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Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #22: All reviews of this product; 5 out of 5 starsBrilliant, 21 05 2013 - By Neil Crawford
This is a fantastic conclousion to the venom war story arc. With a final battle to bring tears to your eyes, this issue knocks the ball out of the park. Brian Micheal Bendis is brilliant! A fantastic issue.
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Superior Spider-Man #9 NOW!: All reviews of this product; 1 out of 5 starsA cruel end, 21 05 2013 - By Neil Crawford
I don't want to spoil the issue, but I have to if I am to get my point across. This is just horrible, with it obvious that it would be Amazing vs Superior, we all thought that Dan Slott would right the wrong of ASM #700, but he doesn't and he breaks your heart so much that you may start to cry. Truely pathetic.
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Batman #20: All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsScore one for references!, 21 05 2013 - By Neil Crawford
Following on from the events of #19, the caped crusader is having a horrible time of it against Clayface. In the escape we will see a very familiar costume which leads to an average finale. Good comic that continues the fantastic run of Scott Snyder on the Batman comic series.
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Doctor Who: Action Figures: Doctor With Sonic Screwdriver (3.75 Inch): All reviews of this product; 1 out of 5 starssmaller is not better, 21 05 2013 - By Shatnerrr
Why mess with the sizes. They look wrong and the features are not good either. They no longer fit with the collection.
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Doctor Who: Action Figures: Clara (3.75 Inch): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 stars:D, 19 05 2013 - By Alex seed
Great Figure Collectors And Figure Adventures would look great and great to play with play with every day.
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Axe Cop: Volume 3: All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
You know you are doing something right when you are on your third Trade Paperback, your art is appearing in the background of TV shows and Damon Lindelhof is writing your introductions. The simple idea at the heart of Axe Cop (that it is written by a six year old) shows no sign of becoming stale.
This is the longest of the three volumes and will certainly take a while to get through as it is jam packed with goodies. It starts with a medium length story then goes into almost 30 Ask Axe Cop skits. There are various holiday and seasonal specials, some non-Axe Cop stories, and a whole bunch of guest writers and artists. Crossovers like these are a tradition in the webcomic community and many of these are conjured up by the kids of other successful online creators. There is a full length official team-up with the hugely successful Dr. McNinja drawn by its artist. The two characters actually fit very well and seem to be cut from the same cloth.
We have left the technicolour spectacular behind and most of the art is in black and white. There are some special strips in colour and some black and white with a single colour highlight showing that the artist isn’t willing to stay still. The guest artists and guest pinup galleries give you a chance to see different styles at work. You also get to see Malachai drawing (before he gets bored) and Ethan writing.
The sheer quantity and diversity of material here won’t disappoint and this gets a solid Thumbs Up!
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Axe Cop: Volume 2: Bad Guy Earth: All reviews of this product; 5 out of 5 starsDouble Thumbs Up for such a massive undertaking., 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This is the perfect antidote to modern life. In our world of structure, rules, procedure and conformity this is what we are missing. It’s the pure unbridled joy of creativity without consequence. No adult could make this up. And even if they did no one would publish it. But because it comes from the mind of a six year old playing with his toys it gets special dispensation.
This is the longest Axe Cop adventure ever. At what would be three issues long this is a seemingly endless romp through absurdity. It also has the perfect Monty Python ending too. It can get a little fatiguing and you might get slightly numb to the frenetic twisting and turning and complete lack of logic. But you will never find anything less predictable than this work. We are all so postmodern that it takes untainted childish anarchy to stop us guessing the plot.
As well as entertaining this glimpse into a child’s mind is fascinating. You can see his emerging grasp of families, friendship, life, death, religion, politics and all aspects of our complex adult world. It is a rare treat to see our lives from the outside.
This is also the first Axe Cop story to be in full colour. The bright cartoonish hues really do add an innocent exuberance to the whole piece. The art, the layouts and the whole presentation is very adult and sophisticated in nature. These are proper techniques used effectively and intelligently to deliver and sustain this tsunami of ideas. You need some structure to stop your brain shutting down from the sheer wackiness of it all.
There are extensive notes, sketches, photographs and commentary, documenting the creative process in full and giving you a great understanding of how much time goes into making Axe Cop.
Double Thumbs Up for such a massive undertaking.
