Reviews

Annihilator by Frazer Irving, Grant Morrison

john_huppenthal's review against another edition

4.0

I either loved or hated this and either understood it or don't have a fucking clue what it was about. Grant Morrison's stories do that to me I guess.

aroldo's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

robin_dh's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

art_cart_ron's review against another edition

3.0

Unpolished. Frazer Irving isn't a very good narrative artist. Often felt like an unpolished film proposal. When long character bios are included at the end of your book with the apparent function of telling the story that didn't come across within the book itself... it's a red flag. Otherwise - there are some fun elements and twists, some great static illustrations (among a lot of bad ones, and barely a background in sight - even for establishing shots), and an 80's feel (that I'm not sure was intentional). I'm a big GM fan, and I'm not mad that I bought a used copy... but I doubt anyone will list this as among his better work.

zachb's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dosymedia's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

squidbag's review

4.0

Occasionally, Grant Morrison takes a break from spouting pseudo-philosophical mindlessness and writes really entertaining mindfuckery comics that your brain might actually like to have sex with. This is one of those, expertly rendered by Fraser Irving, and it takes place in a universe that - well, I won't spoil it for you, only tell you that all of the characters in this speak Morrison Madness and it's great. Good story, fun timing, beautiful art.

nigellicus's review

5.0

Ray Spass is a Hollywood scriptwriter who has squandered his earnings on the things Hollywood wunderkind usually squander their earnings on. He is a horrible person and he is trying to write a script about a haunted house in space. He buys a haunted house and holds a squalid black mass to summon the devil, and learns that he is dying. Then the mephistophlean main character from his screenplay turns up and asks him to write his story for him.

Max Nomax is a fugitive from a prison hovering on the event horizon of a massive black hole. The prison is haunted by the results of some dreadful experiment gone horribly wrong. How did Max escape to Earth? Ray has to write the story to find out, and hopefully stop the avenging space angel from recapturing Max and destroying the universe.

Look, yes, just the ploy alone is bonkers, but reading it, every panel is crammed with the bonkers, this s bonkers on a fractal level. It's also hilarious as Ray and Max are too dreadful, narcissistic, self-absorbed personalities playing off each other, and horrifying, as Max's space prison is basically hell. Completely, brilliantly bananas.