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evilchocho's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
rakoerose's review against another edition
3.0
Picked up on a whim, don’t regret it because it was still quite fun!
”Would it kill you to say please?”
“Would it kill you to shut up for more than two seconds?”
This series has to strike a tough balance where these characters obviously don’t like being stuck together yet also don’t quite hate each other... some of the dialogue misses that mark for me (like the backhanded “intelligence” comments towards Mr. Terrific). Yet some of it is really fun banter! I actually like the playful hate between Rex and Eel. I just think the line hasn’t been developed yet for where all these characters stand with each other.
I do see what a lot of others were saying that this Terrifics line is borderline a parody of Fantastic Four. I almost forgot this was a DC title when it was mentioned that Mr. Terrific is the “third most intelligent person” and I automatically thought oh, Reed Richards before flipping back and realizing this is DC. It’s definitely an interesting choice?
I want to keep reading mainly for Eel, aka Plastic Man. His comedic energy is just great fun and I like how the artists can play with his expressions so much! I also can’t imagine being him and waking up from basically a five year coma and bouncing back so quickly. Kingly behavior.
Overall, I didn’t hate this at all! It was a good way to kill some weekend time.
”Would it kill you to say please?”
“Would it kill you to shut up for more than two seconds?”
This series has to strike a tough balance where these characters obviously don’t like being stuck together yet also don’t quite hate each other... some of the dialogue misses that mark for me (like the backhanded “intelligence” comments towards Mr. Terrific). Yet some of it is really fun banter! I actually like the playful hate between Rex and Eel. I just think the line hasn’t been developed yet for where all these characters stand with each other.
I do see what a lot of others were saying that this Terrifics line is borderline a parody of Fantastic Four. I almost forgot this was a DC title when it was mentioned that Mr. Terrific is the “third most intelligent person” and I automatically thought oh, Reed Richards before flipping back and realizing this is DC. It’s definitely an interesting choice?
I want to keep reading mainly for Eel, aka Plastic Man. His comedic energy is just great fun and I like how the artists can play with his expressions so much! I also can’t imagine being him and waking up from basically a five year coma and bouncing back so quickly. Kingly behavior.
Overall, I didn’t hate this at all! It was a good way to kill some weekend time.
justjai's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident
Minor: Death of parent
unladylike's review
2.0
1.5 stars
I like Jeff Lemire as a writer quite a lot, and was curious about this Mr. Terrific character, whom I'd never heard of before he started showing up and playing a major role in the Dark Nights: Metal event. Plastic Man also had a key role in Metal, and is a fascinating character. Unfortunately, this whole book was boring as heck. It's basically a DC approximation of the Fantastic Four, but seriously, Plastic Man and Metamorpho are the only interesting pieces being played.
I like Jeff Lemire as a writer quite a lot, and was curious about this Mr. Terrific character, whom I'd never heard of before he started showing up and playing a major role in the Dark Nights: Metal event. Plastic Man also had a key role in Metal, and is a fascinating character. Unfortunately, this whole book was boring as heck. It's basically a DC approximation of the Fantastic Four, but seriously, Plastic Man and Metamorpho are the only interesting pieces being played.
ogreart's review
2.0
Kind of disappointing. Seems like the same gags get recycled over and over again throughout the book. It's a shame, I was looking forward to reading this.
dantastic's review
3.0
Bonded together by the strange energies of the Dark Multiverse, Mister Terrific, Metamorpho, Plastic Man, and Phantom Girl fight crime as... The Terrifics!
Unless Michael Allred is involved, I don't normally pick up new super hero comics anymore since the cost vs. content ratio is terrible. However, I've had my eye on The Terrifics for a while since it seemed to be an homage to the Fantastic Four. I finally nabbed this a couple days ago after trading some stuff in.
Much as I thought, The Terrifics are an homage to the classic era of the Fantastic Four, taking on huge menaces, including the biggest menace of all: functioning as a team. Overall, I like what I've read so far. The team gets established and faces a variety of menaces. Seeds are planted for future stories, like Tom Strong! Alan Moore would be furious if he wasn't already furious all the time.
The stories are more self-contained and less decompressed than most modern comics. I think the book suffers a bit from switching artists. Also, Mr. Terrific does a lot of heavy-handed exposition, just like Reed Richards. I like the bickering rivalry between Plastic Man and Metamorpho and Phantom Girl has a lot of potential. I'm really curious as to where the Tom Strong storyline is going.
Meet the Terrifics isn't Fantastic but shows a lot of potential. I'll be grabbing the next volume at some point. Three out of five stars.