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Axe Cop: Volume 1: All reviews of this product; 5 out of 5 starsA lightning high-five; or a Double Thumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
Comics. The clue is in the title. They should be funny right? Yet most of them are dramatic, powerful, moving, angsty stories. This book makes up for it. It is the funniest thing you will ever encounter. It is insanely funny – because it is insane.
This was written/ inspired by a five year old and illustrated by his professional artist older brother. As such it is untroubled by grown up sensibilities of structure, narrative, logic and consistency. Morals, the laws of physics, reality itself all go out with the bathwater in this anything-goes romp. It is the adage “children say the funniest things” made print. And it is unlike anything you have ever seen. The surrealism and unpredictability is so refreshing and so genuinely funny.
It starts with little one page sketches, as kids have short attention spans, but grows to longer and longer stories. Readers have also been sending in questions to “Ask Axe Cop,” and we see a plethora of wacky, zany answers from a single panel up to two pages.
There is also a commentary with notes on each of the strips and a biography of the Axe Cop phenomenon which started as an internet joke, went viral and now has all manner of products. The real life story of this accidental sensation is just as interesting as the entertainment. You can really see this grow and evolve into a more sophisticated work before your eyes.
The art is black and grey with the perfect balance of detail to give a childlike freedom but still be realistic and cohesive. No matter how wildly fantastic the action gets the art always manages to catch up and has a humorous charm all of its own.
For sheer uniqueness and unprecedented laughs-per-second I give this a lightning high-five; or a Double Thumbs Up!
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Powers: Volume 14: Gods: All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsA POWERful Thumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
There is a brief text recap at the start of this book as we are joining the action mid-fray. Even then you will probably want to go back and re-read the last one.
Dialogue. That’s the name of the game here. It is great, snappy, realistic dialogue, but it would be more suited to a movie or a radio play. The endless string of, admittedly clever, speech bubble spaghetti tramples all over the wonderful visuals. This is a slow and dense read to start with lots of talking heads and linear interviews. You could easy spread this book out to twice its length – but well done to Bendis for not doing so.
By getting the words out of the way early on the art gets a chance to breathe and flex its muscles when it counts - the art, which is in fact, superb. Oeming uses so few lines and so little fine detail that his work is almost impressionistic. The inking and colouring does such an amazing job of bringing these characters and locations to life. This is a very dark book, set mostly at night or indoors. This allows Oeming to show off his wonderful understanding of light and shadow making it beautiful to look at. Even the lettering works so much harder than in other titles.
Although part police procedural, part superhero action-fest, we do get to explore some big themes here. Whilst not quite Alan Moore territory Bendis does raise good questions about his subject matter and gives you all the poking you need to think on some weighty issues.
It has been an awkward transition from the much loved previous Powers era to this new direction but this book is the equal of many you have read before. A POWERful Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: One More Time: Vol 10 (New Edition Titan): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThe Perfect Thumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This is the end of Warren Ellis’ political/ journalistic satire. Is it a worthy ending? It is. You won’t be disappointed. You aren’t assured of a “good guys always win” platitude here. There is real danger. Spider does have some surprises but they aren’t startling Deus ex Machina. All the pieces fit together nicely.
This is a solid volume that can give you some home truths about our own world if you care to look for them. Its politics is clear but not rammed down your throat. You get the feeling of Watchmen or V for Vendetta in that this is proper grown up reading. The whole thing also unfolds just like a news story and you can easily picture this happening sometime in our future.
The art is good but Robertson appears to have motion blur fever. During a car chase scene this digital trickery really detracts from how good an artist he is and breaks your immersion. Other than that it is solid work.
It’s a textbook brilliant piece of writing and a great ending that you can’t be certain of predicting. The perfect Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 10: One More Time: All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThe Perfect Thumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This is the end of Warren Ellis’ political/ journalistic satire. Is it a worthy ending? It is. You won’t be disappointed. You aren’t assured of a “good guys always win” platitude here. There is real danger. Spider does have some surprises but they aren’t startling Deus ex Machina. All the pieces fit together nicely.
This is a solid volume that can give you some home truths about our own world if you care to look for them. Its politics is clear but not rammed down your throat. You get the feeling of Watchmen or V for Vendetta in that this is proper grown up reading. The whole thing also unfolds just like a news story and you can easily picture this happening sometime in our future.
The art is good but Robertson appears to have motion blur fever. During a car chase scene this digital trickery really detracts from how good an artist he is and breaks your immersion. Other than that it is solid work.
