carroq's review against another edition
3.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I was familiar with Morgan's sci-fi setting before picking this up. This addition does a pretty decent job of hitting the main points about what makes it unique so that new readers won't feel completely lost. This is a side job of sorts for Takeshi Kovacs, the star of Morgan's setting. It doesn't really add anything to his history, but it round out the setting a little bit by showing what life is like on another planet.
The story itself seems like pretty standard fare for this pseudo noir setting. As such, it didn't strike a big chord with me. The art is a little bit of a let down. It's not bad by any means, but the character drawings weren't the best. I really like the backgrounds though. And the actions sequences were pretty decent.
This is a great introduction to the series because it gives the reader everything they need to get started and it doesn't require a lot of commitment.
I was familiar with Morgan's sci-fi setting before picking this up. This addition does a pretty decent job of hitting the main points about what makes it unique so that new readers won't feel completely lost. This is a side job of sorts for Takeshi Kovacs, the star of Morgan's setting. It doesn't really add anything to his history, but it round out the setting a little bit by showing what life is like on another planet.
The story itself seems like pretty standard fare for this pseudo noir setting. As such, it didn't strike a big chord with me. The art is a little bit of a let down. It's not bad by any means, but the character drawings weren't the best. I really like the backgrounds though. And the actions sequences were pretty decent.
This is a great introduction to the series because it gives the reader everything they need to get started and it doesn't require a lot of commitment.
codeeater's review against another edition
3.0
Story was ok, probably even 3.5 stars, but I didn‘t like the art style too much.
zachb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? No
3.75
fixatedonfiction's review against another edition
4.0
I have watched the first three episodes of Altered Carbon and I loved it, so seeing this available on NetGalley, I just had to get! I really enjoyed it.
etienne02's review against another edition
1.0
Not a good adaptation of the Takeshi Kovacs universe. The arts isn’t good, I’ve seen work from this artist before and from what I’ve seen I’m really not a fan of his work. The story is kind of typical of that universe, so that’s a good points, but at the same time a bit unoriginal... everything look to me as a clichés or a caricature of the books series, the books already have a lot of clichés but this comic one push it again further. If you’re a big fan of the books or TV shows, maybe you should try it, have a look, but I wouldn’t recommend starting in this universe with this one, because it didn’t do justice to it!
deearr's review
4.0
My previous knowledge of Richard K. Morgan’s character and universe comes from the time spent watching Altered Carbon on Netflix. With the amount of time one has with a TV series, there are ample opportunities to flesh out Takeshi Kovacs and give the watcher a decent look at his world.
In a graphic novel, everything has to be put on a much quicker timeline. This worked for “Download Blues,” as the pacing kept the action at a fever pitch. The storyline was not fantastic, but tight enough to keep me engaged with what was happening. The layout and artwork were also good, especially with the drawings of the city and the elongated scenes showing both height and depth. What really interested and impressed me was the coloring. While I am not sure, it appeared that Vinicius Andrade was using watercolors (and if he wasn’t, that is the effect). For those of us who look more closely at the artwork, I felt the coloring added much to the book.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this graphic novel and recommend it. Four stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for an electronic copy of this book.
In a graphic novel, everything has to be put on a much quicker timeline. This worked for “Download Blues,” as the pacing kept the action at a fever pitch. The storyline was not fantastic, but tight enough to keep me engaged with what was happening. The layout and artwork were also good, especially with the drawings of the city and the elongated scenes showing both height and depth. What really interested and impressed me was the coloring. While I am not sure, it appeared that Vinicius Andrade was using watercolors (and if he wasn’t, that is the effect). For those of us who look more closely at the artwork, I felt the coloring added much to the book.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this graphic novel and recommend it. Four stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for an electronic copy of this book.
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