A review by crookedtreehouse
East of West Volume 10 by Jonathan Hickman
4.0
The previous three volumes of this series got a bit rocky. They were still good, but I wasn't engrossed in the story, I was reading in hopes that the book would reach up to the potential I imagined from the first couple of volumes. And it mostly did.
The main battle that the series has been building up to since the first issue was somwehat anti-climactic, and shouldn't have been the focus of the series. The human portion of the apocalypse was much more interesting. Likewise, The Beast unmasking, a physical reveal, not A Shocking Reveal, was fine but it led to an ending I didn't really believe in.
But the warring nations' battles, and Wolf's story made me glad I stuck with this series. It's not Hickman's best, but it is still very good.
If you like post-apocalyptic stories with gorgeous art and interesting political machinations, this is a Definite Must Read. Also, if you're looking for modern Westerns with a sci-fi bent.
The main battle that the series has been building up to since the first issue was somwehat anti-climactic, and shouldn't have been the focus of the series. The human portion of the apocalypse was much more interesting. Likewise, The Beast unmasking, a physical reveal, not A Shocking Reveal, was fine but it led to an ending I didn't really believe in.
But the warring nations' battles, and Wolf's story made me glad I stuck with this series. It's not Hickman's best, but it is still very good.
If you like post-apocalyptic stories with gorgeous art and interesting political machinations, this is a Definite Must Read. Also, if you're looking for modern Westerns with a sci-fi bent.