It’s a textbook brilliant piece of writing and a great ending that you can’t be certain of predicting. The perfect Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 10: One More Time (New Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThe Perfect Thumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This is the end of Warren Ellis’ political/ journalistic satire. Is it a worthy ending? It is. You won’t be disappointed. You aren’t assured of a “good guys always win” platitude here. There is real danger. Spider does have some surprises but they aren’t startling Deus ex Machina. All the pieces fit together nicely.
This is a solid volume that can give you some home truths about our own world if you care to look for them. Its politics is clear but not rammed down your throat. You get the feeling of Watchmen or V for Vendetta in that this is proper grown up reading. The whole thing also unfolds just like a news story and you can easily picture this happening sometime in our future.
The art is good but Robertson appears to have motion blur fever. During a car chase scene this digital trickery really detracts from how good an artist he is and breaks your immersion. Other than that it is solid work.
It’s a textbook brilliant piece of writing and a great ending that you can’t be certain of predicting. The perfect Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 9: The Cure: All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
If Transmetropolitan were a movie this would be the chase sequence. You know the credits will soon be rolling and this is the final mad dash to get the girl/ bad guy/ McGuffin, before it is too late. Despite this rapid pacing Ellis is still smart enough to slow down for characterisation and to pay attention to the minor characters. There is a bit of exposition as the final cards are revealed and we do seem to spin our wheels for a bit but the last page makes for such an incredible ending.
The art doesn’t have as much free reign as the last book but still does a great job. Talking heads and necessary dialogue can become a chore for an artist but Robertson keeps things fresh and vibrant with his creative angles, wonderful facial expressions and collage-type layouts.
Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 9: The Cure (New Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
If Transmetropolitan were a movie this would be the chase sequence. You know the credits will soon be rolling and this is the final mad dash to get the girl/ bad guy/ McGuffin, before it is too late. Despite this rapid pacing Ellis is still smart enough to slow down for characterisation and to pay attention to the minor characters. There is a bit of exposition as the final cards are revealed and we do seem to spin our wheels for a bit but the last page makes for such an incredible ending.
The art doesn’t have as much free reign as the last book but still does a great job. Talking heads and necessary dialogue can become a chore for an artist but Robertson keeps things fresh and vibrant with his creative angles, wonderful facial expressions and collage-type layouts.
Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 8: Dirge (New Printing): All reviews of this product; 5 out of 5 starsThis is the volume that confirms you never want this story to end., 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This is a fantastic volume full of great art and mature storytelling.
There are no zombies, aliens or supervillains here. Our antagonist, the president, is truly diabolical and may even be mad but he is still human and very credible. There will be no technobabble, silver bullets or magic potion to save the day. Spider is a hero in the classic sense of the word and like Odysseus he can only triumph through his own skill and courage. This is proper grown up writing, completely relevant to our lives today.
Spider is genuinely in trouble. His illness is a wonderful ticking clock turning up the tension and reminding us that the hero need not survive the battle for it to be a great story. With just a few volumes to go we are in the final act and you wouldn’t want to miss this for the world.
The art which was crazily good before just goes off the scale. There are a lot of wordless pages leaving the pictures to impart a sense of epicness that would only be diminished by text. The first part of the book is entirely black borders then after an important story point it changes to white. This subtle transition is an amazingly effective device. At one point borders and panels are abandoned almost completely with the elements of each picture dividing up the page artistically and effectively. There is an internal monologue scene with Spider that just uses grey and black with his lone figure peering out of the darkness that is simply breath-taking.
This is the volume that confirms you never want this story to end. Double Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 8: Dirge (New Edition - Titan Edition): All reviews of this product; 5 out of 5 starsThis is the volume that confirms you never want this story to end., 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This is a fantastic volume full of great art and mature storytelling.
There are no zombies, aliens or supervillains here. Our antagonist, the president, is truly diabolical and may even be mad but he is still human and very credible. There will be no technobabble, silver bullets or magic potion to save the day. Spider is a hero in the classic sense of the word and like Odysseus he can only triumph through his own skill and courage. This is proper grown up writing, completely relevant to our lives today.
Spider is genuinely in trouble. His illness is a wonderful ticking clock turning up the tension and reminding us that the hero need not survive the battle for it to be a great story. With just a few volumes to go we are in the final act and you wouldn’t want to miss this for the world.