Unless Michael Allred is involved, I don't normally pick up new super hero comics anymore since the cost vs. content ratio is terrible. However, I've had my eye on The Terrifics for a while since it seemed to be an homage to the Fantastic Four. I finally nabbed this a couple days ago after trading some stuff in.
Much as I thought, The Terrifics are an homage to the classic era of the Fantastic Four, taking on huge menaces, including the biggest menace of all: functioning as a team. Overall, I like what I've read so far. The team gets established and faces a variety of menaces. Seeds are planted for future stories, like Tom Strong! Alan Moore would be furious if he wasn't already furious all the time.
The stories are more self-contained and less decompressed than most modern comics. I think the book suffers a bit from switching artists. Also, Mr. Terrific does a lot of heavy-handed exposition, just like Reed Richards. I like the bickering rivalry between Plastic Man and Metamorpho and Phantom Girl has a lot of potential. I'm really curious as to where the Tom Strong storyline is going.
Meet the Terrifics isn't Fantastic but shows a lot of potential. I'll be grabbing the next volume at some point. Three out of five stars.
joshgauthier's review
4.0
There's no denying the similarities between The Terrifics and the the Fantastic 4, but that honestly wasn't a problem for me as I read this. The tone of these characters and their interactions feels unique enough that it stands as its own thing--at least for me.
Spinning out of the events of Dark Nights: Metal, The Terrifics,/i> gives us four strange heroes forced together by circumstance as they fight to understand what has been done to them. The zany characters (Plastic Man), are well suited to the rather wild ride of adventures that happen throughout volume 1. The writing works, the art is engaging, and the story is consistently fun while also finding moments of something deeper.
The Terrifics vol. 1 doesn't set itself apart as a mind-blowing graphic novel, but it doesn't really feel like its trying to either. It's simply bringing some unfamiliar characters to the forefront and letting them have an adventure all their own. I had a good time reading it--strangeness and all--and that's really all I was looking for here. I look forward to seeing where it goes.
Spinning out of the events of Dark Nights: Metal, The Terrifics,/i> gives us four strange heroes forced together by circumstance as they fight to understand what has been done to them. The zany characters (Plastic Man), are well suited to the rather wild ride of adventures that happen throughout volume 1. The writing works, the art is engaging, and the story is consistently fun while also finding moments of something deeper.
The Terrifics vol. 1 doesn't set itself apart as a mind-blowing graphic novel, but it doesn't really feel like its trying to either. It's simply bringing some unfamiliar characters to the forefront and letting them have an adventure all their own. I had a good time reading it--strangeness and all--and that's really all I was looking for here. I look forward to seeing where it goes.
georgezakka's review
4.0
3.7, didn’t really like the way metamorpho looks same with element girl but something that shined was plastic man, who was so funny and awesome,makes me want to buy the upcoming plastic man book
crookedtreehouse's review
2.0
I'm not much of a fan of modern DC comics, but I do like it when they work with teams featuring less popular characters. I'm not a fan of Alan Moore properties, but I love Tom Strong. I'm not a fan of DC continually poking at Alan Moore by using his characters or storylines, but I enjoyed about half of the Before Watchmen titles. I am a fan of Jeff Lemire, but apart from the very beginning of his Animal Man run, I have not been impressed by his work for DC or Marvel.
I tried going into this with an open mind, but it was clear from the dialog that this book wasn't going to be for me. It reads like a bad 80s action movie script. Not one of those "so bad, it's amazing", just your two-star not very clever one-liner filled action movie starring Dolph Lundgren's tailor, and someone who once saw Frank Stallone at an airport.
The art is wildly inconsistent, and pretty uninspired considering you have Metamorpho an =d Plastic Man to play around with. The villains are generic and derivative, and their motives are super basic.
I have enjoyed work by all three of the main creators on this book: Lemire, Reis, and Shaner, but this title was a failure on all levels for me.
I tried going into this with an open mind, but it was clear from the dialog that this book wasn't going to be for me. It reads like a bad 80s action movie script. Not one of those "so bad, it's amazing", just your two-star not very clever one-liner filled action movie starring Dolph Lundgren's tailor, and someone who once saw Frank Stallone at an airport.
The art is wildly inconsistent, and pretty uninspired considering you have Metamorpho an =d Plastic Man to play around with. The villains are generic and derivative, and their motives are super basic.
I have enjoyed work by all three of the main creators on this book: Lemire, Reis, and Shaner, but this title was a failure on all levels for me.