hngisreading's review
4.0
Do I understand 100% of what happened? Nope! Was it a hell of a ride? Yep!
This is one of those “trust the process” series which I think would annoy a fair amount of readers. Ellis is asking his readers to have faith that all the pieces are going to fall into place. And they do… sort of.
I still think think this could’ve been condensed and that some of the storylines/scenes were just posturing and cramming in as many big words and scientific terms as possible. But, I do feel like the ending was satisfying.
What it comes down to: who has information & what they do with it.
The four? The big bad. Hoard information to make themselves more powerful. Sell out humanity for powers. Planetary, more specifically Snow, is a threat to this.
Planetary seeks out information for information’s sake. The mysteries of the universe. They want to keep it strange. Snow starts to see the flaws in this, though. We see this change at the end with the sharing of information with the masses.
I think some characters could’ve been introduced sooner, some not all. Some storylines should’ve been explored more, others left behind. Regardless, a wild sci-fi romp that will probably take several reads to full *get* and even then… I’m sure I’ll be missing something.
This is one of those “trust the process” series which I think would annoy a fair amount of readers. Ellis is asking his readers to have faith that all the pieces are going to fall into place. And they do… sort of.
I still think think this could’ve been condensed and that some of the storylines/scenes were just posturing and cramming in as many big words and scientific terms as possible. But, I do feel like the ending was satisfying.
What it comes down to: who has information & what they do with it.
The four? The big bad. Hoard information to make themselves more powerful. Sell out humanity for powers. Planetary, more specifically Snow, is a threat to this.
Planetary seeks out information for information’s sake. The mysteries of the universe. They want to keep it strange. Snow starts to see the flaws in this, though. We see this change at the end with the sharing of information with the masses.
I think some characters could’ve been introduced sooner, some not all. Some storylines should’ve been explored more, others left behind. Regardless, a wild sci-fi romp that will probably take several reads to full *get* and even then… I’m sure I’ll be missing something.
jordibal's review
5.0
Referencias a Marvel y DC a porrillo, y supongo que a Wildstorm también. ¡Esto es el metamultiverso! Chorrea sentido de la maravilla.
librarimans's review
5.0
Whether you read comics or not, this is a series I cannot recommend enough. It's a world of superhumans, but without the trappings of the spandex and cape set, it more closely resembles a mash up of Fringe and the X-Files with monsters, global conspiracies, multiple Earths and the like. The series is full of pop culture references (including one so obvious that I couldn't believe it took me until volume 4 to place it) to movies, TV, literary characters, and yes, comic book superheroes. Even if you don't get all the references Warren Ellis is a master storyteller and John Cassaday's art is gorgeous as always. Put away any preconceptions you may have about comics and enjoy.
the_graylien's review
5.0
Wow... What a series...
Ellis continues to put together a stellar series in this one and despite what some say, I really couldn't think of a better way to cap it off than he did in the last couple of issues.
Ellis continues to throw the pop culture analogs at us, while in this volume mixing in a bit of magic, psychadelia, religion, and several schools of science. This volume almost smacked of "The Invisibles" for me (definitely a good thing), but was just awe-inspiring in a completely different way.
Oh, and something I haven't said very much about in prior reviews of earlier volumes. The art in this series is fantastic. John Cassaday and Laura Martin knocked this whole series out of the ballpark. Some of the greatest artwork I've ever seen in comics. Coupled with one of the most intriguing plots ever penned, this is something you MUST check out.
Ellis continues to put together a stellar series in this one and despite what some say, I really couldn't think of a better way to cap it off than he did in the last couple of issues.
Ellis continues to throw the pop culture analogs at us, while in this volume mixing in a bit of magic, psychadelia, religion, and several schools of science. This volume almost smacked of "The Invisibles" for me (definitely a good thing), but was just awe-inspiring in a completely different way.
Oh, and something I haven't said very much about in prior reviews of earlier volumes. The art in this series is fantastic. John Cassaday and Laura Martin knocked this whole series out of the ballpark. Some of the greatest artwork I've ever seen in comics. Coupled with one of the most intriguing plots ever penned, this is something you MUST check out.
vylotte's review
5.0
The conclusion of the Planetary arc. Very satisfying way to send off the archaeologists of the odd. Hints and farther reaching mysteries still to unravel, I hope there is more to come, some day.
vraper's review
3.0
A friend lent me Planetary #1 to 4 as I enjoyed Warren Ellis' Crooked Little Vein and Transmetropolitan. I found Planetary #4 forgettable, possibly because I'm not a fan of superhero comics. Not Ellis' best work.
antonioct's review
5.0
No hago spoilers no por vosotros, lectores, si no que si me pongo a pensar en el final y en mis partes favoritas de este último volumen me echo a llorar.
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