important is the story itself - and this is a dizzying, strange and exciting story which just happens to be apparently seeped in history
Unfortunately this also means it’s sometimes incredibly hard to follow, but the art and the story and the pacing almost completely make up for that. I’d rather be momentarily confused as to where the central character’s beard has gone on one page and then forget that because the story is going off into loads of different directions than any other route. Good fun and, yes, I want to find out what happens next so job’s a good ‘un