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Rémission (2013)

by Brandon Graham(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Urban Comcis

series

Prophet

review 1: Es increíble que algo bueno haya podido salir de Rob Liefeld - aunque claro- en esta pasada lo único que aporta es la creación del personaje. El rescate corre por cuenta de Brandom Graham, quien arma una historia llena de diferentes frentes que se van alineando de a poco. La gráfica por otra parte realza ese toque a ratos esquizofrénico, a ratos de una diversidad estilística tan necesaria para la narrativa.
review 2: I'd heard good things about this comic, a revitalization of a Very 90s Rob Liefield comic. After reading the first issue/chapter, I wasn't sure what the hype was about, beyond the crazyweird world building, and the unique artistic and storytelling style. I didn't really know anything about the main character, or have a reason to root for him.... more He was just going through to the motions of his "mission." But I kept reading, because is felt like I should, and because it was a weird & unique reading experience that really ran counter to most graphic storytelling language that I know.And then when I got to the fourth chapter -- which is even weirder, mind you -- I realized, oh, there's a much bigger, much more interesting story being told between the lines / around the story here, about a legion of supersoldier clones that are the only humans left. Each of these versions of John Prophet is working towards one specific mission goal, but none of the individual Prophets is aware of the larger game. Neither is the reader, for that matter but as the story goes on, you figure out that there is something larger and more insidious going on.By the end of the graphic novel, I was definitely impressed, and fascinated by this unique brand of storytelling. This first trade paperback portrays 3 different John Prophets (and a robot?), and each Prophet's story is illustrated by a different artist, which is cool. Writer Brandon Graham is definitely playing an interesting game here by telling these small, contained space adventure stories that each exist on their own as fun but seemingly lackluster (all plot, no character) yarns that are also feeding into some larger implied macrostory.So basically, this book is weird. But it is fascinating, and I am looking forward to going back and re-reading this (and future volumes) as the pieces come together in my mind. less

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