A review by oldwindways
Frontlines: Requiem: The Graphic Novel by Marko Kloos, Ivan Brandon, Gary Erskine, Yel Zamor
4.0
I am a long time fan of [a:Marko Kloos|6606349|Marko Kloos|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1565448645p2/6606349.jpg] and have read the Frontlines novels and short stories up through [b:Chains of Command|25648897|Chains of Command (Frontlines, #4)|Marko Kloos|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1457383836l/25648897._SY75_.jpg|45468301], so when I saw this on sale and had some Amazon credit to burn, it was a no brainer.
Overall, the graphic novel was passable. I felt that the artist's style was not really my cup of tea, but was not too jarring, and the story was not the most enrapturing I have read. That said, having Jackson and the Lazarus Brigade make a cameo was a nice touch. The depiction of the Lankies was not at all what my mind's eye had put together (I envisioned something much more along the lines of towering slugs), and the lines/aesthetic of the NAC ships and armor just didn't strike me as quite right. I was prepared to give it a 3-star rating, but in the final chapter, the plot got more emotionally loaded (or at least spoke to me more directly) and kicked things up a notch. It was a quick read, and entertaining, but I don't know that it added much to the Frontlines universe for me.
Overall, the graphic novel was passable. I felt that the artist's style was not really my cup of tea, but was not too jarring, and the story was not the most enrapturing I have read. That said, having Jackson and the Lazarus Brigade make a cameo was a nice touch. The depiction of the Lankies was not at all what my mind's eye had put together (I envisioned something much more along the lines of towering slugs), and the lines/aesthetic of the NAC ships and armor just didn't strike me as quite right. I was prepared to give it a 3-star rating, but in the final chapter, the plot got more emotionally loaded (or at least spoke to me more directly) and kicked things up a notch. It was a quick read, and entertaining, but I don't know that it added much to the Frontlines universe for me.