The art which was crazily good before just goes off the scale. There are a lot of wordless pages leaving the pictures to impart a sense of epicness that would only be diminished by text. The first part of the book is entirely black borders then after an important story point it changes to white. This subtle transition is an amazingly effective device. At one point borders and panels are abandoned almost completely with the elements of each picture dividing up the page artistically and effectively. There is an internal monologue scene with Spider that just uses grey and black with his lone figure peering out of the darkness that is simply breath-taking.
This is the volume that confirms you never want this story to end. Double Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 7: Spider’s Thrash (Titan Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThe very highest Thumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
It’s hard to describe this volume as it is so varied. There is the entertaining and increasingly dramatic storyline of Spider’s one man crusade against everything. And there are heartfelt treatise on child prostitution and the abandonment of the mentally ill. These are truths which our society so urgently needs to hear yet feel so out of place here.
Is it Spider’s struggle against a fictional government or Ellis’ rants about our own? A skilled writer would seamlessly blur them into one biting satire. But as readers maybe we aren’t clever enough to appreciate such things any longer. Just look at any film of Gulliver’s Travels.
This is the most poignant of the volumes so far and you are able to get a tiny glimpse of just why Spider is so driven to change the world around him. Before we turn the page and shovel food into our parasitic consumer faces of course.
The art is brilliant as always and seems to have a little bit more room to breathe. For a series with a lot of dialogue to cram in there are plenty of mute panels and even silent pages as the pictures get a chance to do the talking. Dynamic layouts, incredible lighting, detail packed backgrounds, vibrant colours and more all work superbly to bring this wretched future to life and make it relevant and believable.
The very highest Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 6: Gouge Away (New Edition - Titan Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsA great read and to date its strongest Thumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
We are approaching Spider Jerusalem’s finest hour; and by extension Transmetropolitan’s too. This is a great story well told. It has thoughtful writing, powerful themes, strong references and some cool dialogue. It strikes a superb balance between intellectual and entertaining.
It begins with some wonderful parodies as we see Spider become a victim of his own success and get turned into a cartoon, a biography and even a porno. Each of these mini-strips has a guest artist including familiar names such as Bryan Hitch and Frank Quietly. Then there is a spin-off issue with the Filthy Assistants before the main three-part story: a formula that seems to work very well.
The art is great and it is fantastic to see the guest artists showing different styles yet which perfectly complement the writing. There are wonderful angles and composition that looks effortless yet makes such a difference to what you are seeing. Part of the book dips into heavy narration and rather than cram it into the frame it appears in the thick borders between them in a perfect white on black epigraph.
This is a great read and to date its strongest Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 6: Gouge Away: All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsA great read and to date its strongest Thumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
We are approaching Spider Jerusalem’s finest hour; and by extension Transmetropolitan’s too. This is a great story well told. It has thoughtful writing, powerful themes, strong references and some cool dialogue. It strikes a superb balance between intellectual and entertaining.
It begins with some wonderful parodies as we see Spider become a victim of his own success and get turned into a cartoon, a biography and even a porno. Each of these mini-strips has a guest artist including familiar names such as Bryan Hitch and Frank Quietly. Then there is a spin-off issue with the Filthy Assistants before the main three-part story: a formula that seems to work very well.
The art is great and it is fantastic to see the guest artists showing different styles yet which perfectly complement the writing. There are wonderful angles and composition that looks effortless yet makes such a difference to what you are seeing. Part of the book dips into heavy narration and rather than cram it into the frame it appears in the thick borders between them in a perfect white on black epigraph.
This is a great read and to date its strongest Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 5: Lonely City (New Printing - Titan Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
Be careful what you wish for. Just as the last volume goes all mainstream and accessible, tempering Spider’s pathological belligerence, this one swings back the other way with single page musings on subjects that you aren’t quite sure are fictional. Kind of Alan Wicker meets Terry Gilliam.
Next is a single issue story which sees Spider and Filthy Assistants practice some aggressive journalism. Then onto the main three part story focussing on police brutality which really ramps up the tension initiated in the last volume. It has a powerful ending and you can’t wait for the next part.
The art starts to experiment with digital techniques with the odd focus pull and motion blur. Whilst used appropriately these are still a jarring new sight. We are used to our weirdness hand-drawn. Other than that it is on top form displaying its broad creative prowess.
