taylorhohulin's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, here's the deal. If you look at the cover of Down. Set. Fight!, you pretty much know what you're getting into. I'm surprised at the number of people who give this book bad ratings when the cover is A FOOTBALL PLAYER PUNCHING A MASCOT IN THE FACE. I don't know what else you'd expect.
The first half of the book plays things as straight-faced as you can when your story is about a retired football player being hunted down by mascots for various pro sports teams, but at the halfway point, the book really hits its stride.
I'm a big fan of action stories that don't take themselves too seriously and make things over-the-top for the sake of being over-the-top, and that's certainly what you get in Down. Set. Fight!
The first half of the book plays things as straight-faced as you can when your story is about a retired football player being hunted down by mascots for various pro sports teams, but at the halfway point, the book really hits its stride.
I'm a big fan of action stories that don't take themselves too seriously and make things over-the-top for the sake of being over-the-top, and that's certainly what you get in Down. Set. Fight!
cetaylor05's review against another edition
3.0
This story was as well told as it could be. The plot was crap albeit nicely executed!
katyjean81's review against another edition
2.0
Ridiculous. I'll see pass it along to some kids to see what they think, but it's a weird graphic novel about mascots, gambling and American football. It's one big beat 'em up fight. I'm at a loss for the redeeming qualities in it, other then the fact that it's a book and books are good.
arachne_reads's review against another edition
1.0
Not for me. I didn't know how to interpret its tone, and the "beating up mascots" angle-- super silly-- seemed to clash with the larger plot, which I kept losing track of. Is this a case of I don't have the cultural references to latch onto? Am I missing genre tells that would help me interpret? Dunno. It seemed at odds with itself, which might be it just landing on the wrong reader. What I do know is that I did not enjoy it. YMMV.
vegebrarian's review
4.0
Footballer Chuck Fairlane lashed out one night after a big win and as a consequence lost his sponsors and his lucrative and aspiring career. It's about honor and loyalty and doing the "right" (violent at times) thing. Many Vince Lombardi quotes and reference throughout (most lost on me).
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