This volume and the series in general seems to be trying to be all things to all people; from mainstream political thriller to surreal tone poem. It won’t please all of the people all of the time but when it hits your spot it is very good indeed. There is even an introduction from Patrick Stewart. Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 5: Lonely City (Titan Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThere is even an introduction from Patrick Stewart. Thumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
Be careful what you wish for. Just as the last volume goes all mainstream and accessible, tempering Spider’s pathological belligerence, this one swings back the other way with single page musings on subjects that you aren’t quite sure are fictional. Kind of Alan Wicker meets Terry Gilliam.
Next is a single issue story which sees Spider and Filthy Assistants practice some aggressive journalism. Then onto the main three part story focussing on police brutality which really ramps up the tension initiated in the last volume. It has a powerful ending and you can’t wait for the next part.
The art starts to experiment with digital techniques with the odd focus pull and motion blur. Whilst used appropriately these are still a jarring new sight. We are used to our weirdness hand-drawn. Other than that it is on top form displaying its broad creative prowess.
This volume and the series in general seems to be trying to be all things to all people; from mainstream political thriller to surreal tone poem. It won’t please all of the people all of the time but when it hits your spot it is very good indeed. There is even an introduction from Patrick Stewart. Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 5: Lonely City: All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
Be careful what you wish for. Just as the last volume goes all mainstream and accessible, tempering Spider’s pathological belligerence, this one swings back the other way with single page musings on subjects that you aren’t quite sure are fictional. Kind of Alan Wicker meets Terry Gilliam.
Next is a single issue story which sees Spider and Filthy Assistants practice some aggressive journalism. Then onto the main three part story focussing on police brutality which really ramps up the tension initiated in the last volume. It has a powerful ending and you can’t wait for the next part.
The art starts to experiment with digital techniques with the odd focus pull and motion blur. Whilst used appropriately these are still a jarring new sight. We are used to our weirdness hand-drawn. Other than that it is on top form displaying its broad creative prowess.
This volume and the series in general seems to be trying to be all things to all people; from mainstream political thriller to surreal tone poem. It won’t please all of the people all of the time but when it hits your spot it is very good indeed. There is even an introduction from Patrick Stewart. Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 4: The New Scum (New Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This title is changing and growing. Like a rebellious teenager you might not like what it is becoming. It is getting more mainstream. The narrative is clearer, easy to follow and loses its anarchic punch. Spider is - unfortunately – also becoming more relatable, and even in danger of being a nice guy. Being kind to small children seems a step too far. But it is still an enjoyable tale with Spider making some real enemies.
The art is great and there is a wonderful conversation with Spider and the president, reminiscent of the Frost/ Nixon conversation, which is wonderfully lit and superb to look at.
It is better than other writers can do but not as good as Ellis is capable of. No need to jump ship just yet though. It does promise to get even more interesting.
There are also two short Christmas stories. Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 4: The New Scum (New Printing - Titan Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This title is changing and growing. Like a rebellious teenager you might not like what it is becoming. It is getting more mainstream. The narrative is clearer, easy to follow and loses its anarchic punch. Spider is - unfortunately – also becoming more relatable, and even in danger of being a nice guy. Being kind to small children seems a step too far. But it is still an enjoyable tale with Spider making some real enemies.
The art is great and there is a wonderful conversation with Spider and the president, reminiscent of the Frost/ Nixon conversation, which is wonderfully lit and superb to look at.
It is better than other writers can do but not as good as Ellis is capable of. No need to jump ship just yet though. It does promise to get even more interesting.
There are also two short Christmas stories. Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 4: The New Scum: All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This title is changing and growing. Like a rebellious teenager you might not like what it is becoming. It is getting more mainstream. The narrative is clearer, easy to follow and loses its anarchic punch. Spider is - unfortunately – also becoming more relatable, and even in danger of being a nice guy. Being kind to small children seems a step too far. But it is still an enjoyable tale with Spider making some real enemies.
The art is great and there is a wonderful conversation with Spider and the president, reminiscent of the Frost/ Nixon conversation, which is wonderfully lit and superb to look at.
It is better than other writers can do but not as good as Ellis is capable of. No need to jump ship just yet though. It does promise to get even more interesting.
There are also two short Christmas stories. Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 3: Year Of The Bastard (Titan Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
There is an election looming and Spider Jerusalem must put his social engineering skills to work on the outcome.
This is a single story with a coherent narrative, strong characterisation, and a protagonist you root for. What has gone wrong? This isn’t the literary anarchy we have come to expect from Ellis. Sure there are off the wall sci-fi ideas and obscure literary references but our misanthrope leading man transforms into Robin Hood. Hmmmmm.
The art is top notch stuff and features some of the most expressive human illustration ever. Spider emotes through his whole body and you can feel his pain in his posture, his gate and even his sweat.
Transmet goes mainstream turning down the anarchy to come up with a story that wouldn’t look out of place in an Ex Machina volume. Apart from the pills, expletives, head-butting, and powdered children.
There is also a short Christmas story and brief cover gallery. Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 3: Year Of The Bastard (New Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
There is an election looming and Spider Jerusalem must put his social engineering skills to work on the outcome.
This is a single story with a coherent narrative, strong characterisation, and a protagonist you root for. What has gone wrong? This isn’t the literary anarchy we have come to expect from Ellis. Sure there are off the wall sci-fi ideas and obscure literary references but our misanthrope leading man transforms into Robin Hood. Hmmmmm.
The art is top notch stuff and features some of the most expressive human illustration ever. Spider emotes through his whole body and you can feel his pain in his posture, his gate and even his sweat.
Transmet goes mainstream turning down the anarchy to come up with a story that wouldn’t look out of place in an Ex Machina volume. Apart from the pills, expletives, head-butting, and powdered children.
There is also a short Christmas story and brief cover gallery. Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 2: Lust For Life (Titan Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This could be Ellis’ easiest gig. He simply indulges in his tipple of choice and rants incoherently about anything, and then it gets turned into a comic. Genius! Or it could be Gonzo life writing like Hunter S. Thompson or a stream-of-consciousness epic like James Joyce’s Ulysses. Add to that a grimy future composed of all the ideas too weird to fit any mainstream title and voila. You the reader must decide if the Emperor of comics is clothed or au naturel.
There are several single issue stories that do look like soapbox of the week but are nevertheless entertainingly told. Then follows a three-part story with plenty of action and drama. There are some great ideas, world building and character development. You are also beginning to warm to our favourite anti-hero.
The art is great and despite being clear as a bell has lots of anarchic energy. There is clever composition, eye catching angles and several hidden jokes to be found in the background. Action is handled very well and you get a great sense of depth and motion. No matter how bizarre the future becomes it is all depicted in a realistic way.
You can easily see why this gained a cult following and look forward to more adventures with a homicidally cantankerous protagonist. Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 2: Lust For Life: All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This could be Ellis’ easiest gig. He simply indulges in his tipple of choice and rants incoherently about anything, and then it gets turned into a comic. Genius! Or it could be Gonzo life writing like Hunter S. Thompson or a stream-of-consciousness epic like James Joyce’s Ulysses. Add to that a grimy future composed of all the ideas too weird to fit any mainstream title and voila. You the reader must decide if the Emperor of comics is clothed or au naturel.
There are several single issue stories that do look like soapbox of the week but are nevertheless entertainingly told. Then follows a three-part story with plenty of action and drama. There are some great ideas, world building and character development. You are also beginning to warm to our favourite anti-hero.
The art is great and despite being clear as a bell has lots of anarchic energy. There is clever composition, eye catching angles and several hidden jokes to be found in the background. Action is handled very well and you get a great sense of depth and motion. No matter how bizarre the future becomes it is all depicted in a realistic way.
You can easily see why this gained a cult following and look forward to more adventures with a homicidally cantankerous protagonist. Thumbs Up!
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Transmetropolitan: Volume 2: Lust For Life (New Edition): All reviews of this product; 4 out of 5 starsThumbs Up!, 18 05 2013 - By 365GraphicNovels
This could be Ellis’ easiest gig. He simply indulges in his tipple of choice and rants incoherently about anything, and then it gets turned into a comic. Genius! Or it could be Gonzo life writing like Hunter S. Thompson or a stream-of-consciousness epic like James Joyce’s Ulysses. Add to that a grimy future composed of all the ideas too weird to fit any mainstream title and voila. You the reader must decide if the Emperor of comics is clothed or au naturel.
There are several single issue stories that do look like soapbox of the week but are nevertheless entertainingly told. Then follows a three-part story with plenty of action and drama. There are some great ideas, world building and character development. You are also beginning to warm to our favourite anti-hero.
The art is great and despite being clear as a bell has lots of anarchic energy. There is clever composition, eye catching angles and several hidden jokes to be found in the background. Action is handled very well and you get a great sense of depth and motion. No matter how bizarre the future becomes it is all depicted in a realistic way.
You can easily see why this gained a cult following and look forward to more adventures with a homicidally cantankerous protagonist. Thumbs Up!
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